THE READINESS OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS TOWARD ENTREPRENEURS
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Readiness of entrepreneur Start-up University student
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Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of economics in many countries. Therefore, the study of the readiness of undergraduate students in the final year of their studies was significant in order to acknowledge students’ aptitude, readiness, and intention to be an entrepreneur in the near future. The questionnaire was employed as the main research instrument for collecting data from the sample group, 816 Co-operative Education students. The statistical data analysis indicated that students from Faculty of Engineering had the highest entrepreneurial aptitude while students from the Faculty of Business Administration had the lowest entrepreneurial aptitude. Moreover, there was a significant correlation between entrepreneurial aptitude and entrepreneurial competence, correlation between entrepreneurial aptitude and entrepreneurial intention, and correlation between entrepreneurial competence and entrepreneurial intention.
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ลิ้มศรัณย์ ด., วงษ์ชวลิตกุล ด., ปิยะศิริศิลป์ ด., & แนวจําปา อ. (2018). THE READINESS OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS TOWARD ENTREPRENEURS. Southeast Bangkok Journal (Humanities and Social Sciences), 4(2), 27–45. retrieved from https://so05.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/SB_Journal/article/view/149562
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Enterprise Association of Australia and New Zealand.
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entrepreneurial intent among engineering students at MIT. R & D Management,
33(2), 135-147.
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among university students: An empirical study of Malaysian University Students,
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Kepler, E., Shane, S., & Heights, S. (2007). Are male and female entrepreneurs really
that different?. Small Business Research Summary, 309, 61.
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anchor perspective. Journal of Business Venturing, 19(1), 7-28. Retrieved July
3, 2017 from
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instrument to measure entrepreneurial intentions. Entrepreneurship Theory
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enterprises in Gauteng. Communications of the IBIMA, 2011(2011), 1-12.
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education and entrepreneurship inclination among university students. Kajian
Malaysia, 33(1), 155-172.
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models at firm level. The Electronic Journal Information Systems Evaluation,
14(1), 110-121.
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[White paper]. Retrieved April 24, 2015 from
https://www.corp.att.com/emea/docs /the_new_digital_economy.pdf
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209-217.
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challenges faced by halal start-up SMEs food manufacturers in Malaysia.
Procedia-Social and behavioral Sciences, 57(2012), 541-548.
Tong, X. F., Tong, D. Y. K., & Loy, L. C. (2011). Factor influencing entrepreneurial intention among
university students. International Journal of Social Science and Humanity
Studies, 3(1), 487-496.
Vongchavalitkul, B., Singh, P., & Neal, J. (2003). The role of individual and organizational
factors in the adoption and use of new technology: The case of internet use
by business school faculty in Thailand. International Journal of Continuing
Engineering Education and Lifelong Learning, 13(5/6), 513-529.
Yasin, A. Y. M., Mahmood, N. A. A. N., & Jaafar, N. A. N. (2011). Students' entrepreneurial
inclination at a Malaysian Polytechnic. Journal International Education Studies,
4(2), 198–207.
Yu, J., & Chen, S. (2016). Gender moderates firms’ innovation performance and
entrepreneurs’ self- efficacy and risk propensity. Social Behavior and Personality,
44(4), 679-692.
อุทยานวิทยาศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยสงขลานครินทร์.
ชูศรี วงศ์รัตนะ. (2544). เทคนิคการใช้สถิติเพื่อการวิจัย. กรุงเทพมหานคร: พีบี ฟอเรนบุ๊คเซนเตอร์.
นพดล เจียมสวัสดิ์. (2557). UBI ก้าวย่างสู่ความสำเร็จของผู้ประกอบการ. สงขลา: ศูนย์บ่มเพาะวิสาหกิจ
อุทยานวิทยาศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยสงขลานครินทร์.
มารยาท โยยศทอง, และทรงวาด สุขเมืองมา. (2559). ปัจจัยที่มีอิทธิพลต่อความตั้งใจที่จะเป็นผู้ประกอบ
การของนักศึกษาปริญญาตรี: กรณีศึกษามหาวิทยาลัยกรุงเทพ. สุทธิปริทัศน์, 30(95),
103-115.
