Effects of Students’ Demographics on Entrepreneurial Intentions: A Comparison of Two Diverse Business Schools

Abstract

The study measures demographics effects of students on their Entrepreneurial Intention (EI) in two universities, each in the United States of America and Pakistan. An empirical investigation to understand demographics effect on entrepreneurial intention to become potential entrepreneurs is of interest to theorists of planned behavior. Survey method was used to collect the data from business students of Gatton College of Business and Economics, University of Kentucky-USA and Kohat University of Science and Technology (KUST), Kohat, Pakistan. The instrument used in study was questionnaire consisted of demographics and entrepreneurial intention measurement. T-test and ANOVA were applied to analyze mean difference between the groups. The results elicit mean difference between the groups on basis of demographics about their entrepreneurial intention.