TY - GEN
T1 - Entrepreneurial profile of industrial engineering students in Turkey
AU - Calisir, Fethi
AU - Gumussoy, Cigdem Altin
AU - Bayraktaroglu, Ayse Elvan
AU - Can, Melike Hazal
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Entrepreneurship has a positive impact on a country's economic growth; therefore, an understanding of the characteristics that distinguish entrepreneurs from the rest of the population is essential to promote entrepreneurship among economies through policies and education. This study aims at determining the entrepreneurial profile of Industrial Engineering students in Turkey. The entrepreneurial trait model is adopted while keeping this aim in mind. In the model, six characteristics have been associated with entrepreneurial motivation: locus of control, need for achievement, self-esteem, risk taking, tolerance of ambiguity, and innovativeness. Using this model, a comparative analysis for two different student groups, consisting of students who are not willing to start a business and students who are willing to start an entrepreneurial career, was conducted. Results from the analysis indicated that there is a significant difference between both groups with regard to risk-taking propensity and innovativeness scores. Copyright, American Society for Engineering Management, 2012.
AB - Entrepreneurship has a positive impact on a country's economic growth; therefore, an understanding of the characteristics that distinguish entrepreneurs from the rest of the population is essential to promote entrepreneurship among economies through policies and education. This study aims at determining the entrepreneurial profile of Industrial Engineering students in Turkey. The entrepreneurial trait model is adopted while keeping this aim in mind. In the model, six characteristics have been associated with entrepreneurial motivation: locus of control, need for achievement, self-esteem, risk taking, tolerance of ambiguity, and innovativeness. Using this model, a comparative analysis for two different student groups, consisting of students who are not willing to start a business and students who are willing to start an entrepreneurial career, was conducted. Results from the analysis indicated that there is a significant difference between both groups with regard to risk-taking propensity and innovativeness scores. Copyright, American Society for Engineering Management, 2012.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84883314913
SN - 9781627482820
T3 - Annual International Conference of the American Society for Engineering Management 2012, ASEM 2012 - Agile Management: Embracing Change and Uncertainty in Engineering Management
SP - 175
EP - 180
BT - Annual International Conference of the American Society for Engineering Management 2012, ASEM 2012 - Agile Management
T2 - 33rd Annual International Conference of the American Society for Engineering Management 2012, ASEM 2012 - Agile Management: Embracing Change and Uncertainty in Engineering Management
Y2 - 17 October 2012 through 20 October 2012
ER -