Entrepreneurial Intention of MBA Students in Yangon Institute of Economics

Abstract This study aims to explore the influencing factors on entrepreneurial intention of MBA students in Yangon Institute of Economics. Data are collected from 127 MBA students of 20 I 0-2011 academic years. It was found from the study that although entrepreneurial personality traits of locus for control, need for achievement, propensity to take risk, and self confidence have influence on entrepreneurial intention of the MBA students. Tolerance for ambiguity and innovativeness has no impact on entreprenewial intention of MBA students under study. Other potential influential factors on the students' entrepreneurial intention - demographic factors like gender, first degree and occupation of parents as welt as environmental support factors like perceived supports and barriers have no effect upon the students' entrepreneurial intention in this study. The implication of these findings can develop entrepreneurial • personality traits at the early age of the younger people by creating a nurturing environment and revising teaching curriculums at the primary and secondary levels that encourage the development of these personality traits