A Study on student’s attitude towards entrepreneurship

1.1 INTRODUCTION
The term entrepreneur in English originates from French verb entreprende -
which means to undertake. It specifically refers to the establishment and management of
business activity. An entrepreneur is a person who organizes and operates a business
concern for the purpose of making profit. He is a specially talented person having the
qualities of skill, initiation, and an insight of innovation to achieve high goals. He looks
for opportunities, identities and seizes them for making economic gains. Entrepreneurs
play a vital role in the economic development of a country. The economic progress of a
country depends primarily on the success or failure of the entrepreneurial development in
that country. Entrepreneurship is being linked with the creativity and capabilities of
human being which is expected to bring comfort and progress to the lives of
entrepreneur's themselves, and other people will enlighten the standard of living by
providing employment and thus boosting the economy, and decreasing social conflicts
associated with unemployment. According to the findings of Global Entrepreneurship
Monitor(GEM)every country with entrepreneur activity had shown a high economic
growth. A productive generation is always desired a country; hence entrepreneurship is
subject of much research. Entrepreneurship is gaining more and more importance due to
the scarcity of resources, job scarcity, need for innovation, need for self employment,
eradication of poverty ,need for social peace and so on. To ensure sustainable
development it is important that the young generation is motivated to pursue
entrepreneurial career. In a developing country like India, the role of entrepreneurship
development is more important than that in developed countries so far as the creation of
self employment opportunities and reduction of unemployment situations are concerned.
India has witnessed an increasing interest in entrepreneurship among academic scholars,
government policy makers and business leaders. Some universities andvocational
training institutes in India have incorporated entrepreneurship and small business
management in their course curriculum so as to provide the necessary exposure for
students to the entrepreneurial and industrial climate of the country. While the literature
on entrepreneurship in India is growing, no study has so far tried to explain the relative
contribution of personalityfactors and socio demographic background factors in pursuing
an entrepreneurial career there. The academic tradition of entrepreneurship in India is
limited. It is predominantly acceptedthat the educational system of universities have to

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provide a rigorous academic environment that may serve as a catalyst for emerging
enterprises.

1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

In India there are many universities from where number of students passes out
every year in all streams of education. All students pursuing their education hope to get a
good job in a flourishing economy. The basic reason behind this is our education system-
which does not concentrates on the Development of entrepreneurship. At present the
Indian economy is growing on average 9 to 10 % every year which creating ample scope
for all kind of business activities. Getting funding major challenge student entrepreneur-
teams face is getting funding. Getting enough pre-seed funding to support prototype
development and the earliest stages of venture development.

1.3 OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY

• To study the students' attitude towards entrepreneurship.
• To investigate whether the students view entrepreneurship as a career.
• To identify factors that influence entrepreneurship intensions of students.

1.4 SCOPE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

The study is based on the attitude of students towards entrepreneurship. It can
direct the concerned orinterested parties, to make preparations to help collage students in
the country especially those who are leaving college after their studies, to develop
entrepreneurial and develop entrepreneurship oriented society. The findings can
recommend the policy makers to motivate college to consider starting their own business
after completing their education. Entrepreneurship development has great significance,
as it a key to economic development of a country. Young entrepreneurs are regarded as
the real strength of the country. Formerly student entrepreneurship was an unknown
concept. Today students have opportunity to start their own ventures during their
academic period. Attitude of students towardsentrepreneurship is thus an inevitable
factor. This adds to the national progress. The study mainly focuses on entrepreneurial
behavior of students.

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1.5 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Methodology is the systematic theoretical analysis of methods applied to the
fields of study. It comprises the theoretical analysis of the body of method and principle
associated with branch knowledge. The study is designed as a descriptive study based on
primary and secondary data. Since the objective of the study is to know the attitude of
the students to enter in the field of entrepreneurship.

1.6 RESEARCH DESIGN

Research Design is a “blue print” for collection , measurement and analysis of data.
Four traditional categories of research Design:
1. Exploratory
2. Descriptive
3. Causal
4. Analytical
In this study descriptive analysis is used.

1.7 POPULATION
A population is the entire group that you want to draw conclusions about. The population
of the study isthe final year B.com students in Nirmala College of Arts and Science
Meloor. In this study the population is finite and the population size is 142.

1.8 SAMPLE DESIGN

It is a definite plan for obtaining a sample from a given population. It refers to
the technique the researcher adopts in selecting items for the sample. The respondents
are selected based on convenient sampling.

1.9 SAMPLE SIZE

This refers to the number of items to be selected from the total population to constitute
the sample. The sample size used for this study is 50.

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1.10 HYPOTHESIS
Hypothesis is defined as a formal statement of the tentative or expected prediction or
explanation of the relationship between more variable in a specific population.
H0 : Students have positive attitude towards Entrepreneurship.
H1: Students have no positive attitude towards entrepreneurship.

