ENTREPRENEURIAL INTENTION AMONG INDONESIAN AND NORWEGIAN STUDENTS

TLDR

The study seeks to identify determinants of entrepreneurial intention among young people and compare how economic and cultural contexts influence these determinants. Data were collected via surveys of Indonesian and Norwegian students, measuring demographic, background, personality, attitude, and contextual variables such as access to capital and information. Self‑efficacy and instrumental readiness most strongly predict entrepreneurial intention, while age, gender, and education have no effect; Indonesian students show higher intention than Norwegian students, partly because Norwegian entrepreneurs receive lower social status and remuneration compared to employees.

Abstract

This paper aims to identify determinants of entrepreneurial intention among young people. The empirical basis is formed by surveys among Indonesian and Norwegian students. The main objective is to compare the impact of different economic and cultural contexts. Independent variables in the study include demographic factors and individual background, personality traits and attitudes, and contextual elements such as access to capital and information. The individual perceptions of self-efficacy and instrumental readiness are the variables that affect entrepreneurial intention most significantly. Age, gender and educational background have no statistically significant impact. Generally, the level of entrepreneurial intention is higher among Indonesian students. The lower level of entrepreneurial intention among Norwegian students is explained by the social status and economic remuneration of entrepreneurs in comparison with those enjoyed by employees in the Norwegian context.