Factor Affecting Graduating Students Entrepreneurial intention and job creation: The Case of Addis Ababa University College of Business and Economics
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2020-10
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A.A.U
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The aim of this study was to relating the entrepreneurial intention of graduating student with intended job creation in the case of Addis Ababa university college of business and economics. This study was conducted through a mixed research approach with in both a descriptive and exploratory research design. A total of 165 self-administered questionnaires were distributed to the all graduating student. 165 questionnaires were returned which gave response rate 100%. It was valid to run the data analysis. Therefore, the descriptive, correlation and multiple regression analysis were computed through SPSS version 23. The correlation analysis result shows that all independent variables positive relation with entrepreneurial intentions. However, government policy and risk taking have a positive but weak relation with entrepreneurial intention. And also entrepreneur attitude and training have positive and strong relation with job creation but culture have positive and weak relation with job creation. The multiple regression analysis revealed access to finance (β=0.657), entrepreneur education (β=0.628) locus of control (β= 0.53) has a significant impact on entrepreneurial intention. However, government policy and risk taking has not significant effect on entrepreneurial intention. The multiple analysis revealed entrepreneur attitude (β=0.780), training (β=.135) has significant effect on job creation. However, culture has not significant effect on job creation. The multiple analysis revealed on entrepreneurial intention (β= .508) has significant effect on job creation. Additionally, the regression analysis shows, (𝑅2 = 0.554, p<0.05) which indicates 55.4% variations in entrepreneurial intention is explained through a change in factor affecting of entrepreneurial intention variables. Generally, this study indicated that there is a positive relationship between entrepreneurial intention and job creation. This study recommended that government policy, risk taking and access to finance has no significant effect on Entreprenrial intention so government reduce red trapezium and also the government give attention for the student to access finance and finical intuition reduce credit procedure. Students are risk aversive therefore the policy maker develops various program to minimize student precipitation regarding to risk. Entrepreneur education and locus control has significant effect on entrepreneurial intention therefore government give practical course in addition to theoretical and give training to create awareness. Training and entrepreneur attitude has significant on job creation therefor government give training for the student to develop entrepreneur attitude and prepare themselves for job.
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A Thesis Submitted to Addis Ababa University College of Business and Economics Department of Management in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Master of Business Administration in Management, Addis Ababa university
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Entrepreneurial intention, Graduating students, Job creation