Development Of Entrepreneurial Potential Research Articles

Assessment of Entrepreneurial Potential in the Training of a New Generation of Change Agents in Spain

The development of entrepreneurial potential in the training of school-age pupils is relevant for carrying out projects of an innovative and transformative nature. Entrepreneurial training is enacted through Spanish educational regulations, in relation to the development of the key entrepreneurial competence. Thus, a training programme in entrepreneurial potential for school-age students, who are considered as agents of change, was evaluated under the approach of “enterprise education pedagogy”. For this purpose, an experimental research study, pre-test and post-test, with a control and experimental group, was designed. The sample consisted of 1036 participants from eight autonomous communities in Spain. The data analysis was carried out by means of a t-test to compare the mean before and after the application of the programme on the total number of participants, as well as on the subgroups with and without entrepreneurial intentions. The results show that the PEIEO programme had a positive effect on entrepreneurial potential. The experimental group, compared to the control group, significantly increased their total score in the t-test, as well as for each dimension of entrepreneurial potential. Similarly, the participants considered to have entrepreneurial intentions further increased their entrepreneurial potential compared to the group considered to have no entrepreneurial intentions. Consequently, the results indicate that entrepreneurship education, in a holistic sense, has a relevant impact on entrepreneurial potential in a programme aimed at training agents of change.

Three explanations for the development of adolescents’ entrepreneurial potential

This study examines the development of adolescents’ entrepreneurial potential. Our findings confirm the findings of previous research that family background has an impact on the development of entrepreneurial potential. At the same time, our findings indicate that the entrepreneurial potential of young people also develops in hobbies. This opens interesting new directions, especially for entrepreneurship education research. The target group of this quantitative study is Finnish ninth graders aged 15–16 (N = 10,979). We have used linear regression analysis to examine the three factors behind the development of adolescents’ individual entrepreneurial potential: school, leisure time activities, and entrepreneurial family environment. The young people's time is divided between these factors. Hence, this setting is interesting from the point of view of developing entrepreneurial potential. While school, family background and leisure time activities separately seem to play a role in the development of entrepreneurial potential, their relative importance has not been studied. In this article, we bring these three factors together in the same model to test their explanatory value for entrepreneurial potential.

Exploring the relevance of Igbo Traditional Business School in the development of entrepreneurial potential and intention in Nigeria

ABSTRACT This study extends the literature on the relevance of the Igbo Traditional Business School (ITBS) in building entrepreneurial potential and intention in an emerging African economy – Nigeria. Two key questions motivated the study: does the ITBS influence entrepreneurial potential and intention, and does entrepreneurial potential influence intention? Data were gathered from a purposive sample of 122 actual micro-entrepreneurs (welders) who passed through the ITBS. The results, based on Multiple Regression Analysis (MRA) in SPSS 23.0, suggest that the ITBS positively and significantly influences entrepreneurial potential and intention, and that perceived desirability, perceived feasibility and propensity to act are significant predictors of entrepreneurial intention. We recommend the formulation of policies to regulate and support the operations of ITBS and, that mentors under the ITBS should aim at inculcating skills that drive desirability, feasibility, propensity to act and entrepreneurial intention in the mentees, with emphasis on the advantages of owning an enterprise.

Предпринимательский потенциал и возможности его активизации у студентов управления персоналом в образовательной программе вуза

The main goal of the modern strategy of professional education is the formation of a competent specialist, competitive and ready for potential development and self-realization in society. Entrepreneurial potential is a set of diff erent abilities (updated and reserve), knowledge, skills and abilities of a person, allowing to adequately interact with the ever-changing organizational and economic environment. The article reveals the essence of entrepreneurial potential, analyzes its constituent elements, presents the structure. Ways of formation of professionally important qualities and competences for development of entrepreneurial potential of students within improvement of educational programs and educational process at University are indicated.

Differences between adaptors and innovators in the context of entrepreneurial potential dimensions

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the differences between adaptive behaviour and innovative behaviour of individuals according to Kirton adaptation-innovation (KAI) model and determine how these differences impact entrepreneurial potential dimensions. Research sample consisted of student population from three countries: Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina (EU candidate countries) and Belgium (EU country). Research results will be valuable for the development of entrepreneurship in EU candidate countries. Data were collected from a sample of 1,008 university students from these three countries. KAI inventory, questionnaire on entrepreneurial traits (QET) and the scale of entrepreneurial potential (SEP) were used to obtain data. The canonical discriminant analysis determined differences and structure of differences between the adaptive and innovative persons, described by KAI model and their scores on the dimensions of the entrepreneurial traits model, as well as on entrepreneurial potential model.Design/methodology/approachIn this study, the first research question concentrates on the existence of differences among students from Bosnia, Serbia and Belgium with regard to the dominant style of problem-solving according to KAI model to determine whether students from EU countries and non-EU countries differ in regard to problem-solving style. Second research question is the existence of differences in the development of entrepreneurial potential by EQT and SEP among student adaptors and student innovators according to KAI model to investigate to what extent the dominant style of solving problem contributes to differences in the development of entrepreneurial potential among students.FindingsThe research has confirmed the existence of significant differences between the adaptors and innovators described by the KAI model in terms of developed characteristics of entrepreneurial potential in the student population. Results of the research prove that young innovators possess to a greater extent developed key characteristics important for entrepreneurship, as well as intellectual and organizational skills, motivational factors and social capacity, self-confidence and constitutional factors. This research also revealed key differences among students with regard to the country of origin.Practical implicationsThe practical implications of the research are reflected in the creation of the initial guidelines and structural support for the promotion of entrepreneurial potential in young people, where it can be concluded that it is particularly important to encourage innovation and creative approach to problem-solving, but also awareness of young individuals and development of their knowledge of entrepreneurship.Originality/valueThe main objective of this research was the examination of differences between students who belong to the category of adaptors and students innovators according to the KAI model (Kirton, 1976, 1998, 2003), with regard to the researched dimensions of entrepreneurial potential, to explicitly as possible identify differences in personal characteristics of young people who are predisposed for entrepreneurship and those who are not. Young innovators and adaptors significantly differ according to the researched dimensions of the EQT and SEP models of entrepreneurial potential and young innovators possess more developed entrepreneurial potential than adaptors.

