THE STUDY OF ENTREPRENEURIAL CHARACTERISTICS WITH ACHIEVEMENT MOTIVATION AND ATTITUDE AS THE ANTECEDENT VARIABLES
Keywords:
Achievement Motivation, Attitude, Entrepreneurial Characteristics, Student Entrepreneurship ProgramAbstract
The development of entrepreneurship in Indonesia currently gets full support from the government. One of the government’s supports is implemented in the form of Student Entrepreneurship Program (PMW) which is implemented throughout universities and colleges with the aim to facilitate students who are interested in entrepreneurial ventures. Through Student Entrepreneurship Program, Airlangga University supplies funds for students who are competent in making business plans, by giving them funds and opportunities to carry out entrepreneurial ventures. This support is expected not only to promote entrepreneurial spirit among students but also to make the community aware of the importance of entrepreneurship. This study aims to find out the relationship between achievement motivation and attitude, attitude and entrepreneurial characteristics, and achievement motivation and entrepreneurial characteristics of the students. The method used in this research is the Partial Least Square by using path analysis. The samples taken in this study are 69 teams of students who received funding through the business competition held in Airlangga University. The instrument used in this research is questionnaire. The results obtained from this study show that there are significant relationships between achievement motivation and attitude, attitude and entrepreneurial characteristics, and achievement motivation and entrepreneurial characteristics of the students.
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