Entrepreneurship

Articol postat la 8 December 2009.

7. Entrepreneurship

Definition:Entrepreneurship has an active and a passive component: the propensity to bring about innovation oneself, but also the ability to welcome and support innovation brought about by external factors.

Entrepreneurship includes welcoming change, taking responsibility for one’s actions (positive or negative), setting objectives and meeting them and having the motivation to succed.

The competence consists of the following elements of knowledge, skills and attitudes as appropriate to the context.

Knowledge

Skills

Skills for planning, organising, analysing, communicating, doing, de-briefing, evaluating and recording.
Skills for project development and implementation.
Ability to work co-operatively and flexibly as part of a team.
Being able to identify one’s personal strengths and weaknesses.
Ability to act proactively and respond positively to changes.
Ability to assess and take risks as and when warranted.

Attitudes

Disposition to show initiative.
Positive attitude to change and innovation.
Willingness to identify areas where one can demonstrate the full range of enterprise skills — for example at home, at work and in the community.

Source:

Key competences for lifelong learning – A European Reference Framework