Measuring Entrepreneurial Orientation of University Students

Autor/inn/en	Taatila, Vesa; Down, Samuel
Titel	Measuring Entrepreneurial Orientation of University Students
Quelle	In: Education & Training, 54 (2012) 8-9, S.744-760 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0040-0912
Schlagwörter	Entrepreneurship; College Students; Measurement Objectives; Measurement Techniques; Student Surveys; Intellectual Disciplines; Prior Learning; Vocational Interests; Individual Differences; Student Interests; Questionnaires; Predictor Variables; Interest Inventories; Student Educational Objectives; Foreign Countries; Alignment (Education); Finland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Unternehmungsgeist; Collegestudent; Messtechnik; Schülerbefragung; Geisteswissenschaften; Vorkenntnisse; Berufsinteresse; Individueller Unterschied; Studieninteresse; Fragebogen; Prädiktor; Interest profile; Interessenprofil; Ausland; Finnland
Abstract	Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to discuss the measurement of entrepreneurial orientation (EO) in the student population of different academic programmes, in order to enhance entrepreneurship-related procedures within universities. Design/methodology/approach: A survey-based tool for measuring EO is presented and used in one university. The answers are explored using statistical methods. Findings: The results show that the survey provides the user with adequate data about EO within student groups. They also demonstrate that while entrepreneurial desire differs between academic programmes, actual EO results do not. Practical implications: In the paper it is suggested that the new information can be used for developing entrepreneurial courses as well as student selection procedures. Some modifications for the survey, as well as initiation of a wider research programme, are also proposed. Originality/value: The paper uses a traditional survey for EO in a novel setting, amongst university students. The results create new interesting knowledge about the differences and similarities of the students of different academic programmes. (Contains 9 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10