• DocumentCode
    134146
  • Title

    Selection the way to start business based on social media features

  • Author

    Hatammimi, Jurry ; Sharif, Osa Omar

  • Author_Institution
    Fac. of Econ. & Bus., Telkom Univ., Bandung, Indonesia
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    27-29 May 2014
  • Firstpage
    371
  • Lastpage
    376
  • Abstract
    Entrepreneurship intention from college student nowadays is increasing. The development of Information and Communication Technology such as social media which widely followed by college students has the potential to support that intention. This research examined selection the way to start business based on social media features at Telkom University student. The results showed that the students are divided into two groups, students who understand social media features in accordance with their perceptions (Group One) and students who understand that social media features in very accordance with their perceptions (Group Two). Students more interested in pioneering new business as a way to start a business rather than franchise. By using MANOVA, this research found a relation between way to start business with social media features known. Student of Group Two had a higher confidence in selecting the way to start business compared with Group One. This research also found that the most frequently used social media by students, either Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or Path does not affect the way to start their business later.
  • Keywords
    electronic commerce; franchising; social networking (online); Facebook; Instagram; MANOVA; Path; Telkom University students; Twitter; entrepreneurship intention; franchise; information and communication technology; social media features; Companies; Educational institutions; Facebook; Innovation management; Media; Franchise; Pioneering New Business; Social Media;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Technology Management and Emerging Technologies (ISTMET), 2014 International Symposium on
  • Conference_Location
    Bandung
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4799-3703-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ISTMET.2014.6936537
  • Filename
    6936537