Parental Entrepreneurial Experience and Peer Group Influence As Predictors of Entrepreneurial Intentions of Undergraduates in University of Ilorin

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dc.contributor.authorAbdulrasaq Olatunji, BALOGUN
dc.contributor.authorR.K., Oniye
dc.contributor.authorI., Abdulaziz
dc.contributor.authorI.N., Olokooba
dc.contributor.authorG, MuhammedM.F.
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-06T09:15:28Z
dc.date.available2021-05-06T09:15:28Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractUnemployment has been seen as one of the problems bedevilling Nigeria society in recent times. This has the attention of different stakeholders in the country majorly on how it can be reduced to a notable level if not totally eradicated. Most of the concerned stakeholders came into a conclusion that the menace was due to graduates’ lack of business ideas. Hence this study carried out the investigation on social factors as predictors of entrepreneurial intention among undergraduates in the University of Ilorin. The objectives of the study were to: (i) find out the extent of entrepreneurial intentions of undergraduates in University of Ilorin; (ii) the influence of parents’ entrepreneurial experience on entrepreneurial intentions of undergraduates in University of Ilorin; and (iii) the peer group influence on entrepreneurial intentions of undergraduates in University of Ilorin. The descriptive research method of the survey type was adopted by this research. Three research questions were raised and one hypothesis was postulated and tested. 256 respondents out of 1,298 undergraduates that offered GSE 301 (Graduate Entrepreneurship) during 2015/2016 academic session were sampled using, Multistage sampling technique involving simple random, proportional and stratified random sampling techniques were used to select the respondents. A researcher designed a questionnaire titled, Social Predictors of Entrepreneurial Intention (SOPEI) was used to collect data from the respondents. The data collected were analyzed using percentage and Multiple Regression Statistics. The findings of the study revealed that undergraduates in the University of Ilorin had high entrepreneurial intentions. It was also revealed that Parents’ entrepreneurial experience and Peer group influence are good predictors of the entrepreneurial intention of undergraduates at the University of Ilorin. It was recommended among others that parents should be wary of friends that their children are keeping as this could make or mar their entrepreneurial intentions. Teacher and parents should always encourage their children with a positive experience in business activities and find ways of transforming the negative experience to a positive one.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2006-6937
dc.identifier.urihttps://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/20.500.12484/5050
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherDepartment of Sciences Education , University of Ilorinen_US
dc.subjectEntrepreneurial intentionen_US
dc.subjectparents' entrepreneurial experienceen_US
dc.subjectpeergroup influenceen_US
dc.subjectundergraduateen_US
dc.titleParental Entrepreneurial Experience and Peer Group Influence As Predictors of Entrepreneurial Intentions of Undergraduates in University of Ilorinen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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