Measuring Student's Entrepreneurship Profile By Using PEC Instrument (A Case Study In Politeknik Manufaktur Bandung)

Achmad Muhammad,Dede Sujana

doi:10.31940/jbk.v14i3.1163

Abstract

Entrepreneurship is a characteristic that can be observed in the actions of a person or institution. Entrepreneurship includes a range of behaviors, skills and traits that support the development of innovation and creativity. Someone who always works better and is different from others, so that person is an entrepreneur. This research is a preliminary research that aims to produce the profile of entrepreneurial competence of Polman students in Bandung. From the profile of entrepreneurial competence, students are expected to formulate patterns of entrepreneurship development in Polman Bandung. The research method used is descriptive method, with ex post facto research type and survey data collection method through questionnaire. The instrument used in this study was adapted from the Personal Entrepreneurial Competencies (PEC) developed by McClelland with McBer and Co. The results of the study were processed with descriptive analysis statistics. The conclusion of the study shows that the profile dimensions of entrepreneurial competence and the average total score of Personal Entrepreneurial Competencies (PEC) Polman Bandung students are categorized as medium criteria, which means that each individual has competence in entrepreneurship, although the level still needs to be improved.

Highlights

The aim of Higher Education in Constitution number 12 of 2012 is to be a man with faith and fear to God Almighty noble, healthy, knowledgeable, capable, creative, independent, skilled, competent, and cultured for the benefit of the nation
In order to improve learning achievement, MKDU is added with English, Entrepreneurship, and courses that encourage the development of other characters, both integrated and individual (Undang-Undang Republik Indonesia Nomor 12 tentang Pendidikan Tinggi 2012, 2012)
Profile dimensions of entrepreneurial competencies of Polman students are in the 'medium' criteria

Summary

INTRODUCTION

The aim of Higher Education in Constitution number 12 of 2012 is to be a man with faith and fear to God Almighty noble, healthy, knowledgeable, capable, creative, independent, skilled, competent, and cultured for the benefit of the nation. Power Cluster 1) Persuasion and networking 2) Self-confidence Makhura (cited in Ruangkrit and Thechatakerng, 2015) mentioned, competencies related to entrepreneurial skills are: 1) Proactiveness 1) Initiative 2) Assertiveness 2) Achievement Oritentation 1) Seeing And Acting On Oppotunities 2) Efficiency Orientation 3) Concern Fot High Quality Of Work 4) Systematic Planning 3) Commitment To Other 1) Commitment To Work Contrak 2) Recognition Of The Importance Of Business Relationships. In 1985, McClelland with McBer & Co (cited in Fajar, 2013), had developed a measuring instrument to measure the personal entrepreneurial competencies (PEC) This competencies are : 1) Initiative 2) Sees and acts on opportunities 3) Persistence 4) Information seeking 5) Concern for high quality of work 6) Commitment to work contract 7) Efficiency orientation 8) Systematic planning 9) Problem solving 10) Self confidence 11) Assertiveness 12) Persuasion 13) Use of influence strategies. (i) For PEC total score interval (ii) For Dimension score interval the interval of the assessment criteria is as follows:

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