ISSN: 2065-0175 ŒCONOMICA 201 Navigating on The Precursors of Entrepreneurial Inclination Among Students in South Africa Eugine Tafadzwa Maziriri 1 , Ralebitso Kenneth Letshaba 2 , Tafadzwa Clementine Maramura 3 Abstract: In the present contemporary business environment, students are bound to be inclined towards entrepreneurship. Hence, this study explored the impact of perceived family support, perceived desirability and opportunity recognition on entrepreneurial inclination among the students within the Gauteng Province of South Africa. Despite the extended research on entrepreneurship, the significance of determining the precursors of entrepreneurial inclination has largely been overlooked, especially in developing nations of Southern Africa. Hence, the essential goal of this investigation is to fill this void. The study adopted a quantitative approach and a structured questionnaire was used to collect data from 261 students. The collected data was examined using structural equation modeling, exactly by means of the AMOS 25 software. This investigation found that perceived family support; perceived desirability; opportunity recognition positively impacted entrepreneurial inclination in a significant way. The paper gives helpful implications and a couple of recommendations. For example, this investigation extends the information base that exists in the field of entrepreneurship by systematically exploring the impact of perceived family support, perceived desirability and opportunity recognition on entrepreneurial inclination This study stands to add new knowledge to the present body of entrepreneurship and small business management literature in Africa – a setting that is regularly overlooked by academics in developing nations. Keywords: perceived family support; perceived desirability; opportunity recognition; entrepreneurial inclination. JEL Classification: L26 1 PhD graduate, University of the Witwatersrand, Faculty of Commerce Law and Management, School of Economic and Business Sciences, South Africa, Address: 1 Jan Smuts Ave, Johannesburg, 2000, South Africa, Corresponding author: euginemaziriri@gmail.com. 2 Master of Business Administration Graduate, Vaal University of Technology, Faculty of Management Sciences, South Africa, Address: Andries Potgieter Blvd, Vanderbijlpark, 1900, South Africa, E-mail: kletshaba@gmail.com. 3 Research Associate, Department of Governance and Public Administration, University of Fort Hare, South Africa, Address: Bisho, 5601, South Africa, Tel.: +27(0)840429559, E-mail: Tmaramura@gmail.com. AUDŒ, Vol. 15, no. 5/2019, pp. 201-221