Factors Influencing International Student Entrepreneurial Intention in Malaysia

Ilesanmigbenga  Joseph

doi:10.4236/ajibm.2017.74030

Ilesanmigbenga Joseph

Abstract: Malaysia is one of the emerging destinations for international students and it has been credited as a major global hub for receiving top quality education, attributed to changes in higher educational policies. From the entrepreneurship courses and training put in place by various universities and Malaysia government for the local students, some foreign students also benefited from it, thereby spurring up their entrepreneurial intention. This study aims to identify those factors that influence their entrepreneurial intention using Azjen’s theory of Planned Behavior as background theory.

Keywords: Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial Intention, International Students

Cite this paper: Joseph, I. (2017) Factors Influencing International Student Entrepreneurial Intention in Malaysia. American Journal of Industrial and Business Management, 7, 424-428. doi: 10.4236/ajibm.2017.74030.

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