ศุภชัย ปทุมนากุล. (2557). UBI ก้าวย่างสู่ความสำเร็จของผู้ประกอบการ. สงขลา: ศูนย์บ่มเพาะวิสาหกิจ
อุทยานวิทยาศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยสงขลานครินทร์.
สุชาติ ไตรภพสกุล. (2558). อิทธิพลปัจจัยแรงจูงใจต่อการเป็นผู้ประกอบการที่มีต่อการเติบโตและ
ความมุ่งหวังที่จะเติบโตของธุรกิจ: กรณีศึกษาประเทศไทย. สุทธิปริทัศน์, 29(9), 75-93.
Arif, A. H. M., Bidin, Z., Sharif Z., & Ahmad, A. (2010). Predicting entrepreneurial intention among
Malay University accounting students in Malaysia. University Tun Abdul Razak
e-Journal, 6(1), 1–10. Retrieved June 7, 2017 from
https://ejournal.unirazak.edu.my/articles/Predicting_Entrepreneur_p1v6n1Jan10.pdf
Boyd, N. G., & Vozikis, G. S. (1994). The Influence of self-efficacy on the development of
entrepreneurial intentions and actions. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice,
18(4), 63-77.
Brian, W. (2011). The second economy. Mckinsey Quarterly, October, 1-9.
Brynjolfsson, E., & McAfee, A. (2012). Race against the machine : How the digital revolution is
accelerating innovation, driving productivity and irreversibly transforming
employment and the economy. The MIT Center for Digital Business. Retrieved
January 24, 2015 from
https://ebusiness.mit.edu/research/Briefs/Brynjolfsson_McAfee_Race_Against_th
e_Machine.pdf
Chittithaworn, C., Islam, A., Kaewchana, T., & Yusuf, D. (2011). Factors affecting business
success of Small & Medium Enterprise (SMEs) in Thailand. Asian Social Science,
7(5), 180-190.
Ensari, M. S., & Karabay, M. E. (2014). What helps to make SMEs successful in global
markets?. Procedia- Social and Behavioral Sciences, 150(2014), 192-201.
European Commission. (2014). Expert group on taxation of the digital economy.
Working paper: Digital economy – facts & figures (digit/008/2014). Belgium: Brussels.
Farhangmehr, M., Goncalves, P., & Sarmento, M. (2016). Predicting entrepreneurial motivation
among university students: The role of entrepreneurship education. Education and
Training, 58(7-8), 861-881.
Gallardo, R., & Scammahorn, R. (2011). Determinants of innovative versus non-innovative
entrepreneurs in three southern states. The Official Journal of the Southern
Regional Science Association, 41(2011), 103-117.
Ghobakhloo, M., Sabouri, M. S., Hong, T. Si., & Zulkifli, N. (2011). Information technology
adoption in small and medium-sized enterprises; An appraisal of two decades
literature. Interdisciplinary Journal of Research in Business, 1(7), 52-80.
Hafkesbrink, & Schroll. (2010). Organizational competences for open innovation in small
and medium sized enterprises of the digital economy. In Schlichter, J., Hoppe,
H. U., & Hafkesbrink, J. (Eds.), Competence management for open innovation (pp. 21-51).
Lohmar, Germany: JOSEF EUL VERLAG.
Hafkesbrink, & Schroll. (2011). Innovation 3.0: embedding into community knowledge
- collaborative organizational learning beyond open innovation. Journal of
Innovation Economics & Management, 2011/1 : 206 DOI 10.3917/jie.007.0055.
Haug, A., Perderson, S. G., & Arlbjorn, J. S. (2011). IT readiness in small and medium
sized enterprise. Industrial Management & Data Systems, 111(4), 490-508.
Irjayanti, M., & Azis, A. M. (2012). Barrier factors and potential solutions for Indonesian
SMEs. Procedia Economics and Finance, 4(2012), 3-12.
