Entrepreneurship Education and Training Programmes: A Lifespan Development Perspective

Garavan, Thomas N.; O’Brien, Fergal; Power, Clare; Matthews‐Smith, Gerri; Buckley, J. J. C.

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“…In this way, it can be said that on-the-job training incorporates a set of advantages for all actors involved. For instance, Kim and Ployhart (2014) showed that training develops employees' knowledge, skills and abilities that, in turn, enhance their flexibility and adaptability to the context and job changes (Garavan et al ., 2022). This is particularly important when training is a reaction to a crisis or occurs under extreme contexts characterized by high uncertainty and complexity (Garavan et al ., 2020a, b).…”

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Training under an extreme context: the role of organizational support and adaptability on the motivation transfer and performance after training

Junça Silva,

Pinto

2024

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PurposeThe present study used the job-demands and resources (JD-R) framework to understand how the training is transferred to an extreme working context through the analysis of job and personal resources (social support from the leader and colleagues and adaptability). Specifically, the authors tested the mediating role of motivation to transfer in the relationship (1) between the perceived support from the supervisor and colleagues and performance after training and (2) between adaptability and performance in an extreme context of the pandemic crisis – the first peak of COVID-19 in Portugal. Further, an inspection of the factors that predicted knowledge transfer and adaptability under an extreme context was carried out.Design/methodology/approachTo do so, necessary training about the new safety rules regarding the pandemic crisis of COVID-19 was implemented in a healthcare institution as a strategy to help healthcare workers deal with the increasing uncertainty and complexity that was threatening their work. It consisted of three sessions (each with one hour of training) regarding procedures, rules and safety norms. The training occurred in May 2020. Overall, 291 healthcare workers participated in the study and answered one online questionnaire one week after training completion.FindingsThe results showed that the motivation to transfer had a significant indirect effect on the relationship between colleagues' and supervisors' support and performance and between adaptability and performance. Additionally, complementary analyses showed that the mediations depended on the levels of self-efficacy in such a way that the indirect relationships were stronger when self-efficacy was higher. Thus, adaptability and support, both from colleagues and the supervisor, are determining factors for knowledge transfer and resultant performance in extreme contexts, such as the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. Lastly, the results showed that the most significant predictors of transference were self-efficacy and the motivation to transfer the learned knowledge. On the other hand, self-efficacy, peer support and the opportunity to use the knowledge were the most significant predictors of adaptability.Practical implicationsThese findings provide support for the role of employee motivation to transfer as a mechanism connecting both perceived support and adaptability to performance outcomes under extreme working contexts.Originality/valueThis study, conducted in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic context – an extreme and uncertain working context – shows the relevance of both job and individual factors to predict employees' adaptability to such contexts.

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Training under an extreme context: the role of organizational support and adaptability on the motivation transfer and performance after training

Junça Silva,

Pinto

2024

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Impact of entrepreneurial training on career outcomes: mediated by work passion in Pakistani business owners

Hussain

Rafiq

Mahmood

et al. 2023

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Purpose Passion plays a vital role in entrepreneurship, and examining the role of training in passion development is a recent call. This study aims to examine the impact of entrepreneurial training on occupational commitment and career satisfaction of business owners based on goal content theory. Design/methodology/approach In doing so the role of harmonious passion is tested as a mediating mechanism. A three-wave time-lagged data were collected from 351 business owners operating in Punjab, Pakistan and were analyzed by using SmartPLS. Findings The findings suggested that entrepreneurial training had a positive impact on building entrepreneurial passion, and as a result, they were found to be more committed and satisfied with their entrepreneurial career. The research has theoretical and practical implications for the role of training in the development of entrepreneurial career outcomes. Originality/value Despite a growing interest in entrepreneurial passion, only few studies have explored the entrepreneurial training on occupational commitment and career satisfaction of business owners in context of Pakistan.

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Demonstration Exam in Continuing Entrepreneurial Education within the VET and HE Systems

Olga

Anisimova

2023

Vysš. obraz. Ross. (Print)

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Achieving the national development goals of the Russian Federation and maintaining the sustainability of the economy in the face of sanctions pressure impose special requirements on the development of entrepreneurial competencies among students of postsecondary education. One of the key innovations of the last decade in the field of entrepreneurial education in Russia was the introduction of a demonstration exam (DE) based on WorldSkills Russia methodology. Its results reveal high heterogeneity in the quality of entrepreneurial competencies acquisition among the students. Meanwhile, the experience of educational organizations that effectively cope with mass preparation for DE has not yet been sufficiently studied. Moreover, the specifics of the formation of entrepreneurial competencies in VET have not been studied, despite the steady growth in the share of college graduates in the university applicant base. In order to ensure the continuity of entrepreneurial education for students studying along the VET–HE trajectory, as well as to study the best practices for the formation of entrepreneurial competencies in the prism of DE, qualitative research of the search type was implemented.The study was carried out based on qualitative methodology. Within its framework, in-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with expert teachers from four educational institutions with the highest results in the DE. For the triangulation? The data also included 4 in-depth semi-structured interviews with VET students who have successful experience in confirming the results of mastered entrepreneurial competencies. The interview analysis was based on a mixed approach.Structural and procedural components are identified and described, showing ways to integrate entrepreneurial education into traditional VET and to create a comprehensive educational environment. Interactive components used in teaching and learning entrepreneurship are investigated. According to the research results, as in the case of leading foreign practices, the best domestic practices are characterized by the use of constructivist pedagogy, while the key teaching method is long-term interdisciplinary student projects. The specificity of the formation of entrepreneurial competencies in VET has been revealed – this is a practice orientation and an orientation towards routine entrepreneurship.The results obtained can be used by practitioners to improve the quality of entrepreneurial education in VET schools.

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Entrepreneurship Education and Training Programmes: A Lifespan Development Perspective

Cited by 4 publications

References 86 publications

Training under an extreme context: the role of organizational support and adaptability on the motivation transfer and performance after training

Training under an extreme context: the role of organizational support and adaptability on the motivation transfer and performance after training

Impact of entrepreneurial training on career outcomes: mediated by work passion in Pakistani business owners

Demonstration Exam in Continuing Entrepreneurial Education within the VET and HE Systems

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