International Journal of Research Studies in Management
CollabWritive Special Issue
2025 Volume 13 Issue 7
Available Online: 16 November 2025
Author/s:
Galay-Mangsat, Manilyn A.
Divine Word College of Calapan, Philippines (manilyn.galay@deped.gov.ph)
Abstract:
Entrepreneurship is considered an essential component of economic growth, innovation, and job creation, providing various benefits for individuals, especially students, who can use it to pursue self-employment and personal fulfillment. However, despite its potential, challenges in business initiatives persist, hindering the achievement of entrepreneurial goals. Thus, using a correlational design and 293 senior high school business students from public schools, this study aimed to test the effects of demographic profile on environmental factors (desirability and feasibility) and on entrepreneurial intention. The study found no significant relationship between demographic profiles and environmental factors. This suggests that students’ willingness to start a business is not dependent on their demographic characteristics. However, the results revealed a positive correlation between entrepreneurial intention and students’ desirability, leading to the rejection of the null hypothesis; in contrast, feasibility showed no significant effect on students’ entrepreneurial intention. Thus, desirability plays a more substantial role in shaping entrepreneurial intention than feasibility, highlighting the importance of motivating and inspiring students to establish and run their own business. The study also proposes a strategic management plan to encourage student entrepreneurial activities, emphasizing the importance of fostering an entrepreneurial mindset. Thus, the findings have implications for entrepreneurship education and policy, highlighting the need to foster students’ desire to start a business and to provide opportunities to develop their entrepreneurial skills. The researcher recommends that the strand coordinators and teachers continue to provide students with the necessary skills and knowledge to start and run a business, including business planning, financial management, and marketing.
Keywords: business-minded, business planning, entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial skills, public schools
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5861/ijrsm.2025.25105
Cite this article:
Galay-Mangsat, M. A. (2025). Determinants of environmental factors and their effect on the entrepreneurial intention of senior high school students: A basis for a strategic management plan. International Journal of Research Studies in Management, 13(7), 125-132. https://doi.org/10.5861/ijrsm.2025.25105