Abstract:
This study aims to present the relationship between entrepreneurial motivations and
self-employment intention among management undergraduates in the Jaffna district.
A quantitative approach was utilized in this study. In the quantitative approach, the
desirability of self-employment, tolerance for risk, planned behaviour and
background factors were used as the independent variables to predict the self employment intention. It was examined in a convenient sampling of 154 management
undergraduates at the University of Jaffna, from third and final year students with the
structured questionnaire's help through which Findings have drawn for this
quantitative analysis, the researcher has got 100 percent of the response. The
entrepreneurial intention level of the management undergraduates and higher national
diploma students is in the most substantial level. The students are interested in being
their own boss, having desirability on self-employment, planned and systematic
behaviour, and do not like to wait for the government job. Further, Entrepreneurial
motivation contributes significantly to Self-employment intention and predicts
acceptable percent of the variation found. Another significant limitation is that
entrepreneurship is interrelated with environmental factors, economic issues and
fiscal and monitoring portfolio which will not be examined in this research
