The relationship of entrepreneurial orientation, university characteristics and learning orientation on Malaysia graduate employability

This study aims to examine the relationships between university graduates’ entrepreneurial orientation, university characteristics, and learning orientation and identify whether these variables are significant in influencing graduate employability. This study adopted a quantitative approach, where the sample consisted of 424 respondents among students who graduated between 2015 to 2019 from 20 public universities in Malaysia. Data were collected using a questionnaire distributed using Google Forms. A stratified random sampling method was used to identify the sample. The data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Descriptive statistics analysed the frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation of the data, while correlation and multiple linear regression data analysis were used for inferential statistics. The findings from correlation and multiple regression analysis showed that all three variables, namely university characteristics (B = .486), (t = 10.463, p