Educação empreendedora, paixão empreendedora, e sentimentos topofílicos na intenção de empreender: um estudo com o projeto inova Sobral

Abstract

The main purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of entrepreneurial education and the feeling of belonging to a place (topophilia) on the entrepreneurial intentions of young people taking part in the Inova Sobral project. The quantitative research was based on an online questionnaire applied to a sample of 18 students. The analysis of the data, based on pre-existing studies such as those by De Mol et al. (2020), Cunha and Oliveira (2019), Thompson (2009), Andrade, Júnior and Sato (2019), Krüger, Bürger and Minello (2019), allowed us to deepen our understanding of the factors that motivate the creation of new businesses, especially in the context of entrepreneurial education. For the survey, an electronic questionnaire was used on the Google Forms platform, where the answers followed the five-point Linkert scale, which assesses agreement or disagreement with the statements. The analysis of the data collected from the participants reveals a set of factors that influence the perception and decision to become an entrepreneur. The results indicate that the decision to start a business is shaped by an intricate relationship between contextual and individual elements. The external environment, characterized by productive infrastructure, access to resources and local cultural aspects, plays a preponderant role in identifying opportunities. At the same time, individual characteristics, such as professional experience, market knowledge and self-efficacy, prove to be decisive in assessing readiness to undertake. This complexity suggests that fostering entrepreneurship requires the adoption of public policies and initiatives that take into account both the creation of a favorable ecosystem and the development of entrepreneurial skills in individuals.