NURTURING ENTREPRENEURSHIP: THE ROLE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION IN STUDENT READINESS TO START NEW VENTURE

This study aims to investigate relationship between entrepreneurship education and student readiness to start new venture. A mixed-method approach was employed that incorporates most significant change (MSC), factor analysis, and hierarchical regression analysis.The respondents were all alumni of undergraduate program in a school of management who were experiencing entrepreneurship education. Using a census method, three variables emerged as impacts of entrepreneurship education: ability to handle internal liability of newness (LoN), ability to handle external LoN, and recognition. Ability to handle internal and external LoN exert a positive influence on readiness to start new venture, while recognition does not. The relationship between ability to handle internal LoN and readiness to start new venture is stronger for students who possess feasibility