Chuchai Smithikrai, . (2005, November 29). ศักยภาพการเป็นผู้ประกอบการของนักศึกษามหาวิทยาลัยไทย Entrepreneurial Potential of Thai University Students . Songklanakarin : E-Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities [Online], 11(3). Available: https://kaekae.oas.psu.ac.th/ojs/psuhsej/viewarticle.php?id=306.
ศักยภาพการเป็นผู้ประกอบการของนักศึกษามหาวิทยาลัยไทย Entrepreneurial Potential of Thai University Students
ชูชัย สมิทธิไกร Chuchai Smithikrai,
Abstract
The objectives of this study were (1) to examine entrepreneurial potential of Thai university students; (2) to compare entrepreneurial potential based on several independent variables; and (3) to examine predictive power of attitude towards entrepreneurship, social norm, and perceived feasibility on students entrepreneurial intention. The subjects were 3,154 senior undergraduate students from 7 state-owned university. The research instruments consisted of a set of 6 questionnaires: (1) a demographic data questionnaire, (2) an entrepreneurial characteristics scale, (3) an attitude towards entrepreneurship scale, (4) an entrepreneurial intention scale, (5) a social norm scale, and (6) a perceived feasibility scale. Data analysis were performed by using t-test, analysis of variance, and multiple regression. The research found that (1) Thai university students had a moderate-to-high level of entrepreneurial potential; (2) there were no significant difference in entrepreneurial potential between students with different genders and fields of study; (3) there were significant differences in entrepreneurial potential among students with different business experiences, family incomes, and parents occupations; and (4) attitude towards entrepreneurship, social norm, and perception of feasibility jointly predicted students entrepreneurial intention.
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