Variáveis associadas ao perfil empreendedor: relações com modelos familiares e formação empreendedora

Abstract

Entrepreneurship' studies are still in the initial stages, mainly in Brazil. Issues such as the relation of this movement to the nations' development, the definition of a successful entrepreneur profile, as well as the effectiveness of the entrepreneurship education processes in the sustainability of this movement are still questioned and seek answers and confirmations for the various issues raised a behavioral and psychological aspects. Undergraduates completed as socio-demographic questionnaire and measures of selfconcept, social skills, locus of control - attribution of responsibility for the events occurred, and stress, this dissertation involves two studies with business and administration undergraduates in their last year of college, submitted to an entrepreneurial training program in a private institution in the South of Rio de Janeiro State. The first study, investigated the relationship of entrepreneurial family models with self-concept, locus of control and stress. Results indicated that participants with entrepreneur relatives presented significantly more external (powerful others) locus of control, in comparison with those who had not entrepreneurs in their family. There was no other significant difference between the two groups. The second study, focused on the process of entrepreneurship education, based on a new paradigm, which is directal to the small business, that simulates innovation and self-learning. Procedures to develop creativity, capacity of negotiation and achievement of participants. This study examined the effect of an entrepreneurship programme on variables off self-concept, social ability, and locus of control. Measures were completed before and after the entrepreneurship program was implemented. Results showed that the entrepreneurship program may have a significant improvement on the security dimension of the self-concept and assertiveness of participants. Furthermore, undergraduates increased their identification of the entrepreneurial profile (concerning themselves and family members) and they also a know ledged having learnt more about entrepreneurship. Finally, possible explanations for such results are pointed out and suggestions for future research are herein made