1.11 METHODS OF DATA COLLECTION

There are two types of data collection methods.
1. Primary data collection.
Primary data is the data collected from the first hand experience and it is not used
in the past. In this study the primary data is a well structured questionnaire.
A questionnaire is a printed set of questions given to people to collect their
answers.
2. Secondary data collection.
Secondary refers to the data that are collected by someone other than theprimary
user.In this study the secondary data are collected from books, journals, and
Internet.

1.12TOOLS OF ANALYSIS
Percentage analysis is the tool selected for this study
1.13VARIABLES UNDER STUDY
Dependent Variable
The Dependent Variable is the Variable that is being measured or tested in an
experiment.
The attitude of students towards entrepreneurship is the Dependent Variable
under this study.

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Independent Variable
Independent Variable is a variable that stands alone and is not changed by the other
Variables.

• Age

• Gender

• Family

• Opportunity

• Course of study

• Self Confidence

• Knowledge /awareness

• Finance

• Risk

• Government provisions

• Easiness/ viability

• Education

• Skills

• Social and economic support

• Creativity

• Innovation

• Financial aids from banks

• Traits and qualities of an entrepreneur

• Interest in entrepreneurship

• Job

1.14PERIOD OF THE STUDY

Period of the study is 3 weeks or 21 days.

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1.15 LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY

• There may be errors due to the bias of the respondents.
• Data ae collected through Google forms and no personal interview is being
conducted
• The study is limited to Nirmala Collegeof Arts and Science Meloor.

1.16 SCHEME OF THE REPORT

Chapter 1 Introduction:
Introduction about the topic
Statement of the problem
Objectives of the study
Scope and significance of the study
Research methodology
Research Design
Population
Sample Design
Sample Size
Hypothesis
Data collection(Primary &Secondary)
Tools of analysis and testing of hypothesis if possible,
Variables under study
Period of the study
Limitations of the study
Scheme of the report.
Chapter II: Review of Literature
Chapters III: Theoretical frame work
Chapter IV: Data Analysis
Chapter V : Findings, Suggestions and Conclusion.
Bibliography
Appendix

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2.1 REVIEW OF LITERATURE

1. GEM (global entrepreneurship monitor) (2010), entrepreneurship education
should eventually be viewed as an intention to create jobs, to drive and shape
innovativeness and to stimulate economic growth
2. Zain, Akram and Ghani (2010), found that majority of the students had an
intention to become entrepreneurs after going through the entrepreneurship
programm
3. Cattells(2010), As per Cattells personality framework both personality traits and
attitudes are thoroughly investigated by psychologists. Personality is that which
informs what an individual will do when faced with a given situation.
4. Karhunen et al. (2011), states that business requires a great investment of time,
resources and commitment which is bound to have an impact on one’s attitude.
5. Ahmed et al (2012), desirability and feasibility will integrate to drive a potential
and an intention towards a new venture
6. Gerba (2012), entrepreneurship education is viewed as a means of developing
entrepreneurial skills in people, which skills manifest through creative strategies
innovative tactics and courageous leadership.
7. Knight.H.Frank(2012). For Knight entrepreneurship is about taking risk. The
entrepreneur willing to put his or her career and financial security for the line and
take risks in the name of an idea spending time as well as capital for undertakes a
venture.
8. Ediagbanya (2013), states that entrepreneurship education positively affected the
attitudes of students. It develop their skills, knowledge and they successfully
engage in entrepreneurship activities.
9. Schumpeterjoseph(2013), Entrepreneur is willing and able to be convert a new
idea or intention into a successful innovation. For schumpeter entrepreneurship
resulted in new industries and new combination of currently existing inputs.
Schumpeter was the opinion that entrepreneurs shift the production possibility
curve to a higher level using innovation.
10. Mapfaira and setibi (2014), found that there are some poor attitude of students
towards entrepreneurship because of lack of technical support, difficulty in
accessing finance etc.

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11. Ediagbonya(2015),Whose result show that by the developing skills, knowledge

and motivation in students for them to successfully engage in entrepreneurship
activities, entrepreneurship education positively impacts on the attitude of
students towards entrepreneurship.
12. Saeed s (2015), had hypothesized that the support of perceived education,
concept development, shaped students entrepreneurial self-efficacy. The findings
displayed that perceived educational support employed the maximum influence
on entrepreneurial self-efficacy, trailed by concept development, business
development and institutional supports. The findings suggested that holistic
perspective provides more meaningful understandings of the role of professed
university support in the formation of student’s entrepreneurial intention.
13. Magdalena Raczynska, Adam krystian Wisniewski (2016), the study shows that
entrepreneurial attitudes among students research results. The research shows that
most of the respondents thought of themselves an entrepreneurial and reason
behind so many respondents thinking about opening their own firmwas because
theybelieved their own business could give them bigger earnings than working
regular full time job
14. Fasla N P (2017), the study revealed that most of the students are of the opinion
that are entrepreneurship is good. The present management education systemdoes
not focus on entrepreneurship development.
15. S.Arunkumar, J Jose prabhu, S Divya, V sangari, S nandhini, R prasanna,
S,Prakash (2018), tried to analyse how an individual’s entrepreneurship attitude
differs from others. The study revealed the overall student’s attitude towards
entrepreneurship and it influence positive attitude. The researchers suggested the
academic institution should encourage students to consider entrepreneurship and
they will run their own business to have more flexibility in their personal and
family life.