Isenberg, D. (2010). Should you be an entrepreneur?. Harvard Business Review,
Retrieved January 24, 2017 from https://hbr.org/2010/02/should-you-be-anentrepreneur
Jahanshahi, A. A., Khaksar, S. M. S., Paghaleh, M. J., & Pitamber, B. K. (2011). The application
of electronic commerce among small and medium enterprise: from business
process view. International Journal of Business and Social Science, 2(5), 142-148.
Janaratne, N. (2014). A framework for improving innovation capability of SMEs to
enhance competitiveness in the digital economy. Paper presented at 27th
Annual SEAANZ Conference Proceedings 16-18 July. Sydney, Australia: Small
Enterprise Association of Australia and New Zealand.
Juthje, C., & Franke, N. (2003). The ‘making’ of an entrepreneur testing a model of
entrepreneurial intent among engineering students at MIT. R & D Management,
33(2), 135-147.
Kaya, S., & Alpkan, L. (2012). Problems and solution proposals for SMEs in Turkey.
Emerging Markets Journal, 2(2012), 31-45.
Keat, O. Y., Selvarajah, C., & Meyer, D. (2011). Inclination towards entrepreneurship
among university students: An empirical study of Malaysian University Students,
International Journal of Business Social Science, 2(4), 206-220.
Kepler, E., Shane, S., & Heights, S. (2007). Are male and female entrepreneurs really
that different?. Small Business Research Summary, 309, 61.
Lee, & Wong. (2004). An exploratory study of technopreneurial intentions: A career
anchor perspective. Journal of Business Venturing, 19(1), 7-28. Retrieved July
3, 2017 from
www.sciencedirect.com/journal/journal-of-business-venturing/vol/19/issue/1
Linan, F., & Chen, Y. W. (2009). Development and Cross-Cultural application of a specific
instrument to measure entrepreneurial intentions. Entrepreneurship Theory
and Practice, 33(3), 593-617.
Mayhew, M. J., Simonoff, Jeffrey S., Baumol, William J., Wiesenfeld, Batia M., & Klein,
Michael W. (2012). Exploring innovative entrepreneurship and its ties to higher
educational experiences. Res High Educ, 53(8), 831–859.
Modimogale, L., & Kroeze, J. H. (2011). The role of ICT within small and medium
enterprises in Gauteng. Communications of the IBIMA, 2011(2011), 1-12.
Mustapha, M., & Selvaraju, M. (2015). Personal attributes, family influences, entrepreneurship
education and entrepreneurship inclination among university students. Kajian
Malaysia, 33(1), 155-172.
Oliver, T., & Martin, M. F. (2011). Literature review of information technology adoption
models at firm level. The Electronic Journal Information Systems Evaluation,
14(1), 110-121.
Oxford Economics. (2011). The new digital economy: How it will transform business
[White paper]. Retrieved April 24, 2015 from
https://www.corp.att.com/emea/docs /the_new_digital_economy.pdf
Rojsurakitti, T. (2015). SMEs high growth in Thailand. Archive Research Journal, 3(1),
209-217.
Siaw, C. L., & Rani, N. S. A. (2012). A critical review on the regulatory and legislation
challenges faced by halal start-up SMEs food manufacturers in Malaysia.
Procedia-Social and behavioral Sciences, 57(2012), 541-548.
Tong, X. F., Tong, D. Y. K., & Loy, L. C. (2011). Factor influencing entrepreneurial intention among
university students. International Journal of Social Science and Humanity
Studies, 3(1), 487-496.
Vongchavalitkul, B., Singh, P., & Neal, J. (2003). The role of individual and organizational
factors in the adoption and use of new technology: The case of internet use
by business school faculty in Thailand. International Journal of Continuing
Engineering Education and Lifelong Learning, 13(5/6), 513-529.
Yasin, A. Y. M., Mahmood, N. A. A. N., & Jaafar, N. A. N. (2011). Students' entrepreneurial
inclination at a Malaysian Polytechnic. Journal International Education Studies,
4(2), 198–207.
Yu, J., & Chen, S. (2016). Gender moderates firms’ innovation performance and
entrepreneurs’ self- efficacy and risk propensity. Social Behavior and Personality,
44(4), 679-692.
