The effectiveness of Junior Companies from the viewpoint of engineering students at a Brazilian University

Bogo, Adelaide Maria; Henning, Elisa; Schmitt, Alan Christian; Marco, Rodrigo G. De

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“…Although research on JEs is scarce, some studies highlight the fact that those organisations provide a context where students can acquire practical experience, improve their business network (Bogo et al , 2014), develop their entrepreneurial and managerial skills (Gruber-Muecke and Kailer, 2011), improve their employability (Bogo et al , 2014; Pennarola et al , 2016) and foster their entrepreneurial spirit (Almeida et al , 2019). Also, in a survey carried out by the European Commission in 2012, the alumni of JEs and JADE showed more propensity to start their own business or to find a job right after graduation when compared to other students (Gibcus et al , 2012).…”

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The role of junior enterprises in the development of students' entrepreneurial skills

Daniel¹,

Almeida

2020

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PurposeThis study assesses the effects of junior enterprises (JEs) on the entrepreneurial attitudes and intentions of engineering higher education students, compared to a group of social sciences students.Design/methodology/approachThis research analyses a sample of 132 students enrolled in engineering higher education courses in Portugal and Brazil, while 83 of the respondents being involved in a JE and 49 not. The authors compare this group to another group of 176 social sciences students from several higher education courses, while 93 being enrolled in JE and 83 not.FindingsThe results show that students enrolled in JEs show higher levels of entrepreneurial intention (EI), as well as their antecedents such as attitude towards the behaviour (ATB), perceived behavioural control (PBC) and social norms (SN) , and the impact of this extracurricular activity is higher on engineering students than on social sciences students. Also, country and gender differences were found in some variables.Research limitations/implicationsFurther studies are needed to confirm the results in a broader population and in other countries. Also, the study addressed attitudes and intentions but not actual behaviour due to the time lag problem. There is also the risk of self-reported bias on the answers due to social desirability bias, for example. Finally, because JEs have their own recruitment process, there is a possible “self-selection problem” of students who might have previously developed some of entrepreneurial attitudes and skills assessed by the questionnaire.Practical implicationsThe results have important implications for engineering higher education institutions. Despite many of them provide entrepreneurship training courses, they should also encourage students to join extracurricular activities or even create their own at their institution to complement their skills' development. Also, teachers should be encouraged to integrate these activities into their subjects, avoiding a major barrier to the participation in extracurricular activities which is the students' time constraints. Finally, participation in extracurricular activities can be promoted by institutions in many ways, such as allowing students to obtain academic credits or through supporting financially or logistically the organisations that promote these activities.Social implicationsThis study contributes to the discussion on how to promote the development of entrepreneurial competences in young people that soon will enter the labour market.Originality/valueThis study contributes to the discussions on the value of extracurricular activities, such as the enrolment in JEs, to the development of entrepreneurial attitudes and intention on the training of the next generation of engineers capable of facing future worlds' challenges.

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The role of junior enterprises in the development of students' entrepreneurial skills

Daniel¹,

Almeida

2020

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“…A frequência do processo seletivo (de uma a duas vezes por ano, a depender da EJ) possibilita a alteração parcial e contínua da adesão à EJ, com a entrada de novos membros e manutenção de mais antigos, nunca fazendo a mudança inteira do time de uma única vez. Assim, o conhecimento acumulado é sintetizado e compartilhado com os novos membros e as diretorias conseguem reter mais conhecimento (BOGO et al, 2014) essencial para um melhor o processo sucessório. Nas empresas juniores, planejar a sucessão é uma questão-chave para sua continuidade, e precisa encontrar no sucessor uma pessoa preparada e com o perfil de compartilhar responsabilidades.…”

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Aplicação Da Design Science Research Para Construção De Um Método De Planejamento Estratégico Orientado Para as Empresas Juniores

Andrade¹,

Trigo²

2023

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Proposição de um modelo de planejamento estratégico para empresas juniores a partir da aplicação da Design Science Research. As empresas juniores (EJs) – que são as organizações criadas pelos alunos, no âmbito das instituições de ensino superior, para experimentarem realidades de mercado e de atuação na área profissional de formação – sofrem com problemas de continuidade de desempenho e aplicação de um planejamento estratégico eficaz. Assim, tem-se como objetivo desenvolver um método de planejamento estratégico que permita um melhor funcionamento dos pequenos negócios, com foco nas empresas juniores. Para tanto, a DSR foi utilizada como metodologia de pesquisa própria para solução de problemas no contexto das organizações (ciências artificiais). Trata-se de uma pesquisa qualitativa e exploratória, que buscou a construção de um modelo de aplicação através da pesquisa aplicada, a partir de casos múltiplos, seguindo o projeto da DSR. O resultado foi a criação de um conjunto de frameworks para planejamento estratégico de pequenos negócios, sendo o principal produto o Canvas Estratégico, através do qual o pequeno negócio pode organizar planos de ciclos rápidos e visualizar suas ações, acompanhado do modelo de plano de sucessão e do sistema de gestão do conhecimento com foco no desenvolvimento da Inteligência de Negócio.

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Developing students’ skills through real projects and service learning methodology

Biedermann¹,

López²,

Tierz³

2016

Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering

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The effectiveness of Junior Companies from the viewpoint of engineering students at a Brazilian University

Cited by 4 publications

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The role of junior enterprises in the development of students' entrepreneurial skills

The role of junior enterprises in the development of students' entrepreneurial skills

Aplicação Da Design Science Research Para Construção De Um Método De Planejamento Estratégico Orientado Para as Empresas Juniores

Developing students’ skills through real projects and service learning methodology

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