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3.1 THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK

ENTREPRENEUR AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
An entrepreneur is an individual who creates a new business, bearing most of the
risks and enjoying most of the rewards. The process of setting up a business is known as
entrepreneurship. The entrepreneur is commonly seen as an innovator, a source of new
ideas, goods, services, and business/or procedures. Entrepreneurs play a key role in any
economy, using the skills and initiative necessary to anticipate needs and bringing good
new ideas to market. Entrepreneurship that proves to be successful in taking on the risks
of creating a start-up is rewarded with profits, fame, and continued growth opportunities.
Entrepreneurship that fails results in losses and less prevalence in themarkets for those
involved.

CHARACTERISTICS OF AN ENTREPRENEUR
1) CREATIVITY :
Creativity helps in coming up with new solutions for the problems at hand and
allows one to think of solutions that are out of the box. It also gives an entrepreneur the
ability to devise new products for similar markets to the ones he’s currently playing in
2) PROFESSIONALISM:
Professionalism is a quality which all good entrepreneurs must possess. An
entrepreneur’s mannerisms and behavior with their employees and clientele goes a long
way in developing the culture of the organization.
3) RISK TAKING :
A Risk-taking ability is essential for an entrepreneur. Without the will to explore
the unknown, one cannot discover something unique. And this uniqueness might make
all the difference.
4) PASSION:
Your work should be your passion. So when you work, you enjoy what you’re
doing and stay highly motivated. Passion acts as a driving force, with which, you are
motivated to strive for better.

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5) PLANNING:
Without planning, everything would be a loose string as they say, “If you fail to
plan, you plan to fail”. Planning is strategizing the whole game ahead of time. Planning
is one of the mostimportant characteristics of an entrepreneur.
6) KNOWLEDGE:
Knowledge is the key to success. An entrepreneur should possess complete
knowledge of his niche or industry. It enables him to keep track of the developments and
the constantly changing requirements of the market that he is in.
A good entrepreneur will always try to increase his knowledge, which is why he is
always a learner. The better an entrepreneur knows his playground, the easier he can play
in it.
7) SOCIAL SKILLS:
Social Skills are also needed to be a good entrepreneur. Overall, these make up
the qualities required for an entrepreneur to function.
Social Skills involve the following:
• Relationship Building
• •Hiring and Talent Sourcing
• Team Strategy Formulation
8) OPEN MINDSET TOWARDS LEARNING, PEOPLE AND EVEN FAILURE:
An entrepreneur must be accepting. The true realization of which scenario or event can
be a useful opportunity is necessary. To recognize such openings, an open-minded
attitude is required. An entrepreneur should be determined. He should face his losses
with a positive attitude and his wins, humbly. Open-mindedness also enables you to
know and learn from your competition.
9) EMPATHY:
Empathy is the understanding of what goes on in someone’s mind. This a skill that is
worth a mention. A good entrepreneur should know the strengths and weaknesses of
every employee who works under him.
10)THE CUSTOMER IS EVERYTHING:
A good entrepreneur will always know this; a business is all about the customer. How
you grab a customer’s attention is the first step. It is also important that you know the
needs of your customers. Customer is everything.

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FUNCTIONS OF AN ENTREPRENEUR
i. Innovation and Creativity – Innovation generally refers to changing processes
or creating more effective processes, products and ideas. For businesses, this
could mean implementing new ideas, creating dynamic products or improving
your existing services. Creativity is defined as “the tendency to generate or
recognize ideas, alternatives, or possibilities that may be useful in solving
problems, communicating with others. Creativity and innovation have always
been recognized as a sure path to success.
ii. Risk taking and Achievement – An entrepreneur should be capable of Taking
all kind of risks.
iii. Organization and Management –Entrepreneurial management means the skills
necessary to successfully develop and manage a business enterprise. The smaller
the organization, the more concentrated these roles are in the hands of the owner-
manager. The entrepreneurial organization is generally unstructured.
iv. Research – An entrepreneur is a practical dreamer and does a lot of ground-work
before taking a leap in his/her ventures. It is then that he/she applies the ideas in
practice. The selection of an idea, thus, involves the application of research
methodology.
v. Catalyst of Economic Development – An entrepreneur plays an important role
in accelerating the pace of economic development of a country, by discovering
new uses of available resources and maximizing their utilization.

