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Undergraduate Student Assessment Of Their Institution’S Smes Business Administration And Management Program

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  • Rufina Georgina Hernandez Contreras
  • Jose Francisco Tenorio Martinez
  • Gabriel Montiel Morales
  • Mario Aceves Mejia
  • Hector Barrientos Rodriguez

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This paper evaluates the progress of the Administration and Management of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) undergraduate program (ADPymes) at Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla. We survey a sample of undergraduate students who are halfway into this academic program. The goals is to determine the level of critical factors for success (FSC), Independence and Formation, that students have acquired when they are half-way into their academic program. We also seek to evaluate their perception regarding becoming entrepreneur, and their ability to develop strategies to create a path forward focused and oriented to local needs. Through a qualitatively and quantitative analysis, we determine students’ interest, challenges and critical factors for success (CFS). We offer strategies to support students in acquiring skills and knowledge in the ADPymes program.

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  • Rufina Georgina Hernandez Contreras & Jose Francisco Tenorio Martinez & Gabriel Montiel Morales & Mario Aceves Mejia & Hector Barrientos Rodriguez, 2021. "Undergraduate Student Assessment Of Their Institution’S Smes Business Administration And Management Program," International Journal of Management and Marketing Research, The Institute for Business and Finance Research, vol. 14(1), pages 63-76.
  • Handle: RePEc:ibf:ijmmre:v:14:y:2021:i:1:p:63-76
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    Keywords

    Higher Education; Undergraduate Students; Assessment Program; SMEs;
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    JEL classification:

    • M13 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - New Firms; Startups
    • J23 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Demand
    • I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education

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