ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES OF STUDENTS AT OBUDA UNIVERSITY
ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES OF STUDENTS AT OBUDA UNIVERSITY

Summary/Abstract: The economic contribution of SME's in the EU is ever increasing; however the efficiency of Hungarian SME's is below average. According to international researches, the causes are rooted in qualitative factors such as lack or deficiency of innovation or networking ability and the motivation to become an entrepreneur. It has long been well known that entrepreneurship is the gale of creative destruction, a phenomenon which through entrepreneurial spirit (Unternehmengeist) fosters innovation and along with the evolution of markets and economies (Schumpeter 1934). Since entrepreneurialism is a midset which embodies creativity, opportunity exploitation, risk and ambiguity tolerance and an affinity for innovation, it is of common interest to promote entrepreneurial skills among citizens, especially young adults. What is more, the entrepreneurial skills area not only necessary for people, who intend to work for, or start their own SMEs, but inevitably for everyone, in each and every sector or level of employment since intrapreneurship-entrepreneurial attitude and behaviour of employees is also highly appreciated. The present paper endeavours to explore the dimensions of the entrpreneurial skill-set (or the lack of it) among students of Obuda University's Keleti Faculty of Business and Management, and investigate whether female or male students are fit to become entrepreneurs

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