Individual Entrepreneurial Orientation: Comparison of Business and STEM Students

Autor/inn/en	Nikitina, Tatjana; Licznerska, Magdalena; Ozolina-Ozola, Iveta; Lapina, Inga
Titel	Individual Entrepreneurial Orientation: Comparison of Business and STEM Students
Quelle	In: Education & Training, 65 (2023) 4, S.565-586 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Nikitina, Tatjana) ORCID (Licznerska, Magdalena) ORCID (Ozolina-Ozola, Iveta) ORCID (Lapina, Inga)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0040-0912
DOI	10.1108/ET-07-2021-0256
Schlagwörter	Entrepreneurship; Business Administration Education; STEM Education; Majors (Students); Student Attitudes; Orientation; Foreign Countries; Risk; Innovation; Self Efficacy; Latvia; Poland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Unternehmungsgeist; STEM; Schülerverhalten; Orientierung; Ausland; Risiko; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Lettland; Polen
Abstract	Purpose: The present study has been designed with the aim to determine whether there are differences in individual entrepreneurial orientation (IEO) between students, doing their major in business studies and the ones whose areas of study are science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Design/methodology/approach: The theoretical research methods comprise the review of secondary sources to build a sound theoretical framework for the research activities. The empirical research method is a survey in Latvia and Poland applying non-parametric inferential statistical methods as well as linear regression analysis to investigate which factors and components contribute to EO orientation development among different groups of students, and, thus, verify the research hypotheses. Findings: The yielded research results demonstrate that there are significant differences between business and STEM students when they analyze their IEO. It turned out that STEM students obtain significantly lower scores for risk-taking and innovation but higher for proactiveness. Additionally, it was detected that the chosen field of study affects students' perception of educational support, thus, influencing their innovation, proactiveness, and risk propensity characteristics. Research limitations/implications: In this research, the authors focused on exploring IEO among business and STEM students in Latvia and Poland, hence the findings cannot be one-to-one applied to other countries. Practical implications: The topicality of the theme is determined by the fact that changes in external environment require higher educational institutions (HEIs) in Latvia and Poland to foster their entrepreneurial ecosystems and re-master study programs both for business and STEM students as well as conduct projects that include students, academic staff, and business representatives -- the transformation is necessary to create positive attitude towards entrepreneurship among the students and help them to consider entrepreneurial career path later. Originality/value: Factors and components which contribute to IEO development among different groups of students are under-researched in the Baltic countries, experiencing systemic transformation. The authors believe that universities can use the analysis of their students' IEO to allocate their resources in a better way, adjust curricula to the real needs of students and facilitate entrepreneurship. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01