Assessment Of The Factors Influencing Self Employment Perception And Attitude Among Graduate In Tanzania: A Case Of The University Of Dodoma (Udom) - Tanzania

ABSTRACT

The study assesses the factors influencing self employment perceptions and

attitudes among graduate in Tanzania using the University of Dodoma as the case.

It assumes that students’ perceptions and attitudes toward self employment

influence their practices toward being employed or self-employed. Thus, the study

aimed on assessing the factors influencing self employment perceptions and

attitudes.

Literatures show that, graduates were interested to be employed on large firms.

On the other hand, students with experience of self employment show more

preference be involved on self employment. The role of family background,

degree program, peer groups, socio demographic characteristics was little covered

in the literature. Therefore, a survey was conducted in the University of Dodoma

to assess these factors.

The study was conducted at the University of Dodoma. A total of 98 students

were surveyed. Simple random sampling was adopted to select students to be

included in the study. Chi-square test was performed to assess the factors

influencing self employment perceptions and attitudes.

Analysis from chi-square shows that the influence of peer groups and sex of the

respondents toward self employment perceptions and attitudes was statistically

significant. The study concluded that, peer groups and sex of the respondents are

the major factor influencing self employment perceptions and attitudes. Owing to

the influence of peer groups in enhancing self employment perceptions and

attitudes, establishing self employments clubs in the universities will help to

increase self employment perceptions and attitudes among graduates in Tanzania.