Title: Entrepreneurial intentions amongst university students in Pakistan: a comparison between students of Islamic and conventional business studies

Authors: Syed Alamdar Ali Shah; Raditya Sukmana; Muhammad Ali Ahmad; Muhammad Saud; Bayu Arie Fianto

Addresses: Universitas Airlangga, Jl. Airlangga No. 4-6, Airlangga, Kec. Gubeng, Kota Surabaya Jawa Timur 60115, Indonesia ' Department of Islamic Economics, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia ' Universitas Airlangga, Jl. Airlangga No. 4-6, Airlangga, Kec. Gubeng, Kota Surabaya Jawa Timur 60115, Indonesia ' Universitas Airlangga, Jl. Airlangga No. 4-6, Airlangga, Kec. Gubeng, Kota Surabaya Jawa Timur 60115, Indonesia ' Faculty of Islamic Economics, Universitas Airlangga, Jl. Airlangga No. 4-6, Airlangga, Kec. Gubeng, Kota Surabaya Jawa Timur 60115, Indonesia

Abstract: Objective of this research is to examine intentions of entrepreneurship amongst students of Islamic and non-Islamic business studies in Pakistan. Data of 344 respondents from HEC recognised universities in the province of Punjab has been collected and analysed using Cramer's V test to analyse various associations. Results suggest that students pursuing non-Islamic business studies and Islamic studies are more inclined to initiate their businesses after studies as compared to students who have studied Islamic business as a subject or have pursued Islamic business studies as a whole. Students of Islamic business studies have very low inclination towards starting their own business. This research puts forward a new area of research to find dynamics of differences in entrepreneurial intentions between Islamic and non-Islamic graduates.

Keywords: entrepreneurship; entrepreneurial intentions; non-Islamic business students; Islamic business students; Pakistan.

DOI: 10.1504/IJESB.2022.124794

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 2022 Vol.46 No.4, pp.555 - 575

Received: 12 Aug 2019
Accepted: 30 Oct 2019
Published online: 09 Aug 2022 *

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