Entrepreneurial Values, Cognitive Attitude toward Business and Business Behavioural Intention of ABM Grade 12 and Fourth-Year Business Management Students: A Comparative Study

  • Damianus Abun School of Business, Divine Word College of Laoag, Ilocos Norte, Philippines
  • Theogenia Magallanes School of Religious Education, Saint Benedict College of Northern Luzon, Ilocos Sur, Philippines
  • Frelyn, B. Ranay School of Business, Divine Word College of Laoag, Ilocos Norte, Philippines
  • Nimfa C. Catbagan School of Arts, Science, and Education, Divine Word College of Laoag, Ilocos Norte, Philippines
  • Rodelyn, J. Calairo School of Basic Education, Divine Word College of Laoag, Ilocos Norte, Philippines
Keywords: attitude, entrepreneurial values, business intention, values education

Abstract

The study aimed to determine the difference in entrepreneurial values, cognitive attitude toward business, the business intention between ABM grade XII and the fourth-year college students of business management course. It also seeks to find out the effect of entrepreneurial values, cognitive attitude toward the business behavioral intention. The study found that entrepreneurial values, cognitive attitude toward business, and business intention of students are high and it further found that there is no significant difference between entrepreneurial values, cognitive attitude toward business, the business intention of ABM grade XII students, and the fourth – year college students of business management course. Thus, the hypothesis is rejected. It also found that there is a significant correlation between entrepreneurial values, cognitive attitude toward the business, and business behavioral intention. Therefore, the hypothesis is accepted.

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The conceptual framework of the study reflects the influence of independent variables toward the dependent variable or the influence of entrepreneurial attitude and cognitive attitude toward the business behavioral intention. In this case, any positive change along with entrepreneurial values and cognitive attitude toward business can affect the business intention of students.
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2021-12-03
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