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Perceptions of entrepreneurship in a university agribusiness program: developing a scale
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Mehlhorn, JE and Miles, M and Bonney, L and Tewari, R, Perceptions of entrepreneurship in a university agribusiness program: developing a scale, International Journal of Food and Agricultural Economics, 5, (2) pp. 27-33. ISSN 2147-8988 (2017) [Refereed Article]
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Abstract
This paper develops a scale to measure student perceptions of entrepreneurship in an agribusiness undergraduate program. The study builds on Morris, Webb, Fu and Singhal (2013) and Kriewall and Mekemson (2010) conceptualization of entrepreneurial competencies to develop a brief nine-item scale for agribusiness students. It contributes to the integration of entrepreneurship into the agribusiness curriculum by first explaining the challenges that may be best addressed through building competencies in innovation and entrepreneurship in undergraduate agribusiness education. In this scale development study, undergraduate agribusiness students from a U.S. Land Grant University considered oral communication, motivation and the ability to recognize opportunities to be the most significant capabilities for entrepreneurship.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | agribusiness, entrepreneurship competencies, undergraduates, education, scale |
| Research Division: | Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences |
| Research Group: | Agriculture, Land and Farm Management |
| Research Field: | Farm Management, Rural Management and Agribusiness |
| Objective Division: | Economic Framework |
| Objective Group: | Management and Productivity |
| Objective Field: | Marketing |
| Author: | Bonney, L (Associate Professor Laurie Bonney) |
| ID Code: | 123067 |
| Year Published: | 2017 |
| Deposited By: | Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture |
| Deposited On: | 2017-12-14 |
| Last Modified: | 2018-05-24 |
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