Future Technical Professionals Interrelationship on Personality, Self-Efficacy and Entrepreneurial Intention

Tan Ooi Kuan*, Cham Tat Huei and Chuah Siong Yee
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Tan Ooi Kuan*: Centre for Disaster Risk Reduction, Department of Civil Engineering, Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering & Science Centre for Business and Management, Malaysia
Cham Tat Huei: Faculty of Accountancy and Management Jalan Sungai Long, Bandar Sungai Long, Cheras, 43000 Kajang, Selangor D. E., Malaysia
Chuah Siong Yee: Centre for Disaster Risk Reduction, Department of Civil Engineering, Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering & Science, Malaysia

The Journal of Social Sciences Research, 2018, 1018-1023 Special Issue: 6

Abstract: Entrepreneurship skill is considered as an essential skill in the current era of Industry 4.0. The past literature has reported that entrepreneur intention of an individual plays a significant role in his or her decision to establish a new firm and getting involved with business activities. Hence, this study aims to investigate the influence of the personality and self-efficacy on entrepreneurial intention among the future technical professionals in the non-for-profit higher education institution of Malaysia. Moreover, the moderating effect of gender on the relationship between personality and self-efficacy on entrepreneurial intention was also examined in the present study. A total of 475 responses were collected with the use of survey questionnaire from the future technical professionals from non-for-profit higher education institutions in Malaysia. The results of this study show that personality and attitude of future technical professionals were found to have a significant impact on the entrepreneurial intention. Furthermore, gender also found to have a moderating effect on the relationship between personality and self-efficacy on entrepreneurial intention. The practical implications of the research findings were discussed.

Keywords: Personality; Self-efficacy; Entrepreneurial intention; Technical professionals. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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