Entrepreneurial competences revised: developing a consolidated and categorized list of entrepreneurial competences

Abstract

AbstractThe goal of entrepreneurship education is to prepare students for entrepreneurial practice and to develop profound entrepreneurial competences. Due to the heterogeneity in definitions and competence frameworks in the field of entrepreneurship education, literature and practice still illustrate much confusion about what should be taught in academic entrepreneurship courses and which competences need to be developed. An in-depth review of entrepreneurial competences dates back to the year 2008 by Mitchtelmore and Rowley. The purpose of this paper is to review newer contributions and propose a synthesis of state-of-the-art by developing an updated entrepreneurial competence framework. Both, a consolidated categorization approach and a list of entrepreneurial competences are developed and suggested for educators for the development of academic courses and practice-oriented training programs.