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provided reflections on factors affecting entrepreneurial intentions and the results might be outline base information for productive and efficient entrepreneurship. The researcher also benefits from the study in a way that it provides supplementary data; information’s about the entrepreneurial intentions of college student while pursuing the degree. Lastly, result of this study may be beneficial to future researchers who would like to study further using related studies and programs on the said concern. d) Scope and Limitation of the Study The study focused mainly on entrepreneurial intention of college students in Davao del Sur State College (DSSC) formerly known as a Southern Philippines Agri-Business and Marine and Aquatic School of Technology (SPAMAST Digos Campus). Further, this study was limited to business students, such as BSED-TLE, BSAIS and BSAB. II. R eview of R elated L iterature a) Entrepreneurial Intention This study explored the relationship between individual differences and behavioral intentions toward entrepreneurial careers, defined here as owning one's own business. Particular interest was a recent innovation in the individual difference literature the proactive personality scale. Using a sample of 100 college students, entrepreneurial intentions were found to be significantly associated with gender, education. Having an entrepreneurial parent, and possessing a proactive personality. The strongest association was found between entrepreneurial intentions and the proactive personality scale. Hierarchical regression analysis showed that pro-activity explained significant incremental variance in entrepreneurial intentions above and beyond that explained by the other variables. In a review of trends in the entrepreneurship literature, identified eight themes characterizing the major issues of entrepreneurship (Gartner, 2011). One of these themes focused on the entrepreneur as an individual, and the notion that entrepreneurship involves individuals with unique personality characteristics and abilities. Within this domain of research, five attributes have consistently been found to co vary with entrepreneurship, need for achievement, locus of control, risk-taking propensity, tolerance for ambiguity, and behavior. The current study compares two intention- based models in terms of their ability to predict entrepreneurial intentions. Ajzen argues that intentions in general depend on perceptions of personal attractiveness, social norms, and feasibility. Shapero argues that entrepreneurial intentions depend on perceptions of personal desirability, feasibility, and propensity to act. We employed a competing model approach, comparing regression analyses results for the two models. We tested for overall statistical fit and how well the results supported each component of the models. The sample consisted of student subjects facing imminent career decisions. Results offered strong statistical support for both models. (1) Intentions are the single best predictor of any planned behaviour, including entrepreneurship. Understanding the antecedents of intentions increases our understanding of the intended behaviour. Attitudes influence behaviour by their impact on intentions. Intentions and attitudes depend on the situation and person. Accordingly, intentions models will predict behaviour better than either individual or situational variables. Predictive power is critical to better post hoc explanations of entrepreneurial behaviour; intentions models provide superior predictive validity. (2) Personal and situational variables typically have an indirect influence on entrepreneurship through influencing key attitudes and general motivation to act. For instance, role models will affect entrepreneurial intentions only if they change attitudes and beliefs such as perceived self-efficacy. Intention-based models describe how exogenous influences change intentions and, ultimately, venture creation. (3) The versatility and robustness of intention models support the broader use of comprehensive, theory-driven, testable process models in entrepreneurship research (MacMillan and Katz, 2010). Intentional behaviour helps explain and model why many entrepreneurs decide to start a business long before they scan for opportunities. Understanding intentions helps researchers and theoreticians to understand related phenomena. These include: what triggers opportunity scanning, the sources of ideas for a business venture, and how the venture ultimately becomes a reality. Intention models can describe how entrepreneurial training moulds intentions in subsequent venture creation. Past research has extensively explored aspects of new venture plans once written. Intentionality argues instead that we study the planning process itself for determinants of venturing behaviour. We can apply intentions models to other strategic decisions such as the decision to grow or exit a business. Researchers can model the intentions of critical stakeholders in the venture, such as venture capitalists' intentions toward investing in a given company. Finally, management researchers can explore the overlaps between venture formation intentions and venture opportunity identification. Entrepreneurs themselves should benefit from a better understanding of their own motives (Engle, 2010). The opportunity to understand why they made certain choices in their vision of the new venture intentions base models provide practical insights to any planned behaviour. This allows us to better encourage the identification of personally-viable, personally- credible opportunities. Teachers, consultants, advisors, and entrepreneurs should benefit from a better general Entrepreneurial Intention of Business Students in Davao Del Sur State College 22 Global Journal of Management and Business Research Volume XXII Issue VII Version I Year 2022 ( ) A © 2022 Global Journals