EXPLORING THE POSSESSION LEVEL OF PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS INFLUENCING ENTREPRENEURIAL TENDENCIES OF UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

Bello Mohammed Inuwa, Aliyu Zainab Mohammed

Abstract


The main purpose of the study is to explore the possession level of psychological factors influencing entrepreneurial tendencies of university undergraduate students.  Specifically, the research sought to; describe the demographic characteristics of the sample University undergraduate students, find out the possession level of need for achievement, locus of control and risk taking propensity among the University undergraduate students.  The design for the study was descriptive survey design that involved 348 University undergraduate students. Stratified proportionate sampling technique was employed in the study; such that percentage on the sub-total of population in each of the University equally reflects the percentage of the sample size to be deduced from each of the universities sub-total of sample.  The instrument used for the study was a 41 items questionnaire, which was adapted by the researcher and validated by three experts; two Senior colleagues from Faculties of Technology Education and Management Sciences and one field entrepreneur who is a graduate with more than twenty years’ experience in business for content and face validation.  Data collected were analyzed using frequency distribution, percentages, mean and standard deviation.


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