TYPES OF ENTREPRENEUR
Depending upon the level of willingness to create innovative ideas, there can be the
following types of entrepreneurs:
i. Innovative Entrepreneurs – These entrepreneurs have the ability to think
newer, better and more economical ideas of business organization and
management. Theyare the business leaders and contributors to the economic
development of a country.
ii. Imitating Entrepreneurs – These entrepreneurs are people who follow the path
shown by innovative entrepreneurs. They imitate innovative entrepreneurs

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because the environment in which they operate is such that it does not permit
them to have creative and innovative ideas on their own.
iii. Fabian Entrepreneurs – Fabian entrepreneurs are those individuals who do not
show initiative in visualizing and implementing new ideas and innovations. On
the contrary, they like to wait for some development, which would motivate them
to initiate unless there is an imminent threat to their very existence.
iv. Drone Entrepreneurs – Drone entrepreneurs are those individuals who are
satisfied with the existing mode and speed of business activity and show
noinclination in gaining market leadership. In other words, drone entrepreneurs
are not even ready to suffer the loss of business.

QUALITIES OF AN ENTREPRENEUR
1. Opportunity recognition
A successful entrepreneur is able to look at a problem and envisionthe potential
to create a solution.
2. Initiative
A true entrepreneur has the confidence totake the leap and jump into action, often
without a previous point of reference. Theycan proactively and independently
address an issue that they care about, rather than waitingfor others to solve it.
3. Creativity and Innovation
Creativity is a necessary quality for any entrepreneur, as it allows us to come up
withnew, out-of-the-box ideas that might be more effective than the tried and
ested methods.
4. Flexibility
Only by being flexible can entrepreneurs adjust to changing contexts and build
resilience to future setbacks.
5. Collaboration and communication
The ability to build connections and start collaborations is an essential part of the
entrepreneurial mindset. Young people today have aclear advantage in this area.
Their understanding of digital technology allows them to benefit from a diverse
range of conversations and ideas and build partnerships across borders.

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4.11 GENDER
R CLASSIF
FICATION
N OF THE RESPOND
R DENTS
TABLE
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Particulaars Frequency
y Percentaage
Male 21 42%
Female 29 58%
Others 0 0
Total 50 100%
%
SO
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RIMARY DA
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P
Percent
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60%

50%

40%

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10%

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TERPRET
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58%
% of the reespondents are Femalee.42% of th
he respondeents are maale. No resp
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4.22 ATTRA
ACTION TOWARD
T DS STAR
RTING OWN BUS
SINESS
TABLE
E2
Particullars Frequency Percentage
Strongly Agree 12 24%
Agree 15 30%
Neutrall 11 22%
Disagreee 7 14%
Strongly Disagree 5 10%
Total 50 100%
SO
OURCE:PRIIMARY DA
ATA

FIGURE
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30%

25%

20%

15% 30%
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A
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INT
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A that entrepreneur
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4.33ABILITY OF RESPO
ONDENTS
S IN SPOTIING THE OPPORTU
O UNITIES
TABLE
E3
Particulaars Frequency Percentage
Stronglyy Agree 10 20%
Agree 17 34 %
Neutral 13 26%
Disagreee 6 12%
Stronglyy Disagree 4 8%
Total 50 100%
SO
OURCE:PRIIMARY DA
ATA
FIGURE
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P
Percent
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A
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INT
TERPRET
TATION
Abbout 34% of
o the studeents are connfident thatt they can spot the oppportunitiess before
othhers can. 266% of the students
s havve no stron
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4.44 COMFOR
RTABILIT
TY IN TAK
KING FINA
ANCIAL RIISK
TABLE
E4
Particullars Frequency Percentage
Strongly Agree 15 30%
Agree 17 34%
Neutrall 6 12%
Disagreee 7 14%
Strongly Disagree 5 10%
Total 50 100%
SO
OURCE:PRIIMARY DA
ATA
FIGURE
E4

P
Percent
tage
35%

30%

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20%
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15% 30%
3 Perrcentage
10%
12% 14%
5% 10%

0%
Strrongly Agree Neutral Disagree Stronglyy
A
Agree Disagreee

INT
TERPRET
TATION
Abbout 34% off the studennts are com
mfortable in taking finaancial risk.330% of the students
aree strongly aggree with thhe statemennt. 14% of the
t studentss are not com
mfortable in
n taking
finaancial risk.12% of thee respondennts are Neuttral in theiir opinion. Nearly 10%
% of the
stuudents are noot ready to take
t financiial risk.

