Diagnosis of Entrepreneurial Attitudes in Students of Business Management Engineering

Abstract

The main objective of this work was to carry out a diagnosis of entrepreneurial attitudes in sixth semester students of Business Management Engineering at the Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Centla. This was done by means of a questionnaire to identify the factors that influence the entrepreneurial profile: the "Self-diagnosis of entrepreneurial attitudes" test, designed by the General Directorate of Industry and SMEs of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism of Spain. The research had a quantitative approach, a descriptive scope and a non-experimental cross-sectional design. The results showed that the most outstanding entrepreneurial attitudes in both the schooled and mixed modalities are the following: autonomy and personal commitment, initiative and organization, market orientation and innovation. On the other hand, the attitudes that need to be reinforced are dedication to the business and trust in luck, planning and quality, propensity to risk, attitude to change and external recognition, and creativity. In conclusion, the surveyed population has the potential for entrepreneurship. This potential opens the door for students to obtain or develop even more attitudes for entrepreneurship. In addition to the commitment to put their ideas into practice, they have the ability to refine them during the process.