THE INFLUENCE OF INTERNAL LOCUS OF CONTROL, RISK TAKING PROPENSITY, NEED OF ACHIEVEMENT, PERSONALITY, ENTREPRENEURIAL EDUCATION, AND SOCIAL SUPPORT ON ENTREPRENEURIAL DECISION IN THE FURNITURE INDUSTRY

Abstract

This study aimed to analyze the influence of internal locus of control, risk-taking propensity, need of achievement, personality, entrepreneurial education, and social support on entrepreneurial decision-making in the furniture industry in Indonesia. The respondents in this study consisted of individuals who decided to pursue entrepreneurship in the furniture industry, total 162 respondents. The research method was quantitative, and the sampling technique was random sampling. The software utilized for data analysis was SPSS 26 with logistic regression analysis. The results of this study indicate that, partially, internal locus of control, need of achievement personality, and social support had a positive and significant influence, while risk-taking propensity and entrepreneurial education had negative and significant influence. Simultaneously, internal locus of control, risk-taking propensity, need of achievement, personality, entrepreneurial education, and social support collectively influence the decision to engage in entrepreneurship. Data processing was carried out using IBM SPSS Statistics. Based on coefficient of determination test, the independent variables consisting of internal locus of control, risk-taking propensity, need of achievement personality, entrepreneurial education, and social support accounted for 75.5% of the variation in the dependent variable (the decision to engage in entrepreneurship), while the remaining 24.5% was influenced by other variables outside this study.