DOES ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION DETERMINE ENTREPRENEURIAL MOTIVATION AMONG UNIVERSITY GRADUATES: AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION

Rotimi, Mathew Ekundayo and IseOlorunkanmi, Joseph Ojo and Rotimi, Grace Gift and Doorasamy, Mishelle (2022) DOES ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION DETERMINE ENTREPRENEURIAL MOTIVATION AMONG UNIVERSITY GRADUATES: AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION. Jurnal Ekonomi, Bisnis & Entrepreneurship, 16 (2). pp. 107-123. ISSN 2443-2121

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Abstract

The study seeks to know if the acquired knowledge from entrepreneurship education offered in the university enhances and moderates entrepreneurship competencies on entrepreneurial motivation. The study employs qualitative interviews and a cross-sectional survey of 300 graduates cutting across different faculties. The study finds that entrepreneurship education is a requisite to entrepreneurship motivation. It also reveals that entrepreneurship motivation could predict through entrepreneurship competencies. Contrary to the common belief that entrepreneurship education is a requisite to entrepreneurship motivation and competencies, this study reveals otherwise. It shows that entrepreneurship education does not account for graduates’ motivation to become entrepreneurs. The study recommends that entrepreneurship education should direct towards developing the psychology of graduates along the path of entrepreneurship to boost entrepreneurial motivation, skills, and critical thought. The study contributes to research on entrepreneurship. Specifically, it seeks to determine if the knowledge acquired from entrepreneurship education influences entrepreneurship competencies on entrepreneurial motivation. Keywords: entrepreneurship education, entrepreneurial motivation, university graduates, entrepreneurship competencies.

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