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Tertiary Education, Gender And Entrepreneurship: An Empirical Analysis

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  • AZLAN GHAZALI

    (School of Accountancy and Business Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)

  • SOON BENG CHEW

    (School of Accountancy and Business Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)

  • B C GHOSH

    (School of Accountancy and Business Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)

  • RICHARD S T TAY

    (School of Accountancy and Business Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)

Abstract

This study empirically analyses the determinants of Singapore’s university graduates’ employment decision between self-employment and salaried-employment. The binary probit model is used to estimate the effect of three main groups of variables on the employment decision. The thee main groups of variables are the personal characteristics, experience and education, and family background of the graduate. A mailed questionaire survey was carried out on 7300 university graduates in Singapore. A final number of 2486 (34.1%) usable questionaire was obtained. The findings of this study suggest that the personal characteristics and the education and experience of the graduates are significant determinants of the employment decision. However, the family background of the individual was found to be insignificant.

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  • Azlan Ghazali & Soon Beng Chew & B C Ghosh & Richard S T Tay, 1994. "Tertiary Education, Gender And Entrepreneurship: An Empirical Analysis," Journal of Enterprising Culture (JEC), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 1(03n04), pages 473-495.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:jecxxx:v:01:y:1994:i:03n04:n:s0218495894000112
    DOI: 10.1142/S0218495894000112
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