Entrepreneurial learning in an experiential and competences training context: a business plan in Bachelor thesis

Souto, Jaime E. and Rodríguez, A. (2021): Entrepreneurial learning in an experiential and competences training context: a business plan in Bachelor thesis. Published in: International Journal of Management Education , Vol. 19, No. 3 (30 November 2021): 100513-1-100513-11.

Abstract

The objective of this research consists of analysing the impact of carrying out Bachelor thesis (BT) subject –focused on the creation of a new venture by implementation and elaboration of a business plan– on learning outcomes. Thus, a combination of competences is analysed and evaluated between prior and after to carry out the BT subject –consisting of a business plan–, so as to confirm to what extent the BT contributes to the outcomes obtained in acquisition of and training in competences. The results obtained indicate important and positive improvements in the following competences: interpersonal relations, teamworking, organizational issues, leadership, change management, creativity, and in particular, entrepreneurship and the application of knowledge into practice. The choice of topic for the BT emerges as a critical tool in the orientation of training emphasis towards particular competences, such as those related to entrepreneurship. Thus, a business plan implemented properly is a way of teaching and learning –learning by doing–, and consequently, a valuable tool in the training of competences related to entrepreneurship –providing knowledge, skills, and their articulation. Such BT develops entrepreneurial competence and increases the necessary competences for different entrepreneurship itineraries, as social entrepreneurship, innovative entrepreneurship, and international entrepreneurship.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: entrepreneurship, business plan, start-ups, study abroad, undergraduate dissertation, competence, training
• Subjects: A - General Economics and Teaching > A1 - General Economics; A - General Economics and Teaching > A2 - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics; F - International Economics > F0 - General; J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J0 - General; J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J5 - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining; J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J6 - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers; L - Industrial Organization > L0 - General; L - Industrial Organization > L1 - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance; L - Industrial Organization > L2 - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior; L - Industrial Organization > L2 - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior > L21 - Business Objectives of the Firm; L - Industrial Organization > L2 - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior > L26 - Entrepreneurship; M - Business Administration and Business Economics ; Marketing ; Accounting ; Personnel Economics > M0 - General; M - Business Administration and Business Economics ; Marketing ; Accounting ; Personnel Economics > M1 - Business Administration; M - Business Administration and Business Economics ; Marketing ; Accounting ; Personnel Economics > M1 - Business Administration > M10 - General; M - Business Administration and Business Economics ; Marketing ; Accounting ; Personnel Economics > M1 - Business Administration > M13 - New Firms ; Startups; M - Business Administration and Business Economics ; Marketing ; Accounting ; Personnel Economics > M1 - Business Administration > M14 - Corporate Culture ; Diversity ; Social Responsibility; M - Business Administration and Business Economics ; Marketing ; Accounting ; Personnel Economics > M1 - Business Administration > M16 - International Business Administration; M - Business Administration and Business Economics ; Marketing ; Accounting ; Personnel Economics > M1 - Business Administration > M19 - Other; M - Business Administration and Business Economics ; Marketing ; Accounting ; Personnel Economics > M2 - Business Economics; M - Business Administration and Business Economics ; Marketing ; Accounting ; Personnel Economics > M2 - Business Economics > M20 - General; M - Business Administration and Business Economics ; Marketing ; Accounting ; Personnel Economics > M2 - Business Economics > M21 - Business Economics; M - Business Administration and Business Economics ; Marketing ; Accounting ; Personnel Economics > M2 - Business Economics > M29 - Other; M - Business Administration and Business Economics ; Marketing ; Accounting ; Personnel Economics > M5 - Personnel Economics; M - Business Administration and Business Economics ; Marketing ; Accounting ; Personnel Economics > M5 - Personnel Economics > M53 - Training; M - Business Administration and Business Economics ; Marketing ; Accounting ; Personnel Economics > M5 - Personnel Economics > M59 - Other; O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O1 - Economic Development; O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O3 - Innovation ; Research and Development ; Technological Change ; Intellectual Property Rights; O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O3 - Innovation ; Research and Development ; Technological Change ; Intellectual Property Rights > O30 - General; O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O3 - Innovation ; Research and Development ; Technological Change ; Intellectual Property Rights > O31 - Innovation and Invention: Processes and Incentives; O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O3 - Innovation ; Research and Development ; Technological Change ; Intellectual Property Rights > O39 - Other; Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics ; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q0 - General

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