TERTIARY EDUCATION STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MENTORING IN TRANSLATING ENTREPRENEURIAL INTENTIONS TO ACTIONS IN NIGERIA

AFOLAYAN, O.T and AUWAL, M.A (2019) TERTIARY EDUCATION STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MENTORING IN TRANSLATING ENTREPRENEURIAL INTENTIONS TO ACTIONS IN NIGERIA. In: Proceedings of 1st National Conference of WITED, Ilaro Chapter. (, August 13-16, 2019 (, The Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro.

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Abstract

The study was conducted to examine the perception of tertiary education students on the effectiveness of entrepreneurial mentoring in translating the entrepreneurial intentions of transiting graduates to actions. The study adopted a purposive sampling technique by focusing on the final year students in the four schools represented at the Federal Polytechnique, Ilaro, Ogun State, Nigeria. Data was collected through a field survey by the self-administration of questionnaires to a sample of 291 students. Findings from the study reveal that skills and capacity required by the students to function optimally have been acquired and hence, influence their willingness and desire to take on entrepreneurship as a career. However, in line with the main objective of the study, outcome further shows that due to the visible harsh business environment in Nigeria, a right-in-time mentoring is imperative for translating the intentions of the would-be entrepreneurs to actions. Otherwise, the enthusiasm generated by entrepreneurship education may rapidly dissipate over time leading to rising unemployment in the country. Appropriate recommendations that will ensure the adoption of entrepreneurial mentoring required for translating intentions to entrepreneurial actions are made.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory H Social Sciences > HF Commerce
Divisions:	Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Management
Depositing User:	Miss Ayomikun Ogunbadejo
Date Deposited:	09 Jun 2020 15:55
Last Modified:	09 Jun 2020 15:55
URI:	http://eprints.federalpolyilaro.edu.ng/id/eprint/354

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