Diamanto Politis
Professor, Centre Director
Graduates of venture creation programs - where do they apply their entrepreneurial competencies?
Author
Summary, in English
The assessment of entrepreneurship education outcomes should move beyond a focus on firm creation and associated economic impact to consider a more nuanced view that pays attention to graduates and their entrepreneurial competencies. There is currently limited understanding to what extent entrepreneurial competencies developed through entrepreneurship education are applied in graduates’ subsequent careers across various occupational roles, either as employees or as self-employed. Our analysis is based on a survey administered to 556 graduates from three Nordic master-level entrepreneurship education programs (1997–2018), all identified as venture creation programs. We find that, to a large extent, entrepreneurial competencies developed through venture creation programs are applied in subsequent
careers across multiple occupational roles encompassing self-employment, hybrid entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship. Entrepreneurship education is relevant not only to new firm creation but also to entrepreneurial positions in established organizations when it comes to graduates’ application of entrepreneurial competencies in subsequent careers.
careers across multiple occupational roles encompassing self-employment, hybrid entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship. Entrepreneurship education is relevant not only to new firm creation but also to entrepreneurial positions in established organizations when it comes to graduates’ application of entrepreneurial competencies in subsequent careers.
Department/s
- Entrepreneurship
Publishing year
2023-01
Language
English
Pages
133-155
Publication/Series
Small Business Economics
Volume
60
Issue
1
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
Springer
Topic
- Business Administration
Keywords
- Entrepreneurial careers
- Entrepreneurial graduates
- Experiential entrepreneurship education
- Venture creation program
Status
Published
Project
- What happens next? A study on entrepreneurship alumni
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 0921-898X