University education and skills for entrepreneurship: the case of a Mexican public university

Purpose: To describe, through the case of a Mexican public university, how university education in entrepreneurship affects the entrepreneurial mindset (EM) of students.Methodological design: The case study method is used, being the object of study the university level students of the Business Admin...

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Autores: Montiel Méndez, Óscar Javier, Canales García, Rosa Azalea, Calderón Martínez, Maria Guadalupe
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Entreciencias: diálogos en la sociedad del conocimiento
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/83965
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unam.mx/index.php/entreciencias/article/view/83965
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Entrepreneurship
university students
entrepreneurial mindset
Entrepreneurial education
educacion empresarial
emprendimiento
estudiantes universitarios
mentalidad emprendedora
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Sumario:Purpose: To describe, through the case of a Mexican public university, how university education in entrepreneurship affects the entrepreneurial mindset (EM) of students.Methodological design: The case study method is used, being the object of study the university level students of the Business Administration and Advertising degrees who studied the subject of Creation and Business Development. Results: The students observe a relationship between education and entrepreneurship mentality which indicates an understanding of this construct derived from university education and the change of mentality towards entrepreneurial activities. Research limitations: The nature of the case study whose findings may vary from one context to another. Findings: The beginning of an entrepreneurial mentality formation is evidenced from the knowledge acquired in class. The need for students to have a more comprehensive training, aimed at influencing the medium and long term formation of entrepreneurial behaviors, either under their own business project or as part of an organization, is concluded