Empirical study on factors motivating business students to move to the entrepreneurial sector  

作　　者：Arasu Raman Ali Khatibi 

机构地区：[1]Faculty of Business and Accountancy, INTl lnternational University. Negeri Sembilan 71800, Malaysia [2]Graduate Management Centre, Management ＆ Science University, Kuala Lumpur 50470, Malaysia

出　　处：《Journal of Modern Accounting and Auditing》2010年第7期58-63,共6页现代会计与审计（英文版）

摘　　要：This exploratory study is attempting to examine how employable individuals turn their focus to start-ups. Today, majority of employees still practice a more or less self-protective strategy. In this paper the authors have reported the results of an empirical study of factors motivating degreed potential employees to move to self-enterprising. The deciding factors to become an entrepreneur and of sustainable employment-oriented factors are analyzed in order to discover how they differ. Participants consisted of 200 students from Malaysia entered final year of business undergraduate and postgraduate programs. Self-administered questionnaires were used to gather data on factors and types of relationships influencing career choice and entrepreneurial intention. The results will serve as a basis for improvement of employment practices and promising entrepreneurial curriculum in universities to support start-ups in creating sustainable businesses.

关 键 词：entrepreneurial option career development planning job switching motivation 

分 类 号：F272.91[经济管理—企业管理] G423[经济管理—国民经济]