FUTURE ENTREPRENEURS’ EXPECTATIONS BASED ON THE EXAMPLE OF WROCLAW UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY STUDENTS
FUTURE ENTREPRENEURS’ EXPECTATIONS BASED ON THE EXAMPLE OF WROCLAW UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY STUDENTS

Summary/Abstract: The main thesis of this paper assumes that future entrepreneurs’ salary expectations may be the most important reason for them to attend entrepreneurship education and begin business activity. The main aim of this article was to analyse future entrepreneurs’ salary expectations with comparison to other students’ and graduates’ salary expectations and needs towards their first employer, then check the influence of entrepreneurship education on this expectations. However the entrepreneurship intention can be changed by different choice of individual career path to become rather an employee than an entrepreneur. Therefore entrepreneurship education may be also an important factor of this choice. The paper presents results of surveys conducted among the students of the Wroclaw University of Science and Technology in years 2014 (N = 971), 2015 (N = 1241), 2016 (N = 1320), and 2017 (N = 1262). This wide time span of research combined with the large group of students and graduates gave also a very close view to the future entrepreneurs’ expectations towards state’s institutions and support. However results are only representative for researched university. Students and graduates of Wroclaw University of Science and Technology undertake professional activity, every year more often both as entrepreneurs and employees. In both cases they are rarely able to accurately assess the value of their qualifications. Future entrepreneurs are driven to become successful business owners because of the sense of personal achievement it provides and for financial stability, according to presented in this paper research.

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