Author(s): Dedi Purwana, Andi Muhammad Sadat, Agus Wibowo
This research is a comparative study on entrepreneurial intentions of tertiary students in Jakarta, Indonesia and Tainan, Taiwan. A total of 459 respondents were chosen, 306 (Jakarta) and 153 (Tainan) respectively. The research hypothesis was built on the variables of Theory of Planned Behavior: Attitude toward behavior, Perceived behavioral control, and Subjective norm that were directly related to entrepreneurial intention. The analysis was carried out by Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The results of the two groups of respondents showed that attitude toward behaviour and perceived behavioural control significantly influence entrepreneurial intention, while subjective norm is insignificant. In general there is no difference between the two sample groups, but for students in Jakarta indicators such as to be your own boss, can be able to choose your own work tasks, have the power to make decisions, have authority and for me, being self-employed would be very easy, are considered important. Some discussions and research implications are also presented in this report.