It has been widely accepted that in today's society outstanding professional knowledge in one's own specific discipline is no longer sufficient for a successful career. It is increasingly important to enhance more generic abilities in individuals so they can apply their knowledge in real-world environments characterized by change, complexity and uncertainty. This has been addressed by sharing the importance of the development of metacompetencies in students studying engineering, allowing them to operate effectively, fostering entrepreneurship and employability. This can be achieved through entrepreneurship education in universities focusing on increasing creativity, self-efficacy, systematic thinking, awareness of opportunities and learning to learn. The aim of the current paper is to suggest a new approach to enhancing entrepreneurship education in engineering students through the development of their metacompetencies, with an emphasis on metacognition. The study includes a quantitative survey the results of which have been analysed using linear statistical analysis and Kmeans clustering. Furthermore, the role of personal characteristics, study level and disciplines have been analysed. The results confirm that the differences in levels of metacognition in students from different study levels and disciplines need to be considered when planning entrepreneurship courses. In addition, the study environment and motivation of students are important to consider when designing the programme for entrepreneurship courses.
Management innovation scholars over the last decade and quality management authorities over several past decades have indicated that companies need effective management practices in order to utilize complex automated systems. However, empirical evidence for a relationship between companies' management and technological capabilities has been lacking. This study plugs an important gap in empirical evidence of the relationship between companies' management capabilities and application of complex automated systems. A pilot study was conducted in Estonian companies, which apply robot welding. Evidence of a strong correlation (correlation coefficient of 0.74) between companies' management capabilities and effectiveness in utilizing this complex technology was shown. The study also revealed a novel survey instrument for studying companies' management and technological capabilities.
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