The Role of Entrepreneurship Education and Personal Motivation in Shaping Students’ Entrepreneurial Interest: A Study of Padang State Polytechnic Students
This research aims to analyze the factors that influence Padang State Polytechnic students’ interest in entrepreneurship. The variables used in this research are personal factors, sociological factors, environmental factors and interest in entrepreneurship. This research uses quantitative methods to test hypotheses between research variables with the population being active students of the Padang State Polytechnic. The sample for this research consisted of 150 active students who had taken entrepreneurship courses with the sampling technique used was nonprobability sampling. The data analysis technique uses SEM (Structural Equation Model) with SmartPLS 4 software. The results of the research show that personal, sociological and environmental factors have a positive and significant influence on the interest in entrepreneurship of Padang State Polytechnic students, with environmental factors having the greatest influence on the interest in entrepreneurship of Polytechnic students Padang State. This research gives an impression for the campus to improve entrepreneurship programs to foster interest in entrepreneurship among students.
Keywords: Personal Factors, Sociological Factors, Environmental Factors, and Interest in Entrepreneurship
