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2. PRACTeam (Practice of the economist
students. Inter-regional partnership in the
labor market between universities and the
business environment)
http://www.practeam.ro/
3. A real problem of entrepreneurial initiative in Romania remains the
difficulty of creating reliable models of success
The mentoring issue was not enough approached in Romanian studies
on entrepreneurship as it has not strong enough tradition yet
The need for models and mentoring is growing amid the changing of the
public conceptions on entrepreneurship.
Considering the difficult times that the European economy has to face,
the research concerning entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial models
has got, more than ever, an immediate practical justification
The lack of capital leads naturally to a fall in the demand opportunities
Therefore, it takes a compensation of the lack of opportunities available
to potential entrepreneurs on the demand side, through the
development of mechanisms on the supply side: individuals will
appreciate their capabilities and evaluate and choose their occupation in
direct connection with the kind of entrepreneurial culture they know and
the economic behavior they have access to
4. Our research seeks to provide a statistically
informed perspective on the role that the
existence of family patterns plays at this level
in the economist students’ decision to choose
an entrepreneurial career.
The assumption that we envisage has, as a
starting point, a series of remarks on the
specifics of the entrepreneurial culture in
Romania:
the lack of tradition
the lack of regulations and the incorrect
implementation of market economy reforms
5. According to Văduva, S.“The people whose parents worked on their own
or who have owned a business have much greater opportunities of
becoming entrepreneurs than the individuals coming from families
without any kind of entrepreneurial experience
However, we do not have relevant evidence to support the assessment
that “in the transition economies, where the recent experience with the
development of private enterprise is typically reduced, the extent of this
influence is much smaller than in the mature market economies” [2].
Even though the parents of most of the young people who have chosen
to open up private businesses were not entrepreneurs (this was not
possible in Eastern Europe before 1989 [4]), certain families have had
different types of managerial experience, and this fact has its relevance.
The professional skills and especially the network of relations which they
had access to, allowed individuals who were taking leadership positions
even within the framework of the state-owned enterprises to involve in
profitable businesses immediately after the massive privatization and
liberalization of the market.
6. 158 students, male (56) and female (106) from the
economics faculty, second year of study, involved in the
PRACTeam project
Students received a link to an online version of the
questionnaire, self-administered which they had to fill-out
immediately after the training (career counseling training)
Professional attraction (preferences for sectors or
activities) was measured using Interests and values
Inventory from Cognitrom Assessment System (CAS).
Based on their answers, student’s responses were
assigned to one of the following six groups: enterprising,
realistic, conventional, artistic, social, investigative.
The second questionnaire measured the importance of the
role model to develop professional skills as well as
parents’ occupations (self-employed or wage-employed).
7.
8. The testing and analysis of occupational interests and
values reveals that the strong entrepreneurial
orientation lies in a significantly increased proportion
with subjects from families having entrepreneurial
background
According to our hypothesis, the absence of successful
entrepreneurial models and the lack of an
entrepreneurial education have lead (predictably) to the
deterioration of the entrepreneurial orientation for
economist students who did not have parents (and
therefore no proximate models) involved in running a
business.
9.
10. The fact that subjects who had entrepreneurial
models in the family environment are not willing
to give the same importance to mentorship can
be related to their perception on quality models,
assessed by comparison with entrepreneurial
systems originating from countries with
advanced economies and a powerful
entrepreneurial culture.
However, as the studies reveal that the young
romanians are prepared after graduation to take
over the family business as direct successors
11. The easy access to up-to-date information and the
increased possibilities to get in touch with the
business environment and the success
entrepreneurial models from developed economies
contributes to rapid changes of the public mentality
on entrepreneurial activities.
The need for mentorship programs in Romania is as
greater as the private sector still allows business
opportunities that Western economies no longer
offer.
Along with the promotion of public politics
encouraging the entrepreneurial involvement of the
young people, the mentorship programs are an
important factor for increasing the quality of the
entrepreneurial environment.
12. The PRACTeam project has been funded with
support from the European Social Fund –
“Invest in People”, (Reference:
POSDRU/90/2.1/S/64150)
13. Hofstede G (1980). Culture's Consequences: International
Differences in Work-Related Values. Beverly Hills CA: Sage
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Romania and in other countries in transition, Bucharest,
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Mueller, S.L. and A.S. Thomas (2000), Culture and
entrepreneurial potential: a nine country study of locus of
control and innovativeness, Journal of Business Venturing
Zellweger, T. & Sieger, P. (2012). Coming home or
breaking free? Career choice intentions of the next
generation in family businesses. Ernst & Young, pp. 7, 16
*** http://www.practeam.ro/prezentare-proiect/
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