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4.55 RELATIO
ONSHIP BE
ETWEEN EDUCATIION AND ENTREPR
E RENEURSH
HIP
TABLE
E5
Particculars Frequency Percentage
Strongly Agree 25 50%
Agreee 15 30 %
Neutrral 3 6%
Disaggree 4 8%
Strongly Disagreee 3 6%
Total 50 100%
SO
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RIMARY DA
ATA
FIGURE
E5

P
Percent
tage
50%
45%
40%
35%
30%
25% 50%
5
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15% 30%
10%
5% 8%
6% 6%
0%
Strrongly Agree Neutral Disagree Stronglyy
A
Agree Disagreee

TERPRET
INT TATION
Abbout 50 % of the students
s arre strongly
yagree that their couurse of stu
udy and
enttrepreneurshhip are relatted.30% off the studentts are also Agree
A with this statem
ment 8%
of the students Disagree with the statement.6%
% of the stuudents are nnot accurate in their
opiinion. 6% of the studennts are stronngly disagreeeing with thhis.

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4.66 CONFIDE
ENT LEVE
EL OF STA
ARTING OWN
O BUSINESS
TABLE
E6
Particulaars Frequency Percentage
Stronglyy Agree 20 40%
Agree 13 26%
Neutral 10 20%
Disagreee 4 8%
Stronglyy Disagree 3 6%
Total 50 100%
SO
OURCE: PR
RIMARY DA
ATA
FIGURE
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25%

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4

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10% 20%

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A
Agree Disagreee

INT
TERPRET
TATION
Abbout 40 % of the studennts are stronngly confideent in startinng their ownn business . 26% of
thee respondennts are Agreee with this statement. 20% of the students aare Neutral in their
opiinion on this statementt. 8% of the students arre disagree with
w this annd nearly 6%
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4.77PREFERE
ENCE OF STARTING
S G OWN BU
USINESS THAN
T BEIING EMPL
LOYED
TABLE
E7
Particulaars Frequency Percentage
Stronglyy Agree 5 10%
Agree 7 14%
Neutral 14 28%
Disagreee 15 30%
Stronglyy Disagree 9 18%
Total 50 100%
SO
OURCE: PR
RIMARY DA
ATA
FIGURE
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P
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15% 30%
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Perrcentage
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5% 10%
1

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A
Agree Disagreee

INT
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o theresponndents prefeer entrepreneurship thann being an employee and
a 18%
aree also Stronngly Agree with
w this. 28%
2 have no
n accurate opinion. 144% Agree that
t they
preefer a job rather
r than committingg an entrep
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4.88AWAREN
NESS OF THE
T GOVE
ERNMENT
T PROGR
RAMMES T
TO START
T OWN
BU
USINESS
TABLE
E8
Particulaars Frequency Percentage
Stronglyy Agree 10 20%

Agree 11 22%
Neutral 16 32%
Disagreee 9 18 %
Stronglyy Disagree 4 8%
Total 50 100%
SO
OURCE: PR
RIMARY DA
ATA
FIGURE
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P
Percent
tage
35%

30%

25%

20%

15% 32%
Perrcentage
10% 20%
2 22%
18%
5% 8%
0%
Strrongly Agree Neutral Disagree Stronglyy
A
Agree Disagreee

TERPRET
INT TATION
32%
% of the reespondents have
h no acccurate opin
nion on this statement. About 22%
% of the
stuudents agreee that they are
a aware off thegovern
nment progrrams. 20 % of the stud
dents are
verry aware off thegovernm
ment prograams to startt a businesss. 18% of tthe studentss are not
muuch % of the respondennts are noot aware of any
awarre of thiss and 8%
govvernmentprograms.

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4.99OPPORTU
UNITIES TO
T START
T UP A NEW
W BUSINE
ESS
TABLE
E9
Partiiculars Frequency Percentage
Stronngly Agree 22 44%
Agreee 11 22%
Neuttral 10 20%
Disaagree 4 8%
Stronngly 3 6%
Disaagree
Totaal 50 100%
SO
OURCE:PRIIMARY DA
ATA
FIGURE
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P
Percent
tage
45%
40%
35%
30%
25%
44%
4
20%
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15%
10% 22% 20%
5% 8% 6%
0%
Strrongly Agree Neutral Disagree Stronglyy
A
Agree Disagreee

INT
TERPRET
TATION
Abbout 44 % of
o the studennts Stronglyy Agree thaat there are many
m oppoortunities to
o start up
a new
n business. 22% of thhe respondeents are also
o Agree witth that.10 % of the resp
pondents
aree Neutral in their opinioon. 8% of the
t respondents are dissagree with this and neearly 6%
of the
t responddents are stroongly Disaggree with th
his statemennt.

