The connection between organizational employment and entrepreneurship has raised interest among researchers and within the economic field. In the Ivorian context, it is important to comprehend this relationship as the country is working towards strengthening its economy. This literature review explores existing research that analyze the relationship between the two variables. Nkouma (2020) argues that entrepreneurial practices and employment are connected. He says that entrepreneurial practices represent potential solution to the high unemployment rate in Ivory Coast. Pursuing entrepreneurship could generate more opportunities and create a job. Nkouma (2020) also states that the entrepreneurship fiel in Ivory Coast faces tremendous difficulties. Among those we can count limited access to fund, scarcity of Infrastructure and policies. An empirical evidence is proposed by Decker, Haltiwanger, Jarmin, & Miranda (2014) , in which they provide proofs of correlation between entrepreneurship an employment. According to the authors, there is positive correlation between the two variables in different sectors such as the informal economy. They argue that, to generate sufficient jobs, policies have to be favor of entrepreneurship.

On the other hand, we have Contrarily, Kalu (2015) in his study Entrepreneurship Qualification and Development in Cote d’Ivoire in the New Millennium. Review of Public Administration and Management, according to the author, individuals the struggle fitting in to employment world have entrepreneurship as second alternative, which can lead to the creation PME (Petite et Moyennes Entreprises) know as small scale-business in ivory coast. A Study by Liñán & Rodríguez (2004) entrepreneurial attitudes of Andalusian university student, examines the relationship between employment and entrepre-neurship, but in the context of women empowerment in ivory coast.she enlightens on how the inequalities of gender is overcome by women entrepreneurial tendencies. Ndoye (2020) also highlights the necessity of strong and adequate policies that support women entrepreneurs in their challenges. There is no doubt that entrepreneurship is a job generator, but also on the other hand organizational employment can be key factor to entrepreneurship ( Autio, Keeley, Klofsten, & Rossi-Lamastra, 2001 ). However, to completely solve the issue of employment in Ivory Coast, changes such as more access to finances new and supportive policies need to be made.

Family plays a tremendous role in the occupation choice an individual. In many African countries, particularly in Ivory Coast, familial expectations are high. The choice of certain professions by university students' is often influenced by their families' preferences and perceptions of industries or professions ( Gilbert, 2018 ). An individual’s social environment can also significantly influence his or her career choice ( Segal, Borgia, & Schoenfeld, 2005 ). In the context of university student in Ivory Coast, beyond being influence by the family background, their decision may also be impacted their own peers career decision. This may lean their intention towards entrepreneurial practice ( Ndoye, 2020 ). The level of education as well as the family background influence an individual’s career choice, in fact, previous studies such as ( Watanabe et al., 2019 ).

Another factors is necessary to be mentioned in this study is the economic circumstance of the country. In fact, the scarcity of job and opportunities strongly impact people’s career choice ( Kalu, 2015 ). With the same perspective, ( AfDB, 2019 ) argue that the deterioration of Ivory Coast’s economic situation and high youth unemployment is contributing to more entrepreneurial behavior ( Liñán & Rodríguez, 2004 ). According to ( Watanabe et al., 2019 ) and Baluku, Bogere, & Mistulo (2019) , training centers in Ivory Coast must include entrepreneurial practices in the education system.

Individual’s personal traits represent an important factor in choosing a career path. Among those traits we can mention risk taking propensity, innovativeness and self efficacy ( Bhatiasevi & Zhu, 2020 ). These factors are often required for entrepreneurial practices.

Student’s passion and personal interest strongly influence their career choice, whether in the favor of employment or entrepreneurship ( Krueger, Michael, & Carsrud, 2000 ). According to ( Campbell, 2016 ), people who have strong will for the field are more likely succeed ( Souitaris, Zerbinati, & Al-Laham, 2007 ).

The discussion on the factors influencing Ivorian university students career choice is still uncertain given the contradictory studies and theoretical results of previous studies. However, the hypothesis is still under discussion. The contribution of this research is to lead to a clear indicator and evaluation of the factors impacting the choice of Ivorian students between entrepreneurship and employment.

Considering that the aim of this study is to collect, analyze and present data about an existing case, it can therefore be characterized as a descriptive research. The data collected for this research was made through a survey questionnaire measuring student‘s background information, entrepreneurial intention, attitude towards entrepreneurship and perceived behavioral control. The permission to to conduct the research was given by chancellor of the university of UCAO Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. Data were gathered by the researcher and two other assistants who were well trained to conduct qualitative research. The sample involves 319 Ivorian university students from the university of UCAO Abidjan and university of Cocody, Ivory Coast. The questionnaire was written and answered in French, as the native language of all participants is French. The data gathering was made by measuring the students following variables: Students background, they entrepreneurial intention, perceived behavioral control, attitude toward entrepreneurship and self-efficacy. The questionnaire was sent in discussion group via the social media application, whatsapp. The data was then collected by two assistants located in Abidjan, trained known for conducting good quality research. Additional instruments were expended based on the studies of several authors such as: Green & Crick (1998) , Ajzen & Fishbein (1980) .

Research Framework

The reliability of each set of constructs has a Cronbach and the measurement of items in the questionnaire was based on 5 point Likert scales with 1 illustrating “strongly disagree” to 5 illustrating “strongly agree”. Sullivan & Artino Jr. (2013) illustrate this in his study Analyzing and interpreting data from Likert-type scales, where he uses Cronbach’s α as a reliability measure and provides examples of how to interpret the results. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics (Table 1).

Overall, for all three factors, Cronbach’s α coefficient values were over 0.8 and 0.9, and indicating good reliability and validity. Therefore, the scale is appropriate for factor analysis.

This study has practical implication for students, teachers and Ivorian governmental institutions. A large number of Ivorian student are paving their way to the entrepreneurial practices. Therefore, the governmental institutions must provide better and more enhanced entrepreneurial education. In this research we found that students entrepreneurial intention can be enhanced by adjusting the right variables during the implementation of entrepreneurship education universities.

One of the major limitations in this study is the small sample size. With small and limited number participants, the results may not representative of every Ivorian university students. Therefore, this could impact the generalizability of the findings and limit the study validity. Another limitation to this study may arise from the limited scope considered in the research. This study focuses defined set of factors like family background or educational background while on the other hand minimizing other potential factors. This limitation may hinder the understanding of the influences on career choice of Ivorian students.