Perfil emprendedor de estudiantes universitarios: un modelo predictivo

Abstract

Introduction: Entrepreneurship is recognized by the European Union as one of the eight key competences for lifelong learning. Research on entrepreneurship started in the field of economics, although in recent decades the individual skills and attitudes it involves have become more important and there has been more interest in teaching and learning about the subject. Although some research has found a positive relationship between Entrepreneurship Education (EE) and entrepreneurial behavior, the relationship is not clear and the results are contradictory. The level of entrepreneurial initiative shown prior to any EE seems to be the variable that best explains the different results. Objective: The aim of this paper is to determine which individual differences can best identify those university students with a strong entrepreneurial attitude. Method: The sample was made up of 514 students from six Spanish universities, who were divided into two groups corresponding to individuals with high and low entrepreneurial intention. A step-by-step logistic regression analysis was performed resulting in a model in which the variables of emotional repair, low neuroticism and agreeableness were significant. Results: This model allows us to correctly forecast 62.20% of cases. Discussion: These findings are important for work on models that allow us to identify the profiles of potential entrepreneurs. The results are interesting in terms of the relationship between entrepreneurial education and intention and the investigation of whether an entrepreneurial intention profile, such as the one found in this research, could improve EE results and facilitate the transition from intention to action in entrepreneurial behavior.