KEY DETERMINANTS OF ENTREPRBNOURIAL INTENTION oF SCHool, LEAVERS (AFTER O/L) Il{ DEHTATTAKANDTYA DIVISION IN AMPARA DISTRICT

Abstract

Entrepreneurs are more important for Sri Lanka as a developing country. The study was to identify the key determinants of entrepreneurial interrtion of school leavers (After O/L) in Dehiattakandiya division in Ampara district. Therefore, this study will facilitate to identify the key determinants of entrepreneurial intention of school leavers (After O/L). Thus, the study objectives are to identify the levels of perceived support, entrepreneurial intention, entrepreneurial attitude and perceived behavioral control, to identify the relationships among perceived support, entrepreneurial intention, entrepreneurial attitude and perceived behavioral control, and to identify whether entrepreneurial attitude and perceived behavioral control mediates the relationship between perceived support and entrepreneurial intention among the school leavers(After OIL) . The study accompanies with quantitative research approach. The study used primary data as well as secondary data. A structured questionnaire was used as the method of data collection, and the questiomaire included 33 questions with five-point Likert scale ranging from strongly disagree to strongly agree..In this study, the researcher attempts to highlight the field study among a sample of 233 school leavers (After O/L) in Dehiattakandiya division in Ampara district. A convenience sampling technique was used to make the method of sampling framework. Collected data were analyzed using SPSS 25.0 analysis. The data were measured using descriptive statistics, correlation and regression analysis. In this study, the statistical tools that used to analyze the levels of variables are mean and SD values, while relationships were measured by Pearson coefficients and linear regressions for further mediation analyses. Moreover, the result shows significant positive associations among all the variables.