Abstract:
This quantitative study was executed from a realist’s ontological perspective and its
epistemological leaning is towards that of an empiricist. The study essentially sought to determine the
existence or otherwise of entrepreneurial intentions among the students. Ample emphasis needs to be
placed on entrepreneurship education and practical entrepreneurship schemes (such as mentorship
programmes) if developing countries are to realise the goal of having a productive and virile youth
population, which would represent a significant shift from today’s yawning youth unemployment
position. The study collected data in a cross-sectional manner from a random sample of 150 students
drawn from a leading South African University of Technology. In analyzing the data, there was
recourse to the use of descriptive as well as inferential statistics. Interestingly, results show no
statistically significant relationships between students’ entrepreneurial intention and selected sociodemographic
variables such as age, gender, culture, etc. While we acknowledge that the results of this
study emerged from a sample of 150 students of a particular university and therefore betray the
concept of generalization, we are equally confident that the findings have significant implications for
developing economies around the world including South Africa.
