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In the research of Erich et al. (2009) discussed that it is a complex process for students make a decision on their future occupational. There are many literatures on entrepreneurial intent concentrate on personal related perspective but less discussed for the external circumstances that might influence students' career choice to start up a business. They suggest in the future research, besides the regional infrastructure and education for university students; students' social networks (friends and family) should be included in the discussion. By including the students' social network factors, the transition process from the entrepreneurial intent to factual entrepreneurship is worth to examine.

Family

Family is 'the oxygen that feeds the fire of entrepreneurship' (Ragoff and Heck, 2003). In the recent study, there are more researchers focused on how a new venture might spring from a family relationship, where people are part of the social networks of social relations and 'do not decide to start a business in a vaccum'. Family effect on the new venture creation decision is potentially wide-ranging in both positive and negative ways. Fewer start up resources available from the family may be the negative influences and become the barrier to entry business (Aldrich and Cliff, 2003).

More specific implications of the family on the new venture creation decision are discussed. There are many complex and intertwining motivations for creating a new venture and family is one of the possible considerations. The findings of Kirkwood (2006) also show that parents are a source of stimulation for many entrepreneurs to make the start up business decision. The participants of the research said they were influenced by their parents within a family where entrepreneurship occurred. The family business background gave the participants an early view of involving in entrepreneurship (Kirkwood, 2006).

There are many studies stated that the entrepreneurial traits in new venture are centered in the influences of genes, family, education and career experience (Timmons, 1999 and Dollinger, 1995). Family businesses play an important role in all over the world. According to Gersick et al. (1997), he estimated that there are over two-thirds of the family businesses in all over the world. Flintoff (2002) also said there are more than 80 per cent of family businesses in Europe and United State. It is important that family business can innovate and pursue entrepreneurial activities aggressively to increase the distinctiveness of the products and therefore, to enhance the profitability and growth (Zahra, 2003).

Filion (1994) discussed that the university students will have a greater exposure to more entrepreneurial role models; students may have a positive view of the entrepreneurship in society and students may have been exposed to entrepreneurial practices through their own personal and family networks, also in the external environment. In the research of Wang and Wong (2004), the study discussed that education level; gender and family business experience is significant factors to explain the entrepreneurial inte本论文由英语论文网提供整理，提供论文代写，英语论文代写，代写论文，代写英语论文，代写留学生论文，代写英文论文，留学生论文代写相关核心关键词搜索。