| Large-scale emigration of healthcare professionals, including nurses, surgeons, physicians, and other healthcare related workers from Nigeria to North America, was shown in recent studies. The consequences of this problem included the loss of skilled medical personnel and the capacity to deliver quality and efficient health care to its growing population, which in turned led to medical tourism out of Nigeria. This quantitative, correlational study investigated the relationship between six entrepreneurial self- and collective efficacy skills (predictor variables) and entrepreneurial intention (outcome variable), among Nigerian nurses in North America. Further, the study investigated the extent return migration or cultural orientation moderated the correlation between the predictor variables and the outcome variable. Internet based survey was used to collect data from members of the National Association of Nigerian Nurses in North America. Based on the responses received from 73 survey participants, several tests, including multiple regression analysis, t-test and hierarchical linear regression analysis were conducted to test the null and the alternative hypotheses and obtain answers to the research questions. The results of the multiple linear regressions were significant, R2 = .41, F(6, 66) = 7.57, p < .001. The results of the hierarchical regression analysis were also significant, as the moderation effect of return migration or culture orientation was R2 = .20, F(7, 65) = 6.45, p <.001, and the overall effect of the interaction term was R2 change = .12, F change (6, 59) = 2.50, p = .03. The results of the study showed that while the null hypotheses were rejected, the alternative hypotheses were accepted. This research contributed to the theories of self or collective efficacy as they relate to the entrepreneurial intention. It also has contributed to the awareness that many Nigerian nurses, if presented with opportunities, would like to form partnership with their colleagues to pool resources together to do businesses in Nigeria. Future research should focus on the role of Nigerian government on how to effectively draw Nigerian healthcare professionals, including nurses, who are operating in North America, back to Nigeria to help improve Nigeria's healthcare outcome and reduce the incidence of medical tourism out of Nigeria. |
