Entrepreneurship education: Process, method, or both?

Welsh, Dianne H.B.; Tullar, William L.; Nemati, Hamid R.

doi:10.1016/j.jik.2016.01.005

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“…The analyses reinforce practically the research on the influence that social and cultural context has on entrepreneurship development. And if the context is unstimulating, then there is a need to sustain the creation and development of entrepreneurial responsibility towards people, communities, and society through effective entrepreneurship education [41][42][43] and awareness raising.…”

Section: Key Drivers Of the Decision In Favor Of Sustainability Entrementioning

confidence: 99%

Circular Economy and Decision Models among European SMEs

2017

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While targeting waste reduction and maintaining the value of products and resources in the system as much as possible, undertaking circular economy practices at the company level is a way of achieving entrepreneurial sustainability. This paper explores entrepreneurial decision models for adopting circular economy practices, focusing on European SMEs. Decision tree models are applied on data from Flash Eurobarometer 441 in order to uncover business strategies in relation to the implementation of circular economy practices at the company level and with the optimal level and nature of investments in the circular economy for improving economic performances of companies. The main findings of the article offer a better understanding of the relation between characteristics of European SMEs and their decisions in the field of circular economy. Such results are relevant from both macro and micro perspectives, as they can be used for customizing circular economy programs and intervention strategies for various groups of SMEs, as well as for supporting sustainable entrepreneurial decisions.

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Section: Key Drivers Of the Decision In Favor Of Sustainability Entrementioning

confidence: 99%

Circular Economy and Decision Models among European SMEs

2017

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“…EO, is the product of entrepreneurship education (e.g. Autio et al 1997;Bird 1988Bird , 1992Boyd and Vozikis 1994;Bowen and Hisrich 1986;Bates 1995;Erikson 2001;Gorman Hanlon and King 1997;Krueger and Brazeal 1994;Welsh Tullar and Nemati 2016), while others detect a weak connection, arguing that entrepreneurs are often less educated than the general population (e.g. Jacobowitz and Wilder 1982).…”

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Language ability and entrepreneurship education: Necessary skills for Europe’s start-ups?

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Language ability and entrepreneurial education are seen as essential resources for start-ups operating in intensified landscapes of internationalisation and globalisation. Deemed as the necessary skills for corporate effectiveness vis-à-vis rivals, this paper responds to calls for increased understandings of cultural components as vital to entrepreneurship and the product of institutional forces. Thus, it explores (a) the impact language ability has on start-up expansion; (b) the perceptions of international relations as based on language ability as a tool for cross-cultural communication; and (c) the role of educational context from the entrepreneurs' perspective. Based on interviews from European online start-ups across three discrete contexts-Finland, Portugal and Sweden-it concludes that contextual trends regarding language and education are founded upon the cultural-cognitive and normative pillars of institutionalisation. Further, by combining actor-context perspectives, it poses that language ability and education are resources borne from the domestic environment which positively moderate the start-up's international success. Nevertheless, the notion of learnt entrepreneurship remains contested. Taken together, this study contributes by offering deeper insight into the role of context on entrepreneurial tendencies by combining resource and institutional perspectives. J Int Entrep (2018) Second abstract-Spanish La competencia y habilidad lingüística se están convirtiendo en requisitos indispensables para las nuevas empresas que operan en entornos de creciente demanda de internacionalización y globalización. Consideradas como necesarias para asegurar el éxito inicial y ventaja competitiva, este manuscrito se centra en el entendimiento de la conciencia cultural, la capacidad lingüística y la educación como pilares básicos para la iniciativa empresarial. Los objetivos son: a) explorar el impacto de la competencia lingüística en los planes de expansión inicial y futuros; b) investigar la percepción de las relaciones internacionales basadas en la capacidad lingüística como herramienta de comunicación intercultural; y c) definir el rol del entorno en la adquisición de habilidades lingüísticas y comunicativas desde la perspectiva del emprendedor. Basado en entrevistas a nueve nuevas firmas tecnológicas ubicadas en Finlandia, Portugal y Suecia, el estudio muestra diferentes tendencias sobre el rol de las habilidades lingüísticas y culturales como fuente de ventaja competitiva. Sin embargo, la idea de iniciativa empresarial como algo que se puede aprender o enseñar continua bajo debate, destacando la necesidad de futuros estudios sobre la importancia de la educación empresarial como entorno-dependiente. Summary HighlightsContributions: This study contributes to international entrepreneurship literature by increasing understandings of the role of education and language (the measureable components of culture) for start-up (continued) success. It also contributes by integrating institutional and resource-ba...

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“…Even though these recommendations of European Commission seem ambitious, especially for certain less developed countries, Welsh et al (2016) sustains that entrepreneurship education is in a phase of transition, and in time, these measures will become possible. The author's observation is based on the idea that educational providers are subject to a series of changes regarding two aspects of entrepreneurship education: changes at the conceptual level (new methods for providing entrepreneurship education), and changes in the tools used for delivering entrepreneurship education (entrepreneurship networks, eLearning, etc.…”

Section: Entrepreneurship Education Practices At Eu Levelmentioning

confidence: 99%