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Propensity For Entrepreneurship Among College Undergraduates: The Case Of A Public University In North-Eastern Portugal

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  • Maria Isabel BARREIRO RIBEIRO

    (Bragança Polytechnic Institute, Bragança, Centre for Transdisciplinary Development Studies, Vila Real,Research Unit for Inland Development, Guarda,Portugal)

  • António José GONÇALVES FERNANDES

    (Bragança Polytechnic Institute , Bragança, Centre for Transdisciplinary Development Studies, Vila Real,Portugal)

  • Francisco José Lopes de SOUSA DINIZ

    (University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Centre for Transdisciplinary Development Studies, Vila Real, Portugal)

Abstract

This study looked into the entrepreneurial ability of the students of a public university in Bragança (Portugal) to identify differentiation factors of their entrepreneurial potential. A quantitative, transversal, and observational analysis was conducted involving 598 student participants. Data gathering took place between November and December 2012 and used the Entrepreneurial Potential Indicator questionnaire. The respondents were mostly female (61.0%), between 18 and 21 years old (53.8%), corresponding to an average of 22.6 years of age (±4.59), studied under an ordinary regime (82.6%), were from the northern region (83.9%), lived in an urban centre (53.8%) and attended the first study cycle (92.8%) of two scientific areas, namely Education Sciences (28.4%) and Technology and Management (28.4%). Over half of the respondents showed entrepreneurial skills (72.4%). Of all the human capital factors considered, the attendance regime was the only one which had no influence on the entrepreneurial potential. In fa

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  • Maria Isabel BARREIRO RIBEIRO & António José GONÇALVES FERNANDES & Francisco José Lopes de SOUSA DINIZ, 2013. "Propensity For Entrepreneurship Among College Undergraduates: The Case Of A Public University In North-Eastern Portugal," Regional Science Inquiry, Hellenic Association of Regional Scientists, vol. 0(2), pages 75-85, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:hrs:journl:v:v:y:2013:i:2:p:75-85
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    Keywords

    Higher Education; Entrepreneurial potential; Trás-os-Montes; Portugal;
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    JEL classification:

    • D21 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Firm Behavior: Theory
    • D24 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Production; Cost; Capital; Capital, Total Factor, and Multifactor Productivity; Capacity

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