Determinants of entrepreneurial orientation among muslim students in Kenya

Abstract

This paper is drawn upon a study that sought to examine the determinants of entrepreneurial orientationamong Muslim students at USIU-Africa. The study addressed the gaps in the knowledge betweenmultiple dimensions of entrepreneurial orientation in the context of Muslim students in USIU-Africa.The study was steered along the following objectives: influences of pro-activeness on entrepreneurialorientation among Muslim students, influences of innovation on entrepreneurial orientation amongMuslim students, and influence of risk-taking on entrepreneurial orientation among Muslim students inUSIU-Africa. A descriptive quantitative research design was used for this study and the informationgathered using questionnaires. The sample size constituted 120 Undergraduate and Graduate studentsin the various departments of USIU-Africa. The data collected from the sample was analyzed usingSPSS and Microsoft Excel to generate statistics, frequency tables and percentages for clearinterpretation of findings. A one sample t-test and Pearson correlation analysis were used to investigatethe relationship between the variables of the study