Abstract
The aim of the article is to present the basic competencies of entrepreneurs in the contemporary market economy and to compare them with the knowledge, skills and attitudes of potential entrepreneurs, i.e. students of technical universities. The research tool used was an original questionnaire. The obtained results were subjected to statistical analysis. The declared intention to run one’s own business was compared to the declared ability to write a business plan. The results of the research presented in the article were compared with the author’s previous study into shaping entrepreneurial attitudes among students. It should be noted that, in engineering faculties, competence in entrepreneurship, management and economics is sometimes considered unnecessary. It seems, however, that the relevant knowledge gained in high school is insufficient. Young people should have a sound understanding of the principles governing the market economy and the mechanisms at work in the labour market. They should have basic legal knowledge, be able to manage and motivate people as well as plan their own business. The results of the presented research make it possible to identify the competence gap and, potentially, create entrepreneurship education programmes for technical universities.
Highlights
Entrepreneurial skills among students are becoming an increasingly important field of theoretical and practical research. [1,2]
Researchers are drawn to the subject not least because of the existing link between entrepreneurial competence and the growth of the national economy
* Corresponding author: malgorzata.rembiasz@put.poznan.pl https://doi.org/10.10 51/matecconf /201929 013011 expressed by the propensity to start and manage a company
Summary
Entrepreneurial skills among students are becoming an increasingly important field of theoretical and practical research. [1,2]. The findings presented are the result of a research project focused on business knowledge among students of technical specialties carried out at the Poznań University of Technology, Faculty of Engineering Management. This particular group was selected because it is precisely the graduates of technical schools that are able to find innovative solutions, develop modern technologies and launch start-ups. Investigating their competencies and entrepreneurial attitudes dovetails with the classical view represented by P. Drucker whereby entrepreneurship is seen as a specific approach to management which involves “adopting innovations that constitute the basis of future business” while “making the best possible use of the available resources” [7]
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