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The influence of self-efficacy and individual entrepreneurial orientation on technopreneurial intention among Bumiputra undergraduate students
Koe, Wei-Loon1, Ramesh Krishnan2, Nurul Ezaili Alias3.
Malaysian government has implemented various programs to encourage entrepreneurship
among Bumiputra youths. However, the number of young Bumiputra entrepreneurs is still far below
the expectation. The fourth industrial revolution (IR 4.0) and 5G technology has highlighted the
importance of technopreneurship. Unfortunately, technopreneurship is still considered new and many
challenges remained. This study was geared towards identifying the factors influencing
technopreneurial intention among Bumiputra students in Malaysia. It used self-administered
questionnaire to survey 138 Bumiputra undergraduate students from a public university in Malaysia. It
developed a research model which integrated self-efficacy theory and individual entrepreneurial
orientation (IEO) concept. Based on the analyses performed, it found that information and
communication technology (ICT) self-efficacy and two elements of IEO (i.e.: risk-taking and proactiveness) positively and significantly influenced technopreneurial intention. However, innovation did
not influence technopreneurial intention significantly. As such, this study suggested that higher learning
institution should realize the importance of technopreneurial education in developing competitive
technopreneurs among Bumiputra youths. Furthermore, students should be given more opportunities to
pro-actively search for business opportunities, handle actual business to learn risk management and
attend ICT courses to increase their ICT capabilities.
Affiliation:
- Universiti Teknologi MARA, Cawangan Melaka, Kampus Bandaraya Melaka, 75300 Melaka, Malaysia, Malaysia
- Universiti Teknologi MARA, Cawangan Melaka, Kampus Bandaraya Melaka, 75300 Melaka, Malaysia, Malaysia
- Universiti Teknologi MARA, Cawangan Melaka, Kampus Bandaraya Melaka, 75300 Melaka, Malaysia, Malaysia
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