The Determinant Factors an Entrepreneurship Inclination among Secondary School Students

The inclination of young adults especially secondary school students to engage in entrepreneurship benefit the nation. However, SME Corp (2016) reported that entrepreneurship inclination rates among Malaysians recorded a downward trend from 13 percent (2012), 12 percent (2013), 12 percent (2014) to just six percent (2015/2016). This situation illustrates that the number of entrepreneurs is getting smaller and the Government's investment in stimulating entrepreneurship among young people less to benefit the country's economy for a long term. Thus, the purpose of this study was to examine the determinant factors an entrepreneurship inclination among secondary school students in Terengganu. The study used a quantitative approach involving the use of a set of questionnaires. There are a total of 161 random selected respondents who are form 4 entrepreneurship club members from 16 secondary schools in Terengganu. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential analysis such as Pearson Correlation and Multiple Regression. Overall, this study concluded that the majority of respondents have high level entrepreneurship inclination. This study also found financial, role models, barriers, social identities, social norms, entrepreneurship knowledge and entrepreneurship skills were the determinant factors of influencing entrepreneurship inclination among respondents. Entrepreneurship skills are the most dominant determinant factors influence entrepreneurship inclination among respondents. Hence, this study suggested to the Ministry of Education to open more entrepreneurship clubs in secondary schools so that many students can learn entrepreneurship skills in real situations because its will influence their inclination to involve into entrepreneurship career.