TY  - JOUR
T1  - The Impact of Entrepreneurial Alertness on Entrepreneurial
Intention among University Students in Malaysia:
Theory of Planned Behaviour
AU - Lim, Wei Lee AU - Yusof, Mohar AU - Nor, Leilanie Mohd 
JO  - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
VL  - 12
IS  - 6
SP  - 1409
EP  - 1418
PY  - 2017
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-949x
DO  - jeasci.2017.1409.1418
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2017.1409.1418
KW  - Entrepreneurial intention
KW  -family business background
KW  -entrepreneurial alertness
KW  -mediator
KW  -TPB
AB  - This study uses Ajzen’s theory of planned behaviour to predict entrepreneurial intention among 160
students in Malaysia. The purpose is to investigate the effects of its antecedents, particularly when applied
to students from family business background. A new construct was also introduced to the model in examining
the role of perceived behavioural control as a mediator between alertness and intention. Results indicate a
strong explanatory power in this model as well as confirming a strong support on its applicability in the
entrepreneurship field. The significant effects of family business background were also validated. In addition,
the role of the mediator of perceived behavioural control was tested and confirmed suggesting the importance
of the state of entrepreneurial alertness to intention.
ER  -