Entrepreneurship Intentions among Nigerian Students: Examining Gender Effect and Risk Perception Using Covenant University as a Case Study
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Entrepreneurs are the major contributors to the growth and development of Nigeria, this is due to their quest for the promotion, innovation and cultivating growth for generation employment. However, the inherent gender effects on the risk perception, risk behavior and risk propensity have varying effect on the entrepreneur’s intention to venture into business. This study is aimed to examine the extent to which differences in reaction to risk can proffer an insight into different intentions of students to commence a business venture after three years of graduation. Qualitative data for postgraduate students at covenant University will be used to obtain relevant constructs through questionnaires and multivariate modeling will be employed to analyze the collected data. It is expected that there should be a variation of entrepreneurial intent among male and female students. The outcome of this study will help to ascertain if gender differences as well as perceived risks affects entrepreneurial intentions of the students in line with the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 8, target 3), as a base for developing policies to support productive activities, decent job creation, entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation and encourage the formalization and growth of micro, small and medium scale enterprises
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H Social Sciences (General), HF Commerce