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Contemporary Entrepreneurship argument discovered the importance and the positive influence of autonomous orientation as one of the Entrepreneurial orientations (EO) towards organizational performance and profitability. However, discussion of autonomous orientation in the context of individuals such as entrepreneurs behavioral change influence still silent, especially in the context of ex-juvenile entrepreneurs that can give an insight into the Entrepreneurship body of knowledge. Therefore, the purposes of this research are to understand the role of autonomous orientation behaviors as one of the Individual Entrepreneurial Orientations (IEO) towards the delinquent behavioral change of ex-juvenile entrepreneurs. This study forms the EO autonomous orientation behaviors influence towards ex-juvenile delinquent behavioral change through qualitative single case study, the study employed thematic analyses and NVivo 12 Pro computer software to organize the empirical data obtained through an in-depth interviews 10 cases of ex-juvenile entrepreneurs who are operating entrepreneurial activities in Katsina state, Nigeria. This study argues that entrepreneurial orientation influence towards delinquent behavioral change. The study found that ex-juvenile entrepreneurs are autonomous and more importantly autonomous orientation behaviors has a positive influence on ex-juvenile entrepreneurs’ delinquent behavioral change. This finding provides a fresh knowledge about the IEO potential in the entrepreneur self-development and understanding into the entrepreneurship and to policymakers. Lastly, we conclude some implications for future research to expand the research (Theoretically, Conceptually and Empirically) of the IEO autonomous orientation behaviors among individuals’ behavioral changes particularly, delinquent populace behavioral change in entrepreneurship context. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences Vol. 1 0 , No. 6, June, 2020, E-ISSN: 2222-6990 © 2020 HRMARS 166

Autonomous Orientation and Delinquent Behavioral Change: A Case Study of Ex-Juvenile Entrepreneurs in Katsina State, Nigeria