Explaining gender effects on entrepreneurial behaviour of students in Nigera
1. EXPLAINING GENDER EFFECTS ON ENTREPRENEURIAL BEHAVIOUR OF STUDENTS THE CASE OF A NIGERIAN UNIVERSITY Afolabi O.O., Egbetokun A. A., Sanni M., Dada A. D., Jesuleye O. A. and Siyanbola W. O.
10. There is no obvious difference in the interest of male and female undergraduates in entrepreneurship... 91.51 92.31 Interested in starting own business (N = 299; 106) 18.69 24.32 Presently involved in business (N = 296; 107) Female Male Percentage
11. ...or the factors that motivate them… 3.33 1.01 Sibling - 3.03 Events - 5.05 Relatives 3.33 6.06 Peers 16.67 13.13 Parents 16.67 17.17 Self-actualization 16.67 20.20 Desire to make money 43.33 34.34 Personal interest Female (N = 30) Male (N = 99) Percentage Factors
13. Correlates .096 .135* .241* .191** Exposure to entrepreneurial training/course .521** .553** .069 .112 Access to enough capital .137 .286** .133 .088 Level of disposition towards starting a new business -.063 .150* -.060 -.035 Is the business on-going? .189 .168** .251* .165** Any close relative of yours initiated/run a business before? .028 .126* .098 .005 Is the business on-going? .089 .194** .048 .149* Any of your parents initiated or run a business before? .135 .005 -.241 -.153* Father’s range of monthly income .276** .047 .020 -.089 Mother’s highest level of education -.248* -.010 .061 -.038 Family size .115 -.053 -.107 -.129* Marital Status .028 -.161** -.036 -.116* Age Female Male Female Male Are you interested in starting your own business? Are you presently engaged in any business? Independent Variables
14. Summary of Correlates… Number of Correlates Variable Female Male 2 6 Entrepreneurial involvement 3 8 Entrepreneurial interest