SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURIAL SELF-EFFICACY AND PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT AS PREDICTORS OF BUSINESS EDUCATION STUDENTS’ SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURIAL INTENTION IN EDO STATE
Abstract
Amidst escalating social challenges and widespread graduate unemployment, the imperative of exploring alternative employment avenues through entrepreneurial endeavors aimed at addressing societal issues becomes indispensable. This study investigates the influence of social entrepreneurial self-efficacy and perceived social support on the intention of business education students in Edo State to engage in social entrepreneurship. The research posed two guiding questions and formulated two corresponding hypotheses, tested at a significance level of 0.05. Employing a correlational survey research design, the study encompassed a population of 382 business education students from the University of Benin and Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma. The research utilized a questionnaire titled "Social Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy, Perceived Social Support and Social Entrepreneurial Intention Questionnaire (SEPSSEIQ)", validated by two experts. Reliability analysis, using Cronbach's alpha, yielded a coefficient of 0.81 after administration to 15 business education students at Delta State University, Abraka. Data collected were analyzed through simple linear regression. Results indicated that social entrepreneurial self-efficacy significantly predicts intention of business education students in Edo State to engage in social entrepreneurship (R2 = .065, F (1, 242) =16.826, P < .05, t = 4.102, β = .255). Additionally, perceived social support emerged as a significant predictor of students' social entrepreneurial intention in the state (R 2 = .050, F (1, 242) = 12.863, P < .05, t = 3.586, β = .225). Consequently, the study recommends placing an emphasis on the practical component of social entrepreneurship education programs to foster greater inclination among individuals towards venturing into business. Keywords: Business education, social entrepreneurial self-efficacy, social support, social entrepreneurship, and social entrepreneurial intentionReferences
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