ENTREPRENEURIAL ATTITUDE IN UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS: BETWEEN THEORY AND PRACTICE
Published date: 11/08/2017
The aim of the study is to analyze the entrepreneurial attitude of undergraduate students from the campus of the Federal University of Santa Maria in Frederico Westphalen. Entrepreneurial attitude was defined based on the theory of planned behavior, as a learned predisposition to act, or not to act, in an entrepreneurial way. The behavior was analyzed based on the instrument of measurement of entrepreneurial attitude (IMAE), and the Likert scale was used. The sample is composed of 600 students. The instrument obtained reliable indices. Statistical analysis was performed, and the results showed that the entrepreneurial university should be more active. Students who took subjects related to entrepreneurship and those who worked scored higher than the others. The results of this study may contribute to new research related to the subject. The study was limited to the sample studied. It is suggested that future studies include a larger sample in different institutions, and also include teachers, for a better understanding of the phenomenon researched.