Relationship Between Creativity and the Tendency of Choosing Entrepreneurship as a Career among The Polytechnic Students in Malaysia

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10.2991/mdhss-13.2013.56How to use a DOI?

Keywords

creativity, entrepreneurship, career, polytechnic.

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to analyze the relationship between creativity and the tendency of choosing entrepreneurship as a career among the polytechnic students in Malaysia. A total of 425 third semester polytechnic diploma students (PMKL, PMJB, PUO, PMJ, PMK, PSMZA, PMM, PBS and PPD) were selected as research samples using purposive stratified random sampling method. The modified TTCT instrument was used to identify the level of creativity and the level of tendency choosing entrepreneurship as a career among the respondents. Research results indicated that there are significant differences in the level of creativity and the level of tendency on choosing entrepreneurship as a career based on the category of polytechnic. The study also shows a positive relationship between the level of creativity and the tendency of choosing entrepreneurship as a career.

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© 2013, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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AU  - Sri Sumarwati
AU  - Jailani Md. Yunos
AU  - Tee Tze Kiong
PY  - 2013/12
DA  - 2013/12
TI  - Relationship Between Creativity and the Tendency of Choosing Entrepreneurship as a Career among The Polytechnic Students in Malaysia
BT  - Proceedings of the 2013 International Conference on the Modern Development of Humanities and Social Science
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 215
EP  - 218
SN  - 1951-6851
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DO  - 10.2991/mdhss-13.2013.56
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