Perception of students entrepreneurship education and the emergence of e-startups in a Nigerian university

Peter, F.O. and Olokundun, M. and Peter, A.O. and Oludayo, O. and Ayeni, A. and Ibidunni, S. and Olamide, O.A. (2019) Perception of students entrepreneurship education and the emergence of e-startups in a Nigerian university. International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Technology, 10 (1). pp. 1463-1470.

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Abstract

Entrepreneurship education is considered a vital tool for nurturing talents and redirecting the energy of young people for profitable engagement and economic growth. This study investigated the perception of students on entrepreneurship education as it relates to the emergence of E-start-ups in Nigeria. The study used quantitative method based on survey approach for the collection of data. A total of 306 copies of questionnaire were administered to 200-500 level students in a Nigerian university. This study used simple random sample under the probability sampling technique for the selection of the respondent. Hence, each member of the population was given equal chance of being chosen from the population in no particular order. The criteria for the selection is 200-500 students of various colleges (College of Business, Social Sciences, Engineering, Science Technology and others) in Nigeria offering courses on entrepreneurship programme. There are total of 306 respondents for this study. Regression analysis was used to analyse the stated hypotheses through statistical package for social science. The result of the analysis revealed that entrepreneurship education has significant impact on the emergence of e-start-ups. Based on the findings, it was recommended that university system should reform curriculum contents to better facilitate creation of e-start-ups © IAEME Publication

Item Type:	Article
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Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HA Statistics H Social Sciences > HF Commerce H Social Sciences > HS Societies secret benevolent etc
Depositing User:	Mr Adebanji Ayeni
Date Deposited:	15 Jan 2024 08:01
Last Modified:	15 Jan 2024 08:01
URI:	https://eprints.lmu.edu.ng/id/eprint/4592

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