IMPACT OF GENDER ON ENTREPRENEURIAL INTENTION & MOTIVATION AMONG MBA STUDENTS.

RAAJ, V. GOWTHAM; SHRI, MONICA

The critical shortage of job opportunities in the formal sector is a painful reality for every graduate and person who has completed a diploma or any kind of tertiary education. Because of this shortage, entrepreneurship was viewed with growing interest initially, and cultivated ever since, as a possible job option in many economies. Internationally entrepreneurship is deemed to be vital importance for economic growth and outgrowth. The importance of entrepreneurship to the Indian economy is shown by the various supporting mechanisms and policies that exist for entrepreneurs, including support, physical infrastructure and business consulting services. The establishment of the Ministry of Entrepreneur Development in 1995, clearly indicates the growing importance of the government role on the issue of entrepreneur development (Ariff & Abu bakar, 2005). The current work looks into the impact of Entrepreneurial intention and motivation among MBA students. It is established on the structural survey through a questionnaire with students in the Bharathiar School of Managemnet entrepreneurial Development, Bharathiar university. Data were obtained using simple random sampling with the sample of 160. The result indicates that the gender has an influence on entrepreneurial intention and motivation. The finding has important implications for entrepreneurial training program for the Students and providing industrial exposure to enrich their life history.

ENTREPRENEURSHIP; MASTER of business administration degree; ACADEMIC motivation; GENDER; BUSINESS education

Global Management Review, 2015, Vol 9, Issue 4, p129

0973-9947

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