Abstract:
The study aimed at finding out the considerations and entrepreneurial intentions of the fourth year college business students in Olongapo City. Considerations in forming of entrepreneurial intentions such as attitude towards the business, subjective norm, perceived behavioral control, personality traits, business climate support knowledge, and entrepreneurship education may to entrepreneurial intentions or what the respondents would like to choose to perform in the future were tackled. The study focused on the factors influencing the intention to create venture among young people in Olongapo City. However, it was delimited to the analysis of the demographic profile of the young people of Olongapo City in terms of sex and type of business education such as entrepreneurial and non-entrepreneurial business-related course. The factors such as attitude towards the behavior, subjective norm, behavior control, personality traits, business climate, support knowledge, entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial intention we influential towards the intention to create venture among young people. A descriptive-survey design of research was used which focused on exploratory approach. A survey-questionnaire was utilized to gather pertinent information and data. The data was statistically processed using descriptive and inferential statistics. It was found that majority of the business students' respondents are male, most of business students enrolled in entrepreneurial management courses. Based on the result shown, more business students agree that their personality traits plays to contribute in forming their entrepreneurial intentions.
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