SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMMES AND EMPLOYEE INNOVATIVENESS OF UNIVERSITIES IN RIVERS STATE

Abstract

This study examined the relationship between social entrepreneurship and innovative skill University in Rivers State. The result of the study revealed that entrepreneurship education programmes have a significant relationship with career mindset of business education students. The study also revealed that the dimensions of entrepreneurship education programmes of scalable start-up entrepreneurship, innovation entrepreneurship and social entrepreneurship significantly correlated with career mindset of business education students. The study further showed that team cooperation significantly moderated the influence of the relationship between entrepreneurship education programmes and career mindset of business education students. The study therefore, concluded that entrepreneurship education programmes enhances career mindset of business education students of universities in Rivers State. It was recommended that universities should initiate entrepreneurship education programmes in order to create and enhance career mindset of business education students and others in universities.