Empreendedorismo: um estudo da propensão empreendedora dos alunos de Economia e Administração da UFC

Abstract

The current context has proved conducive to the emergence of an increasing number of companies, so that the entrepreneurial action have been developed in various segments of society. Given the importance of entrepreneurship for economic and social development, the theme gained ground in academia, both in research as in teaching and encouragement for promoting entrepreneurial activities. In this context, this study aims to assess the perception of entrepreneurship and intention to undertake economics students and administration of the UFC. To this end, we sought to examine psychological, demographic and contextual variables that influence behavioral intentions and may affect the entrepreneurial propensity of students. We used statistical methods such as factor analysis and logistic regression to construct factors and formulate models that seek to understand and predict the intentions that lead an individual to become an entrepreneur. And the result of these analyzes reported that factors such as "achievement", "opportunity" “best prospects of pay", "the importance of the university "in encouraging and promoting entrepreneurship and gender are variables that contribute significantly to explain entrepreneurial intention of students UFC.