Abstract
The purpose of the study was to find out if the entrepreneurial intention (EI) of university students was based on gender. A number of previous studies have presented conflicting results on the relationship.
Methodology: A questionnaire was used to collect data from 314 students at a South African university. The sample was purposively selected for convenience and it comprised of second year under graduate students studying an entrepreneurship module. Entrepreneurial intention (EI) was measured using a 14 item scale designed from literature. Participants were asked to rank on a 5 point Licket scale how they related to the stated elements, covering the different dimensions...