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A Competency-Based Perspective on Entrepreneurship Education: Conceptual and Empirical Insights
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Competencies necessary for entrepreneurial action are investigated. Building on structuration theory, competencies are approached as an outgrowth of the learning of scripts deriving from interactions between the individual and environment. Managerial and entrepreneurial competencies are distinguished, with the latter helping to define the domain of entrepreneurship education. Employing a Delphi methodology, evidence is provided of a core set of 13 entrepreneurial competencies. Measures are then developed with a pilot study involving students in an international education program. Based on pre- and post-measures, findings demonstrate significant improvement on the competencies. Implications are drawn for the role of entrepreneurship education in competency development.
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“Both entrepreneurial alertness and entrepreneurial selfefficacy have been recommended as behavioral competencies that should be promoted more comprehensively in entrepreneurial curricula (Morris etal., 2013).”
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“These differences demonstrate, as mentioned by Morris etal. (2013), that dynamic competencies can be picked up and grown over time with practice and exposure.”
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- Authors
- Morris, M. H., Webb, J. W., Fu, J., & Singhal, S.
- Affiliations
- Oklahoma State University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Morris, Michael H.
- Venue
- Journal of Small Business Management
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2013-06-13
- Volume
- 51
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 352-369
- ISSN
- 0047-2778 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2025701562
- Semantic Scholar
- 925e5237234deea3ea3f9c135a15d03764be042a
- Cited by
- 670
- References
- 97
- Citations by year
- 2026: 56 · 2025: 52 · 2024: 71 · 2023: 66 · 2022: 59 · 2021: 65 · 2020: 74 · 2019: 69 · 2018: 54 · 2017: 42 · 2016: 27 · 2015: 21 · 2014: 13 · 2013: 1
- FWCI
- 44.82
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Small Business Management (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Management of Technology and Innovation › Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences
- Social Sciences › Education › Vocational and Entrepreneurial Education
- Social Sciences › Education › Higher Education and Employability
- Keywords
- entrepreneurship education, entrepreneurial skills, managerial competencies, structuration theory, scripts, competence development, competency measurement, international education programs, learning outcomes
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