ABSTRACT

This study is aimed to analyzing the antecedents of entrepreneurial intentions of students in a higher education context. Those antecedents can be viewed from personal attitudes, family background, and contextual elements (i.e., capital access, availability of information, social network). This study was conducted by using quantitative approach to answer proposed hypotheses. Four universities from West Sumatra Province, Indonesia, participated as research objects. The total number of samples in the study is 240 respondents, all registered university students. Data analyses was performed using multiple linear regression. The study found that personal attitudes significantly affect entrepreneurial intentions of university students, with family background a significant factor. The study supported that contextual elements as significant determinant of entrepreneurial intentions in the universities. It can be concluded that three variables—personal attitudes, family background, and contextual elements—have a significant impact on the entrepreneurial intentions of the students in a higher education context. Implications of the study are also discussed in the paper.