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4.110INNOVA
ATION AND
D CREATIIVITY FOR
R BEING AN
A ENTRE
EPRENEU
UR
TABLE 10
Particullars Frequency Percentage
Strongly Agree 24 48%
Agree 21 42%
Neutrall 5 10%
Disagreee 0 0%
Strongly Disagree 0 0%
Total 50 100%
SO
OURCE:PRIIMARY DA
ATA
FIGURE
E 10

P
Percent
tage
50%
45%
40%
35%
30%
25% 48%
4
20% 42% Perrcentage
15%
10%
5% 10%
0% 0% 0%
Strrongly Agree Neutral Disagree Stronglyy
A
Agree Disagreee

INT
TERPRET
TATION
Abbout 48% off the studennts Stronglyy believe thaat innovatioon and creaativity is neeeded for
beiing an entreepreneur.422% of the students
s aree also Agreee with thatt. Only 10%
% of the
stuudents have no accuratee opinion. There
T are no responses against
a the statement. .

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4.111 CONFID
DENCE LEVEL
L IN
N SKILLS AND CA
APABILITIIES FOR BEING
AN
NENTREPR
RENEUR
TABLE 11
Particulaars Frequency
y Percenntage
Stronglyy Agree 6 12%
%
Agree 13 26%
%
Neutral 18 36%
%
Disagreee 7 14%
%
Stronglyy Disagree 6 12%
%
Total 50 100%
SO
OURCE:PRIIMARY DA
ATA
FIGURE
E 11

P
Percent
tage
40%

35%

30%

25%

20%
36%
15% Perrcentage
26%
10%
12%
1 14% 12%
5%

0%
Strrongly Agree Neutral Disagree Stronglyy
A
Agree Disagreee

INT
TERPRETA
ATION
36%
% of the stuudents are Neutral
N in thheir opinion
n. About 26 % of the stuudents belieeves that
theey have the skills and capabilities are needeed for being an entreppreneur.12%
% of the
respondents arre also Stroongly Agreees with thiss opinion. 14%
1 are dissagree and 12% are
stroongly Disaggree.

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4.112GENDER
R RESTRIC
CTION IN
N ENTREPR
RENEURS
SHIP
TABLE 12
Particcular Frequency Percentage
Strongly Agree 13 26%
Agreee 22 44%
Neutrral 8 16%
Disaggree 5 10%
Strongly Disagreee 2 4%
Total 50 100%
SO
OURCE:PRIIMARY DA
ATA
FIGURE
E12

P
Percent
tage
45%
40%
35%
30%
25%
44%
20%
Perrcentage
15%
26%
2
10%
16%
5% 10%
4%
0%
Strrongly Agree Neutral Disagree Stronglyy
A
Agree Disagreee

TERPRET
INT TATION
Abbout 44% of
o the studeents agree that Gend
der is not a restrictionn in starting
g a new
bussiness. 26% of the respondents
r s are also Strongly Agrees
A withh that .16%
% of the
respondents haave no accuurate responnse. About 10% of the respondentts are disagree with
thiss statement.. 4% of the respondents are also Stronglydisaagrees.

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4.113 POSITIV
VE IMAGE
E OF ENTR
REPRENE
EURS IN TH
HE SOCIE
ETY
TABLE 13
Particullars Freqquency P
Percentage
Strongly Agree 10 2
20%
Agree 15 3
30%
Neutrall 13 2
26%
Disagreee 7 1
14%
Strongly Disagree 5 1
10%
Total 50 1
100%
SO
OURCE: PR
RIMARY DA
ATA
FIGURE
E 13

P
Percent
tage
30%

25%

20%

15% 30%
26%
Perrcentage
10% 20%
2
14%
5% 10%

0%
Strrongly Agree Neutral Disagree Stronglyy
A
Agree Disagreee

TERPRET
INT TATION
% of the respondents believe
30% b thatt entrepreneeurs have a positive im
mage in the society.
20%
% of the respondents
r s are also Strongly
S Agrees
A with that. 26%
% have no accurate
a
opiinion. 14% of the respoondents are disagree with
w this stattement. 10%
% Strongly believes
thaat the entreppreneurs havve no positiive image in
n the societyy.

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4.114 AVAILA
ABILITY OF
O FINANC
CE FOR STARTING
G OWN BU
USINESS
TABLE 14
Particulars Frequenccy Peercentage
Stronglly Agree 18 366%
Agree 17 344%
Neutrall 3 6%
%
Disagreee 9 188%
Stronglly Disagree 3 6%
%
Total 50 1000%
SO
OURCE:PRIIMARY DA
ATA
FIGURE
E 14

P
Percent
tage
40%

35%

30%

25%

20%
36%
3 34%
15% Perrcentage

10% 18%
5%
6% 6%
0%
Strrongly Agree Neutral Disagree Stronglyy
A
Agree Disagreee

TERPRET
INT TATION
% of the respondents agrees
36% a that it is difficu
ult to get finnance/ loanss for startin
ng a new
bussiness. 34%
%of the resspondents are
a also Ag
gree with that.
t 6% arre Neutral in their
opiinion. 18% of the resppondents are disagree with that.6%
% of the reespondents are also
stroongly Disaggree with thhis opinion

