The Effect of Entrepreneurship Education, Locus of Control and the Need for Achievement on Entrepreneurship Intentions of Undergraduate Students Faculty of Economics and Business for the Class of 2017 Riau University

Abstract

This study aims to determine the effect of entrepreneurship education, locus of control, and need for achievement on the entrepreneurial intentions of undergraduate students at the Faculty of Economics and Business, Riau University. The population in this study is the active undergraduate student class of 2017. The sampling technique was the purposive sampling method (85 students from 562 students based on criteria). To prove the study's findings, primary data were collected in this study using a questionnaire as a research instrument. Multiple regression analysis by the SPSS program was used to test the hypothesis in this study. The results show that: 1) there is an effect of entrepreneurship education on the entrepreneurial intentions of undergraduate students; 2) there is an effect of locus of control on the entrepreneurial intentions of undergraduate students; 3) there is an effect of the need for achievement on the entrepreneurial intentions of undergraduate students; and 4) there is an effect simultaneously of entrepreneurship education, locus of control, and the need for achievement on the entrepreneurial intentions of undergraduate students.

Entrepreneurial Tendencies and Intentions of Students in a Rural-based Technical and Vocational Education and Training College

“…Some of the factors that describe whether a person has entrepreneurial tendency or potential include examining individual or environmental/contextual factors (Erkoç & Kert, 2013). Individual factors encompass several psychological aspects such as the tendency to take risks (Carland et al, 1999;Hongdiyanto, 2018), creativity and initiative (Baum et al, 2011), desire for independence and autonomy (Audretsch, 2012), achievement motivation (Lange, 2012), self-confidence and internal locus of control (Hidayat & Veronica, 2022;Samjess et al, 2022). According to Adhikari and Ghosh (2022:1) the "'Need for achievement', which is followed by 'Self-confidence', 'Risk-bearing capacity', 'Creativity' and 'Adaptability'" are important traits for entrepreneurs.…”

“…In addition, other researchers have stated that the locus of control is important for entrepreneurial interest (Annisa et al, 2021;Hidayat & Veronica, 2022). Samjess et al (2022) consider the need for achievement and locus of control as essential traits of an entrepreneur.…”