The Impact of Risk-Taking Skill on Entrepreneurial Readiness

Riskawati Riskawati, Tri Murwaningsih, Muhammad Sabandi

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Entrepreneurship plays a role in improving the country's economy so students are expected to choose entrepreneurship as their career choice. In entrepreneurship, supporting skills are needed. This study aims to identify the influence of communication skills, creativity and innovation, and risk-taking skills on entrepreneurial readiness. The population in this study were entrepreneurial students at Universitas Sebelas Maret. Determination of the number of samples in this study using Krejcie & Morgan (1970) with a confidence level and a margin of error of 5% obtained a sample of 201 students. Sampling technique through convenient sampling technique. The results of data analysis using the t test showed that the three variables studied significantly had a positive effect on entrepreneurial readiness. However, risk-taking skills have the most dominant influence. These findings highlight the importance of developing an entrepreneurial profile that not only has creative ideas, but also takes risks and is able to communicate effectively. The implication of this research is the need to integrate the development of these skills into the higher education curriculum, so as to produce graduates who are better prepared to face the challenges of the world of work and have a high entrepreneurial spirit.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23960/E3J/v8.i1.1-9


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