Development of entrepreneurial identity among young people: analysis of the effectiveness of an educational program on entrepreneurial potential
Journal of Professional Capital and Community
ISSN: 2056-9548
Article publication date: 18 July 2024
Abstract
Purpose
The efficiency of an educational program on entrepreneurial competence, Training the Potential Entrepreneur. Generation of an Educational Model for Entrepreneurial Identify (PEIEO) is evaluated in this study.
Design/methodology/approach
Pre and post intervention tests were administered to an Experimental Group (EG) and a Control Group (CG). Moreover, four hypotheses are proposed (H1, H2, H3, H4) and tested on a sample of 1036 Spanish students. The following instruments were applied: Attitude Towards Entrepreneurship-Spanish adaption; Measurement Scale of Personal Initiative in Educational Settings and Scale of General Self-Efficacy. ANCOVA and the Student's t-test were applied to the results.
Findings
The results show that training in entrepreneurial identity increases the entrepreneurial potential of young people (H1). A notable increase in proactivity and being a self-starter was observed with regard to personal initiative within the EG, and for self-efficacy (H3) both of which were predictors of entrepreneurial identity. Gender was likewise a predictor (H4).
Practical implications
Young people attending the PElEO training program in entrepreneurial potential increased their levels of entrepreneurial identity, thereby confirming the effectiveness of the program.
Originality/value
The program (PEIEO) is based on the development of entrepreneurial potential, a dimension that generates entrepreneurial identity (creativity, leadership, achievement and personal control).
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Acknowledgements
This paper is linked to Project PID2019-104408GB-I00/AEI/10.13039/501100011033. Formación del Potencial Emprendedor. Generación de un Modelo Educativo de Identidad Emprendedora. Plan Estatal 2017–2020 Generación Conocimiento – Proyectos I + D + i (2020–2023).
Citation
Di Giusto Valle, C., Escolar-Llamazares, M.-C., de la Torre Cruz, T., Luis Rico, M.I., Palmero Cámara, C. and Jiménez, A. (2024), "Development of entrepreneurial identity among young people: analysis of the effectiveness of an educational program on entrepreneurial potential", Journal of Professional Capital and Community, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/JPCC-01-2024-0012
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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