COGNITIVE MODEL OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND ITS REFLECTION IN EDUCATION

Autor: Richard Chiu, Per Ingvar Olsen, Deniss Ojastu
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Journal of Enterprising Culture
ISSN: 1793-6330
0218-4958
DOI: 10.1142/s0218495811000817
Popis: This is the authors’ final, accepted and refereed manuscript to the article This paper employs a novel method for assessing the appropriateness of different types of entrepreneurial education. With the help of cognitive mapping as a research tool, it visualizes entrepreneurship as a skill-and-attitude-demanding activity and compares a generated model of required entrepreneurship capabilities derived from cognitive mapping of engaged entrepreneurs, with mapping of three Scandinavian graduate programmes in entrepreneurship; at BI Norwegian School of Management, University of Oslo and Lund University. The cognitive maps are discussed and compared, focusing on elements that are under- or over-represented in the programmes when compared to our model. Based on our findings, a number of recommendations to people involved in creating and managing entrepreneurship programs are proposed: More attention to selection of students with appropriate attitudes, increased attention to certain under-represented topics (employee management, social networks, marketing and sales skills), more application of experiential and networking approaches, and increased focus on self-learning.
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