IBIMA Publishing Journal of Southeast Asian Research http://www.ibimapublishing.com/journals/JSAR/jsar.html Vol. 2013 (2013), Article ID 202871, 9 pages DOI: 10.5171/2013.202871 _____________ Cite this Article as: Nurhidayah Nasharudin, Norliya Ahmad Kassim and Nor Famiza Tarsik (2013), “Entrepreneurial Intention in Doing Information- Related Business and Comparison on Gender, Family, Discipline of Study and Family Income,” Journal of Southeast Asian Research, Vol. 2013 (2013), Article ID 202871, DOI: 10.5171/2013.202871 Research Article Entrepreneurial Intention in Doing Information- Related Business and Comparison on Gender, Family, Discipline of Study and Family Income Nurhidayah Nasharudin, Norliya Ahmad Kassim and Nor Famiza Tarsik Faculty of Information Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Selangor, Malaysia Correspondence should be addressed to: Nurhidayah Nasharudin; nurhidayah204@kelantan.uitm.edu.my Received 12 January 2013; Accepted 12 June 2013; Published 30 October 2013 Academic Editor: Maria Grosu Copyright © 2013 Nurhidayah Nasharudin, Norliya Ahmad Kassim and Nor Famiza Tarsik. Distributed under Creative Commons CC-BY 3.0 Abstract The objective of this study is to identify the level of students’ entrepreneurial intention in doing information-related business and to compare the entrepreneurial intention between gender, role of family background, discipline of study and family income. Using a quantitative approach of study, questionnaires were distributed randomly to 175 postgraduate students of Faculty of Information Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia. The finding revealed that students were quite positive towards their intention in doing information-related business. The mean score was highest for I will make every effort to start and run my own information-related business (mean=3.32) followed by If I had the opportunity and resources, I’d like to start an information- related business (3.29). However there was no evidence of difference regarding entrepreneurial intention between gender, role of family background, discipline of study and family income. The finding of this study will be useful to the management of Faculty of Information Management, other academic institutions and educators to design the entrepreneurship course for university students. Keywords: Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial intention, information-related business, family background, discipline of study, family income. Introduction Entrepreneurship is highly regarded as one of the most significant factors that contribute to the nation’s economic development, growth and prosperity. A profession in entrepreneurship offers significant opportunities for individuals to achieve wealth and profit by contributing to job creation, innovation, novelty and economic growth. This may also help in solving unemployment problems particularly among graduates. With the present current economic situation, graduates are encouraged to be involved in entrepreneurship. Every year, universities are producing an increase number of graduates and they faced competition for jobs in the graduate labor market. Today’s students are tomorrow’s potential