EFFECT OF ENTREPRENEURIAL MOTIVATION ON STUDENTS’ SELF-EMPLOYMENT INTENTIONS IN GOMBE STATE UNIVERSITY

Back to Page Authors: Fada Kodun Abiah, Samuel Kaku Msheliza, Ekoja B. Ekoja

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Keywords: ENTREPRENEURSHIP, MOTIVATION, SELF-EMPLOYMENT INTENTIONS, PERCEIVED FEASIBILITY

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Abstract: The study examined the influence of entrepreneurial motivation on self-employment intentions among undergraduate students in Gombe State University, Nigeria. Using a cross-sectional sample survey design, the study targeted 134 respondents with a well-designed 5-likert instrument. The internal consistency of the instrument was tested and was found to be adequately reliable for all constructs. Normality of data was also tested at 0.05 level of significant and normality was found to be valid. Multiple regression analysis was used to establish the effect of entrepreneurial motivation on students’ self-employment intentions. Results revealed that entrepreneurial motivation and desirability for self-employment both have significant positive effect on students’ self-employment intentions. However, feasibility of self-employment has no significant positive effect on students’ self-employment intentions. The study recommends that relevant stakeholders including policy makers and university entrepreneurship tutors to employ measures that would enable students to perceive self-employment as a feasible career option.

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