Entrepreneurial competencies and intentions: the role of higher education

Marina Z.  Solesvik

doi:10.23762/FSO_VOL7_NO1_1

Published : 2019-01-22

Vol. 7 No. 1 (2019)

Entrepreneurial competencies and intentions: the role of higher education

Marina Z. Solesvik

DOI: https://doi.org/10.23762/FSO_VOL7_NO1_1

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The purpose of this exploratory study is to examine the influence of university enterprise programs on the development of entrepreneurial competencies and skills reported by students in Ukraine. I also aimed to explore the relationship between students’ skills, competencies and entrepreneurial intentions. The survey methodology was used in this study. Primary data was gathered with the help of a questionnaire. I explored the competencies and skills reported both by students who participated in university enterprise programs and those who had not taken part in the program. A oneway analysis of variance (ANOVA) was utilised to locate the difference in entrepreneurship competencies and skills of business and non-business students. The results suggest that students who have participated in university enterprise programs report higher levels of entrepreneurship-related skills. The findings presented have implications for practitioners, policymakers, government officers who support entrepreneurs, and educators who facilitate the development of the competences of young people.

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Entrepreneurial intentions, entrepreneurial competencies, skills, youth entrepreneurship, Ukraine

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Solesvik, M. Z. . (2019). Entrepreneurial competencies and intentions: the role of higher education. Forum Scientiae Oeconomia, 7(1), 9–23. https://doi.org/10.23762/FSO_VOL7_NO1_1

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Marina Z. Solesvik

mzs@hvl.no

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Western Norway University of Applied Sciences

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Marina Z. Solesvik is Professor of Innovation and Management at the Western Norway University of Applied Sciences in Norway. She is a board member at several Norwegian firms and organisations, among them
National Riksteatret in Oslo. Marina holds a PhD in Management from the Graduate Business School at the Nord University and a PhD in Entrepreneurship from the Institute of Agrarian Economy in Kiev, Ukraine. Her
research interests include regional innovation, open innovation, maritime business, entrepreneurial intentions, female entrepreneurship, digitalisation, and strategic alliances.