Abubakar Abdullahi1,Dr Yazeed Mohammed2 Anas Haruna3
1&3 Department of Business Administration and Entrepreneurship,
Kaduna State University, Kaduna-Nigeria.
2 Department of Business Administration, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.
Abstract
The study examined the factors influencing entrepreneurial intention among final-yearundergraduate students in the Faculty of Management Science in Kaduna State University. Using a cross-sectional survey research design, data were collected from a sample of 226 students selected through simple random sampling based on Krejcie and Morgan’s (1970) sampling table. Structural equation modeling (SEM) with Partial Least Squares (PLS) using SmartPLS was employed for data analysis. The survey instrument featured a five-point Likert scale. Before analysis, assumptions of normality and multicollinearity were verified. Following Hair et al. (2017) two-stage assessment process, both the measurement and structural models were validated and evaluated. The findings underscore the significant role of innovativeness in enhancing entrepreneurial intention, with perceived access to finance also positively influencing entrepreneurial intention, though to a lesser extent. However, the interaction between perceived access to finance and innovativeness does not significantly impact entrepreneurial intention. These results highlight the importance of policies and educational programs that promote innovation and improved access to financial resources to foster entrepreneurial intentions among students.
Keywords: Entrepreneurial intention, innovativeness, perceived access to finance