The Entrepreneurial Traits as Moderating Variable in the Relationship between Academic Performance and Entrepreneurial Orientation of University Students: A Study in Indonesia Higher Education Context Rivai Harif Amali1, Negara Cempaka K1, Lukito Hendra1 1Faculty of Economics and Business, Department of Management, Universitas Andalas, Indonesia Online published on 2 February, 2019. Abstract Objective This research aimed to exam the role of entrepreneurial traits as moderating variable on relationship between students’ academic performance and entrepreneurial orientation. This research was conducted university students. Analysis The data were drawn from 250 students through survey using questionnaires. There were four universities participated in the survey. The results of survey were analyzed using hierarchical regression analysis to answer the proposed hypotheses. Method Regression Analysis is technique which is used to see the significance of independent variables toward dependent variable. So that, added one variable that indicating interaction. Findings The finding of the research found that students’ academic performance significantly affected on entrepreneurial orientation of the students. Meanwhile, the students entrepreneurial traits significantly influenced on entrepreneurial orientation. Implications of the finding were also discussed in the paper. Result Testing of moderating effect demonstrated that entrepreneurial traits significantly moderated relationship between students’ academic performance and entrepreneurial orientation. Top Keywords Entrepreneurial orientation, entrepreneurial traits, academic performance. Top |