Entrepreneurial intentions: Demographic perspectives of South African business students

South African Journal of Business Management

 
 
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Title Entrepreneurial intentions: Demographic perspectives of South African business students
 
Creator Farrington, S. M. Venter, D. J.L. Louw, M. J.
 
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Description Entrepreneurial intentions shown by different individuals vary depending on their demographic profile. In an attempt to understand the underlying factors contributing to the low levels of entrepreneurial activity in South Africa, this study focuses on whether individuals possessing certain demographic attributes are more likely to display entrepreneurial intentions than those who do not.The sample consisted of undergraduate business students from three South African Universities. Respondents were identified by means of convenience sampling. The statistical analysis was undertaken on 447 usable questionnaires. Chi-Square statistics were calculated to determine the significant relationships between the demographic variables and entrepreneurial intentions.The empirical results of this study show that the demographic variables University attended, Level of study and Ethnicity have a significant influence on the intentions of respondents to start their own businesses.
 
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Date 2012-09-30
 
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Identifier 10.4102/sajbm.v43i3.473
 
Source South African Journal of Business Management; Vol 43, No 3 (2012); 41-49 2078-5976 2078-5585
 
Language eng
 
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Rights Copyright (c) 2018 S. M. Farrington, D. J.L. Venter, M. J. Louw https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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