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EntreComp Questionnaire: A Self-Assessment Tool for Entrepreneurship Competencies

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  • Mª Inmaculada López-Núñez

    (Department of Social, Work and Differential Psychology, Complutense University of Madrid (UCM), 28223 Madrid, Spain)

  • Susana Rubio-Valdehita

    (Department of Social, Work and Differential Psychology, Complutense University of Madrid (UCM), 28223 Madrid, Spain)

  • Cristina Armuña

    (RuleEleven, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), 28040 Madrid, Spain)

  • Elena Pérez-Urria

    (Department of Genetics, Physiology and Microbiology, Complutense University of Madrid (UCM), 28040 Madrid, Spain)

Abstract

The European Entrepreneurship Competence Framework (EntreComp) offers a comprehensive description of the knowledge, skills, and attitudes that people need to develop for an entrepreneurial mindset. The use of the framework as a self-assessment tool has garnered attention, but there is scarce presence of instruments that address the whole set of competencies proposed by Entrecomp. In view of the lack of specific tools, the objective of this research was to assess the evidence of validity and reliability of a new questionnaire. The sample was composed of 742 college students from several Spanish universities between 17- and 64-years-old, with 34.6% being men and 65.4% being women. To evaluate the validity based on relationships with other measures, the Entrepreneurial Intention and Entrepreneurial Self-Capital scales were also administered. Confirmatory factor analysis showed an internal structure made up of four dimensions: Ideas and Opportunities, Personal Resources, Specific Knowledge, and Into Action. The results showed satisfactory evidence of validity based on relationships with Entrepreneurial Intention and Entrepreneurial Self-Capital and good reliability. The questionnaire has good psychometric properties and can be an easy and useful tool for the self-assessment of entrepreneurial competencies within the EntreComp framework.

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  • Mª Inmaculada López-Núñez & Susana Rubio-Valdehita & Cristina Armuña & Elena Pérez-Urria, 2022. "EntreComp Questionnaire: A Self-Assessment Tool for Entrepreneurship Competencies," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(5), pages 1-14, March.
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