ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS DEVELOPMENT JACCO STOLKER YEREVAN NOVEMBER 28
ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS DEVELOPMENT JACCO STOLKER YEREVAN NOVEMBER 28 TH 2018
CONTENT • ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS DEVELOPMENT: HYPE OR NEED? • ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS DEVELOPMENT: A MATTER OF TALENT? • ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS DEVELOPMENT: EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
HYPE OR NEED? • FOR MANY YOUNG PEOPLE IT IS A DREAM TO BECOME ENTREPRENEUR • CONTRIBUTION OF SME’S TO THE ECONOMY OF EMERGING COUNTRIES IS SIGNIFICANT • THE ROLE OF SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED COMPANIES ON THE REAL GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP) GROWTH, NEW JOB CREATION AND REDUCTION OF POVERTY IS RECOGNIZED AT A WORLDWIDE LEVEL (MULLER, ET. AL, 2014; OECD, 2014; CHOWDHURY, 2011) • ENTREPRENEUR SKILLS DEVELOPMENT DOES NOT PLAY A KEY ROLE IN PRESENT DAY EDUCATION • ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMS MAINLY FOCUS ON DEVELOPING SMALL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING COMPETENCIES
ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS DEVELOPMENT: A MATTER OF TALENT? • A CORETALENT IS NATURE + POTENTIAL + INTRINSIC MOTIVATION • NOT EVERYBODY HAS THE RELEVANT TALENTS TO BE SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEUR • EXAMPLE OF ENTREPRENEURIAL TALENTS ARE: • ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND RISK TAKING • STRATEGIC INSIGHT • INITIATIVE AND AUTONOMY • STRUCTURE AND TACTICS • COMMERCIAL AND CONVINCING • CREATIVITY • CURIOSITY
ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS DEVELOPMENT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS SHOULD: • NOT ONLY BE LIMITED TO THE ECONOMIC DOMAIN • HAVE STRONGER FOCUS ON ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDSET & PASSION • HAVE ALSO CONTEMPORARY FOCUS LIKE INNOVATION AND LEAN-STARTUP • HAVE A STRONG FOCUS ON THE HUMAN FACTOR AS SUCCESS FACTOR • HAVE DIFFERENT VARIANTS: THE IS NO ‘ONE SIZE FITS ALL’. HUMAN TALENT IS THE BASIS FOR THE RIGHT PROGRAM
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