TITLE:
Exploring Entrepreneurial Intentions in Marien Ngouabi University Students
AUTHORS:
Edwige Kamitewoko
KEYWORDS:
Entrepreneurial Intention, Logistic Regression, University Students, Marien Ngouabi University
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Social Sciences,
Vol.9 No.11,
November
12,
2021
ABSTRACT: The aim
of this study was to examine the factors that would likely influence the
entrepreneurial intention of the students in Marien Ngouabi university which is
one of the public Higher Education in Congo. The entrepreneurial intentions of
students were determined using demographic, individual, Contextual and
Personality variables. The primary data were collected through a questionnaire
survey method. A total of 3000 students have been included from different programs such as economics, sport,
commerce, sciences, computer and IT, medical sciences, agriculture,
engineering, art and law. Using logistic regression,
findings suggest that gender, tutor education, field of
study, parents owning a business, having a job while at university, parent’s
monthly income, desire for independence, living with parents together, school
calendar were the key factors that influence students’ entrepreneurial
intention. The results of this study will help in understanding the phenomenon
of entrepreneurial intention among university students and help policy makers
in promoting and developing future entrepreneurs in university.