Responding to social change: innovativeness, entrepreneurial alertness, and entrepreneurial intention in Nigeria: the role of family support

Presently, entrepreneurship has become one of the adequate remedies to ameliorate various economic and social problems. Thus, boost entrepreneurship, Nigerian government opted include entrepreneurial studies in tertiary institutions; increase students’ prowess intentions. Understanding factors inherent process is imperative for development. This present study addresses university students intention: moderating role family support relationships between innovativeness alertness on intention. The researchers adopted an exploratory quantitative approach using a purposive sampling technique. A total 1383 participated across federal universities southeast geopolitical zone Nigeria. findings showed that innovativeness, alertness, are positively associated with In addition, moderated relationship intention among undergraduate but did not affect innovativeness. Our suggest educators policymakers need consider exogenous (e.g., support) when seeking promote actions college through policies or educational programs rethink current models education prevalent our system imbibe inclusiveness both endogenous influence entrepreneurship.