The Influence of Attitude and Motivation on the Entrepreneurial Intentions of Economic Education Students at Universitas Negeri Makassar

Ratnah S.; Nur Arisah

doi:10.63922/ijebir.v5i02.3182

Ratnah S. Universitas Negeri Makassar, Indonesia
Nur Arisah Universitas Negeri Makassar, Indonesia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.63922/ijebir.v5i02.3182

Keywords: Attitude, Motivation, , Interest in Entrepreneurship

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine how attitudes and motivations influence the entrepreneurial interest of students in the Economics Education program at Makassar State University. A total of 100 Economics Education students from the class of 2023 were randomly selected as respondents using quantitative methodology. Multiple linear regressions were used to analyze the data. The findings of the analysis indicate that motivation and attitudes have a good and large influence on a person's interest in starting their own business. With X1 representing attitude and X2 representing motivation, the resulting regression equation Y = 13.465 + 0.414X1 + 0.249X2 + ε indicates that both variables influence entrepreneurial interest. Based on the research findings, it can be said that motivation and attitudes have a positive and significant influence on an individual's interest in starting their own business. Economics Education students at Makassar State University. With a coefficient of determination (R2) of 29.3%, attitudes and motivation can explain some of the variation in entrepreneurial desire, while friendship is influenced by unidentified factors.

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