Article 2022

Not everyone is an entrepreneur, but entrepreneurs are everywhere

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Casanovas, Laura Vall Llosera
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de Castro Vila, Rodolfo
International Journal of Knowledge and Learning
Journal · Vol. 15 · Issue 1 · pp. 35-48
Abstract

As entrepreneurship drives economic development, researchers and governments are becoming increasingly interested in the fundamental role higher education might play in fostering entrepreneurial behaviour. Using a multiple correspondence analysis, three types of entrepreneur competency profiles related to gender, study path, scopes of talent and areas of study were obtained. The results show that entrepreneurial skills are transferable and can be found everywhere. These findings can be used as a basis for useful recommendations to develop more effective policies which can improve competences and better prepare future professionals. © © 2022 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.

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entrepreneurship talent Competence Profiles Compulsory studies

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Research Group on Statistics, Universitat de Girona, Girona, Girona, Spain
Process, Universitat de Girona, Girona, Girona, Spain
Funding & Acknowledgements
European Social Fund, ESF
A sample of 400 individuals from around Catalonia were analysed. The individuals had taken part in the singular talent project 2016, funded by the public employment service of Catalonia (SOC) and the European social fund, under the special projects for youth employment initiative. All were unemployed young people with university or vocational training degrees searching for work. The aim of the singular talent project was to obtain a 6-month work contract for each participant, so in order to facilitate the job placement process, a competence analysis was carried out for each individual.
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