THE INFLUENCE OF THE ENTREPRENEUS’ EDUCATION LEVEL ON SMALL BUSINESS OWNER’S PERCEPTION
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Resumo: | The main aim of this study is to help understanding entrepreneur behaviour towards small firms’ management, trying to identify relationships between the entrepreneurs’ education level and their perception of the business world. The theoretical reference aimed at identifying the state-of-art of the research field, which suggested a retaking of the behaviourist interpretation of entrepreneurship. A descriptive study was carried out focusing on a sample of forty-seven small businesses’ owners operating in a medium-sized city in the interior of São Paulo State. The economy of this city is historically and economically influenced by sugar and metal industries. The city’s business structure is characterised by the prevalence of small firms. Industrial, commercial and services sectors are homogeneously represented in the sample. Data were collected by means of a questionnaire answered by businesses’ owners, focusing on their main personal motivations to start the business, their private goals and biggest difficulties faced in running their firms. The following statistical methods were used for data analysis: Mann-Whitney, Exact of Fisher and Kruskal-Wallis. The results stimulate the debate about the relationship between education level and entrepreneurial drive, considering the low level of correlation identified between them. |
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THE INFLUENCE OF THE ENTREPRENEUS’ EDUCATION LEVEL ON SMALL BUSINESS OWNER’S PERCEPTIONLA INFLUENCIA DEL GRADO DE ESCOLARIDAD DEL PEQUEÑO EMPRESARIO SOBRE SU PERCEPCIÓN DE NEGOCIOA INFLUÊNCIA DO GRAU DE ESCOLARIDADE DO PEQUENO EMPRESÁRIO SOBRE SUA PERCEPÇÃO DE NEGÓCIOSmall BusinessesEntrepreneurProfessional EducationBusiness SurvivingResearch on ManagementEmpresas de Pequeño PorteEmprendedorFormación ProfesionalSupervivencia EmpresarialInvestigación en AdministraciónEmpresas de Pequeno PorteEmpreendedorFormação ProfissionalSobrevivência EmpresarialPesquisa em AdministraçãoThe main aim of this study is to help understanding entrepreneur behaviour towards small firms’ management, trying to identify relationships between the entrepreneurs’ education level and their perception of the business world. The theoretical reference aimed at identifying the state-of-art of the research field, which suggested a retaking of the behaviourist interpretation of entrepreneurship. A descriptive study was carried out focusing on a sample of forty-seven small businesses’ owners operating in a medium-sized city in the interior of São Paulo State. The economy of this city is historically and economically influenced by sugar and metal industries. The city’s business structure is characterised by the prevalence of small firms. Industrial, commercial and services sectors are homogeneously represented in the sample. Data were collected by means of a questionnaire answered by businesses’ owners, focusing on their main personal motivations to start the business, their private goals and biggest difficulties faced in running their firms. The following statistical methods were used for data analysis: Mann-Whitney, Exact of Fisher and Kruskal-Wallis. The results stimulate the debate about the relationship between education level and entrepreneurial drive, considering the low level of correlation identified between them.El estudio visa a contribuir a la comprensión del espíritu emprendedor asociado a la gestión de empresas de pequeño porte al buscar asociaciones entre el grado de escolaridad de un grupo de empresarios y su percepción de negocios. La referencia teórico buscó identificar el estado-de la-arte del campo de investigación, sugiriendo reanudada de la interpretación comportamentalista del emprendedor. El estudio es descriptivo, realizado en base a una muestra de cuarenta y siete empresarios propietarios de pequeños negocios instalados en una ciudad del interior del Estado de São Paulo, cuya economía es histórica y fuertemente influenciada por las industrias sucroalcooleira y metal-mecánica y por la predominancia de empresas de pequeño porte. Los sectores industrial, comercial y de prestación de servicios están uniformemente distribuidos en la muestra. Los dados habían sido colectados mediante cuestionario respondido por los empresarios, siendo enfatizados en la presente análisis los factores determinantes de las motivaciones para la apertura de los negocios, los objetivos personales y las dificultades enfrentadas para el desarrollo de los negocios. Para el análisis comparativa de los dados se hizo uso de tests estadísticos de Mann-Whitney, Exacto de Fisher y Kruskal-Wallis. Los resultados estimulan el debate sobre la relación entre el nivel de escolaridad y espíritu emprendedor, teniendo en vista la baja correlación identificada entre la escolaridad y la percepción de los entrevistados.O estudo visa a contribuir para a compreensão do espírito empreendedor associado à gestão de empresas de pequeno porte ao buscar associações entre o grau de escolaridade de um grupo de empresários e sua percepção de negócios. O referencial teórico procurou identificar o estado-da-arte do campo de pesquisa, sugerindo retomada da interpretação comportamentalista do empreendedor. O estudo é descritivo, realizado com base em uma amostra de quarenta e sete empresários proprietários de pequenos negócios instalados em uma cidade do interior do Estado de São Paulo, cuja economia é histórica e fortemente influenciada pelas indústrias sucroalcooleira e metal-mecânica e pela predominância de empresas de pequeno porte. Os setores industrial, comercial e de prestação de serviços estão uniformemente distribuídos na amostra. Os dados foram coletados por meio de questionário respondido pelos empresários, sendo enfatizados na presente análise os fatores determinantes das motivações para a abertura dos negócios, os objetivos pessoais e as dificuldades enfrentadas para o desenvolvimento dos negócios. Para a análise comparativa dos dados fez-se uso de testes estatísticos de Mann-Whitney, Exato de Fisher e Kruskal-Wallis. Os resultados estimulam o debate sobre a relação entre o nível de escolaridade e espírito empreendedor, tendo em vista a baixa correlação identificada entre a escolaridade e a percepção dos entrevistados.Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul2013-05-14info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionscientific articlearticulo científicoAvaliado pelos paresartigo científicoapplication/pdfhttps://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/read/article/view/39953Electronic Review of Administration; Vol. 13 No. 2 (2007): Edição 56 - mai/ago 2007; 409-432Revista Electrónica de Administración; Vol. 13 Núm. 2 (2007): Edição 56 - mai/ago 2007; 409-432Revista Eletrônica de Administração; v. 13 n. 2 (2007): Edição 56 - mai/ago 2007; 409-4321413-23111980-4164reponame:REAd (Porto Alegre. Online)instname:Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)instacron:UFRGSporhttps://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/read/article/view/39953/25463Romano Carrão, Ana MariaJohnson, Grace Florencede Lima Montebelo, Maria Imaculadainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2013-05-16T14:20:05Zoai:seer.ufrgs.br:article/39953Revistahttp://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/read/indexPUBhttps://seer.ufrgs.br/read/oaiea_read@ufrgs.br1413-23111413-2311opendoar:2013-05-16T14:20:05REAd (Porto Alegre. Online) - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)false |
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THE INFLUENCE OF THE ENTREPRENEUS’ EDUCATION LEVEL ON SMALL BUSINESS OWNER’S PERCEPTION LA INFLUENCIA DEL GRADO DE ESCOLARIDAD DEL PEQUEÑO EMPRESARIO SOBRE SU PERCEPCIÓN DE NEGOCIO A INFLUÊNCIA DO GRAU DE ESCOLARIDADE DO PEQUENO EMPRESÁRIO SOBRE SUA PERCEPÇÃO DE NEGÓCIO |
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THE INFLUENCE OF THE ENTREPRENEUS’ EDUCATION LEVEL ON SMALL BUSINESS OWNER’S PERCEPTION |
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THE INFLUENCE OF THE ENTREPRENEUS’ EDUCATION LEVEL ON SMALL BUSINESS OWNER’S PERCEPTION Romano Carrão, Ana Maria Small Businesses Entrepreneur Professional Education Business Surviving Research on Management Empresas de Pequeño Porte Emprendedor Formación Profesional Supervivencia Empresarial Investigación en Administración Empresas de Pequeno Porte Empreendedor Formação Profissional Sobrevivência Empresarial Pesquisa em Administração |
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THE INFLUENCE OF THE ENTREPRENEUS’ EDUCATION LEVEL ON SMALL BUSINESS OWNER’S PERCEPTION |
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THE INFLUENCE OF THE ENTREPRENEUS’ EDUCATION LEVEL ON SMALL BUSINESS OWNER’S PERCEPTION |
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THE INFLUENCE OF THE ENTREPRENEUS’ EDUCATION LEVEL ON SMALL BUSINESS OWNER’S PERCEPTION |
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THE INFLUENCE OF THE ENTREPRENEUS’ EDUCATION LEVEL ON SMALL BUSINESS OWNER’S PERCEPTION |
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THE INFLUENCE OF THE ENTREPRENEUS’ EDUCATION LEVEL ON SMALL BUSINESS OWNER’S PERCEPTION |
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Romano Carrão, Ana Maria |
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Romano Carrão, Ana Maria Johnson, Grace Florence de Lima Montebelo, Maria Imaculada |
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Johnson, Grace Florence de Lima Montebelo, Maria Imaculada |
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Romano Carrão, Ana Maria Johnson, Grace Florence de Lima Montebelo, Maria Imaculada |
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Small Businesses Entrepreneur Professional Education Business Surviving Research on Management Empresas de Pequeño Porte Emprendedor Formación Profesional Supervivencia Empresarial Investigación en Administración Empresas de Pequeno Porte Empreendedor Formação Profissional Sobrevivência Empresarial Pesquisa em Administração |
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Small Businesses Entrepreneur Professional Education Business Surviving Research on Management Empresas de Pequeño Porte Emprendedor Formación Profesional Supervivencia Empresarial Investigación en Administración Empresas de Pequeno Porte Empreendedor Formação Profissional Sobrevivência Empresarial Pesquisa em Administração |
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The main aim of this study is to help understanding entrepreneur behaviour towards small firms’ management, trying to identify relationships between the entrepreneurs’ education level and their perception of the business world. The theoretical reference aimed at identifying the state-of-art of the research field, which suggested a retaking of the behaviourist interpretation of entrepreneurship. A descriptive study was carried out focusing on a sample of forty-seven small businesses’ owners operating in a medium-sized city in the interior of São Paulo State. The economy of this city is historically and economically influenced by sugar and metal industries. The city’s business structure is characterised by the prevalence of small firms. Industrial, commercial and services sectors are homogeneously represented in the sample. Data were collected by means of a questionnaire answered by businesses’ owners, focusing on their main personal motivations to start the business, their private goals and biggest difficulties faced in running their firms. The following statistical methods were used for data analysis: Mann-Whitney, Exact of Fisher and Kruskal-Wallis. The results stimulate the debate about the relationship between education level and entrepreneurial drive, considering the low level of correlation identified between them. |
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Electronic Review of Administration; Vol. 13 No. 2 (2007): Edição 56 - mai/ago 2007; 409-432 Revista Electrónica de Administración; Vol. 13 Núm. 2 (2007): Edição 56 - mai/ago 2007; 409-432 Revista Eletrônica de Administração; v. 13 n. 2 (2007): Edição 56 - mai/ago 2007; 409-432 1413-2311 1980-4164 reponame:REAd (Porto Alegre. Online) instname:Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) instacron:UFRGS |
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