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4.115 ENTRE
EPRENEUR
RSHIP AS
S A CAR
REER IN TODAY’S
S GLOBA
ALISED
WO
ORLD
TABLE 15

Particcular Freequency P
Percentage
Stronngly Agree 15 3
30%
Agreee 23 4
46%
Neutrral 3 6
6%
Disaggree 7 14%
Stronngly Disagreee 2 4
4%
Totall 50 100%

SOUR
RCE:PRIMA
ARY DATA
A
FIGURE
E 15

P
Percent
tage
50%
45%
40%
35%
30%
25%
46%
20% Perrcentage
15% 30%
3
10%
14%
5%
6% 4%
0%
Strrongly Agree Neutral Disagree Stronglyy
A
Agree Disagreee

INT
TERPRET
TATION
46%
% of thee students consider entrepreneu
urship as a career option in today’s
gloobalizedworrld. 30% are
a also Strrongly Agrrees with that.
t 6% oof the studeents are
Neutral.14% of
o the respoondents do not
n consideer entreprenneurship as a career opttion and
4%
% are also Sttrongly Agrrees this.

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4.116RISK IN VENTURIING IN TO
O ENTREP
PRENEURS
SHIP
TABLE 16
Particular Frequenccy Percenttage
Strongly Agree
A 30 60%
Agree 18 36%
Neutral 2 4%
Disagree 0 0%
Strongly Disagree
D 0 0%
Total 50 100%
SO
OURCE:PRIIMARY DA
ATA
FIGURE
E 16

P
Percent
tage
60%

50%

40%

30%
Perrcentage
20%

10%

0%
Strrongly Agree Neutral Disagree Stronglyy
A
Agree Disagreee

INT
TERPRET
TATION
60%
% of the students sttrongly agreees that veenturing intto entreprenneurship is a risky
proocess. 36% also Agreee with that.. Only 4% have no acccurate respponse. There is no
neggative respoonse againstt this statem
ment.

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4.117 THOSE WHO CAN NOT GE

ET A DEC
CENT JOB
B, VENTUR
RE INTO A NEW
BU
USINESS
TABLE 17
Particular Frequuency P
Percentage
Strongly Agree
A 6 12%
Agree 9 18%
Neutral 24 48%
Disagree 7 14%
Strongly Disagree
D 4 8%
Total 50 100%
SO
OURCE:PRIIMARY DA
ATA
FIGURE
E 17

P
Percent
tage
50%
45%
40%
35%
30%
25% 48%
20% Perrcentage
15%
10% 18%
12%
1 14%
5% 8%
0%
Strrongly Agree Neutral Disagree Stronglyy
A
Agree Disagreee

INT
TERPRET
TATION
% of the reespondents are Neutrall in opinion
48% n that thosee who can nnot get a decent job
aree Venturing in to entreppreneurshipp. 18% agreees that those who can nnot get a deecent job
vennture in to a new bussiness. 12%
% are also Strongly
S Aggrees with that. But 14%
1 are
disagree with this.
t And 8%
% are strongly Disagreee.

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4.118 SOCIAL
L AND ECO
ONOMICA
AL SUPPO
ORT
TABLE 18
P
Particular Frequeency P
Percentage
S
Strongly Aggree 3 6
6%
A
Agree 4 8
8%
N
Neutral 27 5
54%
D
Disagree 10 2
20%
S
Strongly Diisagree 6 1
12%
T
Total 50 1
100%
SO
OURCE:PRIIMARY DA
ATA
FIGURE
E 18

P
Percent
tage
60%

50%

40%

30%
54%
Perrcentage
20%

10% 20%
12%
6% 8%
0%
Strrongly Agree Neutral Disagree Stronglyy
A
Agree Disagreee

TERPRET
INT TATION
% of the respondents are
34% a Neutral. 10% of th
he respondeents believe that the so
ocial and
ecoonomical suupport to ruun a business is not th
hat much low and 12%
% are also believes
thaat.Only 8% of the respondents Strrongly Agreee that soccial and ecoonomical su
upport to
starrt up a new business is low and 6%
% are also Strongly
S Aggrees with thhis.

