Title: GREEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP ORIENTATION AS A PREDICTOR OF ENTREPRENEURIAL INTENTIONS OF BUSINESS EDUCATION UNDERGRADUATES IN PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN ANAMBRA STATE

Authors:
Ngozi Loretta Nwosu, Ngozi Onyemaobi & Stella Chinyere Amobi

Abstract: Abstract The study investigated green entrepreneurship orientation as a predictor of entrepreneurial intentions of business education undergraduates in public universities in Anambra State. Two research questions guided the study. The study adopted the correlational survey research design. The population of the study comprised 87 (400 level) business education students in the 2023/2024 academic session from two public universities offering business education programmes in Anambra State. Two structured validated questionnaires were used to collect data for the study. The instrument was subjected to a pilot test. A reliability co-efficient value of 0.86 was obtained for the questionnaire on green entrepreneurship orientation and 0.87 for the questionnaire on business education students' entrepreneurial intentions. Simple regression analysis was used to analyse data for the study. The finding of the study revealed that that green entrepreneurship innovation is a positive predictor of entrepreneurial intentions of business education undergraduates in public universities in Anambra State. Furthermore, findings showed that green entrepreneurship innovation is a positive predictor of entrepreneurial intentions of business education undergraduates in public universities in Anambra State. Based on these findings, the researchers recommended among others that administrators of business education programmes in universities should include green entrepreneurial innovation into the business education curriculum. Keywords: Green Entrepreneurship, Green Orientation, Green Initiatives, Entrepreneurship Intentions, Business Education

Publication Date: 2024-07-03