The development of entrepreneurial potential among higher education students

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to increase the understanding of how entrepreneurial potential is developed among young people. Changes in individuals’ entrepreneurial intentions and the antecedents of intentions are investigated, as well as the impact of entrepreneurship education on the changes. Design/methodology/approach – Ajzen’s Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) is applied. Longitudinal data from 197 HE students, in their first and third year of studies, is examined using path analysis. Findings – Overall the entrepreneurial intentions of HE students decreased over time. Intentions decreased particularly for those with high initial level of intentions, whereas the group with increasing intentions rose from low to neutral level of intentions. Changes in attitudes and perceived behavioral control have a significant positive impact. Versatile entrepreneurship courses have direct effect on changes in attitudes. Changes in attitudes have a dual role, as they influence change in both intentions and perceived behavioral control. The developed model explains 19 percent of the variance among women and 28 percent among men, suggesting gender differences in development of intentions. Research limitations/implications – Only one way of developing entrepreneurial potential in young people (i.e. education) is covered. The empirical sample is limited to one university. Practical implications – The results suggest versatile methods of entrepreneurship education are more effective in developing intentions than perhaps purely active modes. Gender differences should be considered when designing interventions to foster entrepreneurial potential. Originality/value – The research confirms with longitudinal individual-level data the applicability of TPB on entrepreneurial intentions and demonstrates the mediated impact of versatile entrepreneurship courses on changes in intentions.

Формирование и развитие предпринимательского потенциала организаций сферы культуры: факторы и ограничения

The article examines the factors limiting development of entrepreneurial potential of socio-cultural organizations of different types. The possible risks of production and promotion of cultural products on the system B2C and B2B are presented.

Development of entrepreneurial potential among undergraduates of a private university in Nigeria

Based on the theory of planned behaviour, the present article examines the development of entrepreneurial potential among the undergraduates of a private university in north-central Nigeria. A total of 250 randomly selected undergraduates from various departments participated in a survey at the university. The findings revealed that the overwhelming proportions of the respondents expressed their talents with an interest in entrepreneurship. Self-employment in the informal economy was the next plan of more than half of the respondents. Several factors such as ethnicity, level of education, self-expression, and interest in entrepreneurship influenced the expression of talents and desire for entrepreneurship. It is concluded that investment in higher education with interest in entrepreneurship will enhance the development of entrepreneurial potential among graduates in Nigeria. This suggests the need for relevant strategies including self-help, innovative behavior, and government-university-industry interaction for the development of entrepreneurship in Nigeria.

Development of Entrepreneurial Potential of Students through System of Professional Education

In the paper the results of scientific-theoretical research about influence of professional education on development of enterprise potential of young people are presented. In the conditions of performance of a strategic task to increase a share of small and medium business in Kazakhstan till 2020 year the important role its realization undoubtedly belongs to an education system. The researches of foreign scientists show that the system of professional education has a big importance on formation of business potential of students. Besides modern requirements of a labor market set a task for the graduates to have the knowledge and skills in the business sphere. The development of business potential of the student during training will lead to increase of its competitiveness in the market. The opinions of experts on existing problems in the course of training from the point of view of their focus on development at students of enterprise qualities are analyzed. The results of applied research of entrepreneurial orientation of students prove the existence by students the positive relation to business and desire to develop enterprise potential during study. Also, in the paper the main directions of improvement of system of formation and development of enterprise potential of students are formulated.

Analiza potencjału przedsiębiorczego województwa podkarpackiego

The article is concerned with one of the fundamental aspects of economic systems developmentin European integration and globalization contexts. It deals with the development ofentrepreneurial potential in the Podkarpackie region. To explain the course of this process theauthor uses a model of entrepreneurial analysis that includes four levels: individual entrepreneurship,community entrepreneurship, organizational entrepreneurship and economy entrepreneurship.In the description of all these levels a measurement methodology is suggested.It is also important that the evaluation of entrepreneurial potential takes place on the mobilecapital market. Territories (countries, regions, etc.), that offer better opportunities to develophave a greater chance of attracting mobile capital. Consequently, they can accelerate the developmentprocesses. Of course, administrative units that do not achieve economic and socialprogress do not attract external capital, and they cannot come out from stagnation despite theequalization mechanism both at domestic and European Union level.On the base of this consideration the author analyzes the situation in the Podkarpackie voivodshipin the terms of development opportunities in both the context of global and Europeanintegration. He attempts to specify the development potential in the area of entrepreneurialgrowth by using his proposal of models. To achieve this goal he uses statistical data and theresults of a questionnaire that he himself conducted. Clearly, the article is not a complete diagnosisof the situation in the region as this would require a far more comprehensive publicationand more in-depth research. This means that the rate of potential growth in the article are notcomprehensive, and they may demand supplementation. Nevertheless, they can be used toformulate some useful conclusions and judge the situation accordingly.