Paper Title
ENTREPRENEURIAL INTENTIONS AMONG VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES: THE IMPACT OF SUBJECTIVE NORM, PERCEIVED DESIRABILITY, AND PERCEIVED FEASIBILITY

Abstract
This research addresses the significant issue of unemployment among vocational school graduates in Indonesia, as well as the low level of entrepreneurship among them. While previous studies have predominantly focused on the entrepreneurial intentions of high school and university students, there’s a gap in understanding the entrepreneurial intentions of vocational school graduates. To bridge this gap, this research aims to explore the factors influencing entrepreneurial intentions among vocational school graduates through subjective norm, perceived desirability, and perceived feasibility. Quantitative data were collected via an online survey administered to 305 vocational school graduates and data analysis was conducted using the Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) technique. The results reveal significant positive relationship between subjective norm and perceived desirability, perceived feasibility, and entrepreneurial intention. Furthermore, perceived desirability and perceived feasibility exhibit positive and significant relationships with entrepreneurial intention. These findings provide important implications for practitioners and policymakers to design targeted entrepreneurship programs that enhance graduates’ desirability for entrepreneurship and to provide direct support, such as financial assistance. Keywords - Entrepreneurship, vocational high school, graduates, SEM-PLS.