Entrepreneurship Intention among Undergraduate Students of Selected Universities in Anambra State

Global entrepreneurship monitor showed that there is a need to introduce entrepreneurship early in universities. This paper discussed four objectives, risk taking, creativity, and innovation that will contribute to the success of intention of university graduates which will help them to embrace entrepreneurship early and become successful in life and be self employed to reduce the cluster of pilling up seeking for a white collar job. This work examined entrepreneurship intention amongst undergraduates of selected universities in Anambra State theoretical framework was based on theory of Plan behaviour. The population of the study was 1929, the sample was determined using Borh and Gall of 1973 to be 371, data was generated by the use of questionnaire and was analysed using table and percentage further multiple regression analysis was conducted to test the hypothesis, multiple regression analysis was also used to access relative predictive power of independent variables on dependent variables. The result shows that Risk taking has a significant positive effect on the intentions of undergraduate students of selected universities in Anambra state. Creativity has a significant positive effect on intentions of undergraduate of selected universities in Anambra state. Innovativeness has a significant positive effect on the intentions of undergraduates of selected universities in Anambra state. The study concluded that with a more positive relationship with entrepreneurship and these variables it has a greater chance of success. The study recommended that efforts should be made by various universities mainly those selected in Anambra State to create awareness and help undergraduates to have an interest in entrepreneurship all added on their curriculum to help the student master what is involved in entrepreneurship early and embrace it for better living. Chinwe Gloria Obananya "Entrepreneurship Intention among Undergraduate Students of Selected Universities in Anambra State" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-7 | Issue-2 , April 2023, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com.com/papers/ijtsrd55115.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com.com/humanities-and-the-arts/education/55115/entrepreneurship-intention-among-undergraduate-students-of-selected-universities-in-anambra-state/chinwe-gloria-obananya