Abstract
The objective of this research was to evaluate how university support and teaching entrepreneurial competencies affect students' entrepreneurial com-petencies. As an empirical test, a sample of 201 software engineering and graphic design students from a university in Northwest Mexico was taken, where it was possible to corroborate three hypotheses. The results suggest that entrepreneurial competencies are influenced by external aspects, where the university can be understood as an open system, but also, as a part of a wider system within the triple helix. This shows that the joint work between the contextual and individual part can benefit the generation of innovation and development for society, especially in a country where there is a lack of R&D, although the practice of entrepreneurship is high. As a result, the uni-versity can play a relevant role when developing entrepreneurial competen-cies to train students to become entrepreneurs through innovation and tech-nology.
Highlights
Entrepreneurship and technology are two aspects that have gone hand in hand
With respect to H1 and H2 in Table 3, it can be seen that both Entrepreneurial Teaching Competencies and University Support are positively associated with the student's entrepreneurial competencies
It is true that concepts like entrepreneurship and technological development were already present since Schumpeter's creative destruction [5], and currently the study on these aspects has been vast (e.g. Ferreira et al [7]; Montiel et al [8]); it has been difficult to promote R&D for many regions, such as Latin America, especially in Mexico, a country that requires a plan to generate innovative entrepreneurs [11]
Summary
Entrepreneurship and technology are two aspects that have gone hand in hand. From a theoretical approach, technology has played a relevant role in the understanding of entrepreneurial education. An emerging paradigm within this research field is the entrepreneurial university, which by combining teaching and research, aims to promote technological innovation [9]; it favors economic development, through its participation in the socalled triple helix (academy, industry and government relations) [10] Under this perspective, the development of entrepreneurs plays a transcendental role, especially in certain regions of the world, as is the case of Latin America, where there are problems to be undertaken through technology. The development of entrepreneurs plays a transcendental role, especially in certain regions of the world, as is the case of Latin America, where there are problems to be undertaken through technology This is in spite of the fact that this region has the highest levels of TEA (Total Early-stage entrepreneurial Activity) since Mexico stands out by placing 17th in the world ranking, according to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor [11]; it is important to point out that within the main weaknesses of this country, is the lack of R&D. Entrepreneurship in this location has been characterized by a lack of competitiveness [12,13] with technology and innovation being its main weaknesses [14]
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