Abstract

GARCIA-HERNANDEZ, Yessica; GARCIA-ROJAS, Jesús Alberto; RAMIREZ-SABINO, Ana Isabel  and  AMADOR-MARTINEZ, María de Lourdes. Academic training and entrepreneurial initiative of higher technological education students. Podium [online]. 2020, n.38, pp.123-138. ISSN 2588-0969.  https://doi.org/10.31095/podium.2020.38.8.

Entrepreneurship is a key element for job creation, and for Higher Education Institutions. It plays a fundamental role in academic training and it furthers business development. This article purports to evaluate higher technological education students’ entrepreneurial initiative in Mexico. Planning Behavior Theory is used to identify significant differences in academic training. The GUESSS (Global University Entrepreneurial Spirit Student's Survey) questionnaire was applied to 919 students. The research was an empirical, quantitative, cross-sectional study with a descriptive and explanatory scope. The ANOVA analysis method of factorial variance was use. The hypothesis that concerns the existence of statistically significant differences regarding academic training was proved; it concerned medium personal attitude scores towards entrepreneurship, subjective rules, and entrepreneurial initiative global index.

Keywords : Academic training; entrepreneurial initiative; students; higher technological education; entrepreneurship; GUESSS.

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