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4.119 ENTREP
PRENEUR
RSHIP IS THE
T ONLY
Y WAY TO
O MAKE G
GOOD MON
NEY
TABLE 19
Particular Frequuency P
Percentage
Strongly Agree
A 5 1
10%
Agree 6 1
12%
Neutral 16 3
32%
Disagree 14 2
28%
Strongly Disagree
D 9 1
18%
Total 50 1
100%
SO
OURCE:PRIIMARY DA
ATA
FIGURE
E 19

P
Percent
tage
35%

30%

25%

20%

15% 32%
28% Perrcentage
10% 18%
5% 10%
1 12%

0%
Strrongly Agree Neutral Disagree Stronglyy
A
Agree Disagreee

INT
TERPRET
TATION
32%
% of the respondents
r s are Neutral in theirr opinion. 24% are D
Disagree with
w this
stattement. 18%
% are also strongly Diisagree.12%
% of the studdents agrees that they can
c only
maake good money if they are self employed. 10%
% also Strrongly Agrree that
enttrepreneurshhip is theOnnly way to make
m money
y.

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4.220 LACK OF
O FINAN
NCE ; THE REASON FOR GIVIING UP
EN
NTREPREN
NEURSHIP
P
TAB
BLE20
Particculars Frequency Percentage
Strongly Agreee 19 38%
Agreee 15 30%
Neutrral 11 222 %
Disaggree 3 6%
Strongly Disagree 2 4%
Total 50 100%
SO
OURCE:PR
RIMARY
Y DATA
FIGURE
E 20

P
Percent
tage
40%
35%
30%
25%
20% 3
38%
15% 30% Perccentage
10% 22%
5%
6% 4%
0%
Strrongly Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly
A
Agree Disagree

INT
TERPRET
TATION
38%
% of the resspondents are strongly agree that lack
l of finannce is the reeason behind giving
up entrepreneuurship. 30%
% are also Agrees
A tthatt. 22% are Neutral.6%
N Disagree with
w this
stattement and 4% are alsoo strongly Disagrees.
D

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5.1FINDINGS
1. Most (58%) of the respondents are Female.
2. Most(30%) of the students have attraction towards starting their own business.
3. Most (34%) of the respondents are confident that they can spot their opportunities
long before others can.
4. 34% of the students are comfortable with taking financial risk.
5. Half(50%) of the respondent’s course of study and entrepreneurship are related.
6. Most(40%) of the students are confident that they would succeed if they started
their own business.
7. 30% of the respondents prefer entrepreneurship than being an employee.
8. Most (32%) of the respondents have no accurate whether they are aware of the
government programs for starting new business. Only 10 % are aware of that.
9. Most (44%) of the students agrees that there are a lot of opportunities to start up
new businesses.
10. About 48% of the students Strongly believe that innovation and creativity is
needed for being an entrepreneur.
11. About 26 % of the students believes that they have the skills and capabilities are
needed for being an entrepreneur.12% of the respondents are also Strongly
Agrees with this opinion.
12. About 44% of the students agree that Gender is not a restriction in starting a new
business.
13. 30% of the respondents believe that entrepreneurs have a positive image in the
society.
14. 36% of the respondents agrees that it is difficult to get finance/ loans for starting
a new business.
15. 46% of the students consider entrepreneurship as a career option in today’s
globalized world.
16. 60% of the students strongly agrees that venturing into entrepreneurship is a
risky process.
17. . 18% agrees that those who can not get a decent job venture in to a new business.

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18. 34% of the respondents are Neutral. 10% of the respondents believe that the
social and economical support to run a business is not that much low and 12%
are also believes that.
19. 12% of the students agrees that they can only make good money if they are self
employed. 10% also Strongly Agree that entrepreneurship is the Only way to
make money.
20. 38% of the respondents are strongly agree that lack of finance is the reason
behind giving up entrepreneurship.

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5.2 SUGGESTIONS

1. Regular training programs should be organized periodically for the students at the
graduation level
2. There is a need to educate the future entrepreneurs.
3. Awareness about the government programs for starting new business should be
provided
4. There is a need for inculcating and fostering entrepreneurial personalities in
students.
5. Adequate funds and facilities should be provided for effective teaching and
learning of entrepreneurship at the graduation level.
6. Support from parents ,government,educational institutions ,society etc is essential
for creating confidence among students in inculcate the culture of
entrepreneurship.

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5.3 CONCLUSION

Entrepreneurship has become widely acceptable profession in all over the world.
Entrepreneurs create jobs for others, they introduce new inventions ,products and
services .They significantly contributed to the growth of the economy .But the interest
among B.Com students towards entrepreneurship is very positive, but a few of them are
interested to get their salaried job after their degree. The study indicates that generally
the B.Com students have positive attitude towards the entrepreneurship. In this study it
reflects that students would become or would certainly like to become entrepreneurs
provided that there is a need for achievement ,family business background ,personal skill
and capabilities. The desire for independence and status recognition was a considerable
factor for entrepreneurial intentions. In this study we argue that students preferred to be
an entrepreneur rather than becoming a mere employee. This study sought the
perceptions of the students to accept challenges and overcoming obstacles but students
are unaware of the entrepreneurship courses and needed further exploration in this
adventurous field.

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