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Business Entrepreneur and Social Entrepreneur Attitudes on the Example of Polish and Ukrainian Students

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  • Wojciech Maciejewski
  • Agnieszka Faron

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Purpose: The article presents a comparative analysis of students from Poland and Ukraine to what extent their declarations align with possesing entrepreneurial characteristics (in the classical sense) and pro-social characteristics (as social entrepreneurs). Design/Methodology/Approach: An online questionnaire was designed to gather data for this study, available in both Polish and Ukrainian. A total of 573 students participated, including 348 from Poland and 225 from Ukraine. The initial section of the questionnaire comprised 30 questions, each offering a binary choice to either confirm or deny a given statement. Findings: After analysing the data, it turned out that students declared a high level of decision-making ability, teamwork skills and communication skills. It can also be stated that students from Ukraine showed a higher intensity of entrepreneurial qualities, and the difference in relation to students from Poland is statistically significant. In most cases, students declared a more pro-social approach, there were also differences between students from Poland and Ukraine. Practical Implications: For further research in the field of entrepreneurial attitudes, for decision-makers in the field of modeling educational programs Originality/Value: The challenges of the current world and the growing social awareness mean that entrepreneurial qualities are starting to be needed when solving social problems.

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  • Wojciech Maciejewski & Agnieszka Faron, 2024. "Business Entrepreneur and Social Entrepreneur Attitudes on the Example of Polish and Ukrainian Students," European Research Studies Journal, European Research Studies Journal, vol. 0(2), pages 271-287.
    • Handle: RePEc:ers:journl:v:xxvii:y:2024:i:2:p:271-287
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    Keywords

    Social entrepreneurship; entrepreneurship; polish students; Ukrainian students; education for entrepreneurship.;
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    JEL classification:

    • L26 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Entrepreneurship
    • L31 - Industrial Organization - - Nonprofit Organizations and Public Enterprise - - - Nonprofit Institutions; NGOs; Social Entrepreneurship
    • A13 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Relation of Economics to Social Values

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