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Paper Id: IJMSM-V3I2P120
doi: 10.64137/30485037/V3I2P120

Entrepreneurial Readiness Among Business School Students: A Systematic Review

Bambang Dwi Suseno, Riyan Hidayat, Aditya Rachman

Citation:
Bambang Dwi Suseno, Riyan Hidayat, Aditya Rachman, "Entrepreneurial Readiness Among Business School Students: A Systematic Review" International Journal of Multidisciplinary on Science and Management, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 169-178, 2026.

Abstract:
This systematic review examines the factors influencing business school students' readiness for entrepreneurship. Using three academic databases Scopus, PubMed, and Google Scholar an initial pool of 413 articles was identified. Following the PRISMA protocol, 30 studies focusing specifically on students' readiness to start a business were selected. Data were analyzed through descriptive coding and thematic analysis, yielding ten key themes: business school environment, creativity, entrepreneurial readiness, entrepreneurship education, external environment, prior experience, government support, knowledge, personalities and psychological factors, and barriers to business start-up. The findings reveal that entrepreneurship education and personality/psychological factors are the most dominant elements associated with entrepreneurial readiness. Furthermore, the identified factors are categorized into two main groups: internal factors (e.g., creativity, psychological traits, knowledge) and external factors (e.g., education, environment, government support). The review highlights the critical role of targeted education and personal development in shaping students’ entrepreneurial intentions.

Keywords: Entrepreneurial Readiness, Business School Students, Entrepreneurship Education, Personality and Psychological Factors, Systematic Review.

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