Pengaruh Pengetahuan Kewirausahaan dan Attitude Towards Entrepreneurship terhadap Intensi Berwirausaha Siswa SMK Negeri 9 Wajo

Abstract

The high open unemployment rate among Vocational High School (SMK) graduates indicates that many graduates remain inadequately prepared to compete in the labor market or pursue self-employment by creating their own business opportunities. Strengthening students’ entrepreneurial intention is therefore essential, particularly through the development of entrepreneurial knowledge and positive attitudes toward entrepreneurship. This study aims to examine the effects of entrepreneurial knowledge and attitude toward entrepreneurship on the entrepreneurial intention of students at SMK Negeri 9 Wajo. A quantitative approach with an associative research design was employed. The study population comprised 255 students, from which 73 respondents were selected using the Taro Yamane formula and a stratified random sampling technique. Data were collected through a questionnaire using a five-point Likert scale and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistical techniques with the assistance of SPSS. The findings reveal that entrepreneurial knowledge has a positive and significant effect on students’ entrepreneurial intention. Similarly, attitude toward entrepreneurship has a positive and significant effect on entrepreneurial intention. Furthermore, entrepreneurial knowledge and attitude toward entrepreneurship simultaneously exert a significant effect on the entrepreneurial intention of students at SMK Negeri 9 Wajo. These findings suggest that strengthening entrepreneurial knowledge and fostering positive attitudes toward entrepreneurship are important strategies for enhancing entrepreneurial intention among vocational high school students.