IMPACT OF INFLUENTIAL FACTORS FOR SOCIAL SCIENCES UNDERGRADUATE’S ENTREPRENEURIAL INTENTION IN SRI LANKA

Abstract

Entrepreneurs play a key role in economic growth and job creation of a country. Sri Lanka has experienced twodigit unemployment rates for almost three decades. The unemployment among educated people has become the major reason for unemployment problem in Sri Lanka. Therefore developing entrepreneurship is a main strategy to reduce unemployment in Sri Lanka. Entrepreneurial intention is the primary and critical step towards predicting and developing Entrepreneurial activities. The Study investigated the Entrepreneur Intention among Social Sciences undergraduate’s in Sri Lanka. Primary data were collected through structure questionnaires obtained from 100 undergraduates who are following degrees in Social Sciences of university of Kelaniya and secondary data were collected through central bank report, Population and housing survey report, books and magazines. Stratified random sampling method was used for data collection. Bar charts, pie charts and line charts were used to represent the data. Descriptive statistics and chi Square test were used for data analysis. This study concluded that Entrepreneur Intention among Social Sciences undergraduates is high in Sri Lanka. Degree Programme and government policies impact to the Entrepreneur Intention among Social Sciences undergraduates. It is recommended that the entrepreneurship Education should include Degree Programme and government should organize trainings and seminars to enhance the entrepreneur education.