Year: 1992
Type: dissertation
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: This thesis addresses both problem and concept.It addresses the major problem of the restructuring of the employment pattern in the development planning of Malaysia, particularly the creation of an entrepreneurial Bumiputra community.In this respect, a major expectation has been placed upon higher education as a vehicle for developing enterprising graduates in general, and Bumiputra entrepreneurial graduates in particular.This issue has been argued as crucial to the achievement of national development priorities of Malaysia.To address the problem two conceptual models are developed.The first is a broad model of the development of entrepreneurship which explores the influences upon career aspirations towards entrepreneurship.In this model, a particular emphasis is placed upon the role of enterprising behaviour.The second model brings together key influences upon the learning process.The model is then used to explore the potential impact of the process of learning on the development of enterprising behaviour.The models are applied to samples of students and teachers at three Malaysian universities.While the research is of an exploratory nature, there are several important contributions.The findings support a view that enterprising behaviour is associated with aspirations to entrepreneurship and self employment.They also indicate the importance of work experience alongside the owner-manager or entrepreneurial parent: this seems to be of much greater influence than merely having an entrepreneurial parent as a role model.The research does not altogether support the view that aspirations towards self employment are related to.one particular ethnicgroup.The study also underlines some important differences in learning styles and expectations between teachers and students: in particular it establishes that enterprising people have distinctive learning styles.Overall the findings underpin the view that it may be possible to create an enterprising and entrepreneurial community via higher education provided that appropriate strategies are adopted.In the name of God (Allah), Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Authors: Haji Din, Mohd Afandi Salleh
Language: English
Subfield: Management of Technology and Innovation
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2300565203