Perfil empreendedor e de inovação dos estudantes da Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados

Abstract

The main objective of this research is to analyze the entrepreneurial profile of the students of courses related to management and technology of the Federal University of Grande Dourados (UFGD). The research was qualitative and descriptive and the method used for data collection, it was based on the model proposed by Schmidt and Bohnenberger (2009), which determined eight attitudinal characteristics required by an entrepreneur. Those characteristics are Self Effective (AE), Assumes Calculated Risks (AR), Planner (PL), Detects Opportunities (DO), Persistent (PE), Sociable (SO), Innovative (IN) and Leader (LI). For the analysis, the information entropy method proposed by Zeleny (1982) stands out. Among the results of the research, we note the disparity between the students' ability to innovate and the willingness to undertake. Most of the students in the courses analyzed had a desire to have their own business, but in only four courses, the students had already thought about innovative processes or products. During the research, it could be noticed that some characteristics, even if not manifested by the students, when developed by the courses, help in the development entrepreneur. Through the research, it is possible to understand that the UFGD students have a profile of persistence, planning and self-efficacy, the innovation profile being the least developed among the courses.