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The Influences of Personality Traits on Entrepreneurial Intention among
Undergraduate Students in Universiti Malaysia Terengganu
Wan Fayyadhana Husna Wan Zulkifli
Supervisor: Dr. Muhammad Abi Sofian Abdul Halim
Prof. Madya. Dr. Ahmad Munir Mohd Salleh@Embat
Bachelor of Management (Marketing)
School of Business and Maritime Management
Entrepreneurial intentions are embody an individual’s commitment to start a new
business. In the absence of entrepreneurial intentions, action is unlikely. Internal locus
of control, need for achievement, risk tolerance, and entrepreneurial alertness are
dimensions of personality traits which lead a person to develop the entrepreneurial
intention. Undergraduate UMT students were exposed with many entrepreneurship and
business activities, but the number of students who want to get into this field more deeply
is less and still does not achieve what has been targeted. The aim of this study is to
investigate the influences of personality traits on entrepreneurial intentions among
undergraduate students in UMT. The author was inspired from the study of Karabulut
(2016) from Turkey. This study was conducted on 364 undergraduate students in UMT.
Factor analyses and multiple regression analysis were conducted to the data. It was found
that the personality traits had a positive effect on the entrepreneurial intention.
Keywords: Personality Traits, Locus of Control, Need for Achievement, Risk Tolerance,
Entrepreneurial Alertness, Entrepreneurial Intention.
1558 | UMT UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH DAY 2018