Volume: 11 Issue: 1
Year: 2023, Page: 84-97,
Received: May 12, 2023 Accepted: May 15, 2023 Published: May 25, 2023
The rationale of this article is to identify the foremost factors of entrepreneurial motivation among undergraduate students and to determine whether there is any impact of entrepreneurial skills and entrepreneurial traits on motivating entrepreneurial intention. This study uses a structured questionnaire survey of a sample of 101 undergraduate students of various branches of studies. The collected data is analysed using Regression and ANOVA Analysis. The findings reveal that entrepreneurial skills/knowledge and entrepreneurial traits largely acts as a predictor of entrepreneurial motivation but the present education does not enhance the motivation of undergraduate students to become entrepreneurs. This article advises that to enhance motivation among students, the curriculum should focus on the development of psychological mindset and networking skills by centering the attention towards practical exposure.
Keywords: Entrepreneurial Education, Entrepreneurial Motivation, Entrepreneurial Trait, Entrepreneurial Skills/Knowledge.
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HIREMATH M S, CHARANTIMATH P. IMPACT OF THE ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS / KNOWLEDGE AND ENTREPRENEURIAL TRAITS ON THE ENTREPRENEURIAL MOTIVATION. IEMSJMR.2023;11(1):84-97