Determinants of business startup intention among vocational trainees in Bauchi state, Nigeria

Abstract

The study investigates the determinants of business startup intention among vocational trainees in Bauchi State. Specifically, the study intents to examine the influence of marketing innovation, opportunity-driven motivation, ambiguity tolerance, resilience mediation of technology awareness on the business startup intention among vocational trainees in Bauchi State. The study is guided by the theory of planned Behaviour and supported by Technology Acceptance Model Theory TAM underpin the variables of this study. The study is quantitative research approach where cross sectional survey is adopted. The propose population of the study consists of 850 trainees under vocational training from three senatorial zones in Bauchi State and the sample size is 265 trainees. Kreijcie & Morgan (1970) sample determination table. The sampling technique is multistage sampling techniques. The first stage involved the clustering techniques to select the vocational training centers in the three senatorial zones in Bauchi State. The second stage is proportionate sampling techniques in order to ensure representative sample of trainees from the three selected training centers, namely, National Directorate of empowerment NDE Bauchi Zone, NDE Center Katagum Zone and Youths and Women Development Center Ningi in the central Zone. In conclusion, it is expected that, the upcoming empirical studies using this framework will go a long way in alerting the Government, law makers, stakeholders and youths to know the determinants that might help to reduce the unemployment and also to create business ventures after undergoing training.