Can policymakers improve the effectiveness of entrepreneurship training programmes? Evidence from Italy

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diego Matricano
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Processing ◽  
Lisbon Strategy ◽  
Entrepreneurship Training ◽  
Logistic Regression Models ◽  
Start Up ◽  
Gender And Age ◽  
Training Activities ◽  
Potential Impact ◽  
Training Programmes ◽  
National Governments

Despite efforts by European national governments to implement dedicated entrepreneurship training activities and enhance start-up expectations, as established by the Lisbon Strategy (2000), the results achieved have not always been satisfactory. A particularly noteworthy case occurred in Italy in 2008, when there were very few newly created ventures and a larger number of failed or abandoned ones. The effectiveness of entrepreneurship training programmes therefore requires in-depth investigation. Statistical processing (based on data derived from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor and using logistic regression models) shows that the potential impact of entrepreneurship training programmes, whether formal or informal, on Italian recipients varies according to gender and age. Thus, Italian policymakers should try to govern and manage the supply of these programmes not as a homogenous whole, but by matching specific programmes with specific targets. Only if policymakers are able to approach entrepreneurship training in this way can its effectiveness really be enhanced.

Entrepreneurial Training: A Comparative Study across Fifteen European Countries

2014 ◽  
Vol 28 (5) ◽  
pp. 311-330 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diego Matricano
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Lisbon Strategy ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Start Up ◽  
Entrepreneurial Training ◽  
Correct Path ◽  
Training Programmes

This paper arises from the contents of the Lisbon Strategy, a set of cooperation policies stressing the role of education and training. The findings from a comparative study of the influence that entrepreneurial training – classified as formal or informal – can have on start-up expectations are analysed. The study covers fifteen European countries and uses data derived from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) website. The results of a logistic regression model show significant differences across Europe: in some countries, start-up expectations are influenced only by participation in formal entrepreneurial training programmes; in others, they are affected only by participation in informal entrepreneurial training activities; in yet others, such expectations are induced by both formal and informal entrepreneurial training. Regarding the current status of entrepreneurial training, it appears that although the fifteen European countries are following the correct path there is still much to do to achieve the overall objectives established by the Lisbon Strategy. Some recommendations for policy makers and the implications for future research are suggested in the concluding section of the paper.

scholarly journals New perspectives after the transition of EPIET to ECDC – the future of the programme

2009 ◽  
Vol 14 (43) ◽  
Author(s):  
V Bremer ◽  
A Bosman ◽  
D Coulombier
Keyword(s):  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Training Programme ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Member States ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
European Public ◽  
Response Capacity ◽  
Training Activities ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Training Programmes

Strengthening capacity in intervention epidemiology is key to the overall goal of responding to the challenge to detect and counter threats posed by outbreaks of infectious diseases in the European Union (EU). Since its founding in 1995, the European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training (EPIET) has become a core resource in training in intervention epidemiology in the EU. EPIET was integrated into the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) on 1 November 2007 and this has resulted in an increased sustainability of the programme, allowing for long-term planning. Also, a new training programme, the European public health microbiology training (EUPHEM), was set up in 2008 to increase the response capacity for microbiology. Collaboration with EU Member States and other training programmes has been further intensified. Merging EPIET and other training activities in the ECDC training section has created the opportunity to develop an integrated multilevel approach to training in applied field epidemiology. An integrated approach to training activities on EU level, and increasing the number of EPIET and EPIET-associated fellows are essential to respond to the training needs of EU Member States, particularly new Member States. An external evaluation of EPIET in 2009 will provide guidance for a future strategy for the programme. This article examines the achievements of the EPIET programme after its transition to ECDC and provides an outlook on its future.

scholarly journals ANALISIS PENYEBAB KEGAGALAN MENDIRIKAN USAHA BARU PADA PARA LULUSAN PROGRAM WIRAUSAHA BARU JAWA BARAT KELAS IDE BISNIS

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 31
Author(s):  
Rida Srihadiastuti ◽  
Deden Syarif Hidayatullah
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Business Failure ◽  
Entrepreneurship Training ◽  
Analysis Techniques ◽  
Start Up ◽  
New Business ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Descriptive Method ◽  
Main Factor

Wirausaha Baru Jawa Barat Program (WUB Jabar Program) which organized by Badiklatkop Bandung, is an entrepreneurship training in 3 choices of business field, those are food-beverage, convection, and salon. Participants are divided into Ide Bisnis class, Start-up class, or Growth class. Ide Bisnis Class is for participants who do not have a business, or already have a business but not yet reached the age of 1 year. Through a survey of 237 Ide Bisnis class graduates, there were 21 people who failed in establishing their new business after participated in the program. This research aims to determine the factors that caused failure. The qualitative descriptive method used in this research. Data collection techniques with an observation of program WUB Jabar, and interviews with 7 graduates who experienced business failure, also to 5 graduates whose business is still continuing. Data analysis techniques with Miles and Huberman models. The results of this research explained that the main factor causing graduates’ new business failure is the barrier on capital because barriers on capital causing barriers on other factors. And capital factor is also the most difficult barrier to be solved by the graduates who do not experience the business failure

scholarly journals Multilevel modeling of persistence in higher education

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (100) ◽  
pp. 664-683 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Eugénia Ferrão ◽  
Leandro S. Almeida
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Lower Probability ◽  
Logistic Regression Models ◽  
Long Term Effect ◽  
Gender And Age ◽  
Relevant Variables ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Persistence In Higher Education

Abstract The dropout or evasion rates in higher education are now a social and institutional concern, justifying the implementation of public policies to prevent this phenomenon. These policies need studies on the most determinant variables of the risk of dropout. The main objective of this study is to analyze the student’s persistence in undergraduate courses, and the relationship with the student’s previous school trajectory and with the conditions of entrance into higher education, controlling for students’ sociodemographic characteristics, such as gender and age. We applied multilevel logistic regression models to data of 2.697 freshmen enrolled in a Portuguese public university in the academic year 2015/16. The results suggest that failure in basic education (ISCED 2) has a long-term effect. According to the estimates obtained, students who declare not having failed in basic education have odds ratio of persistence 2.7 times higher than students who declare having failed in basic education. The conditions of student’s admission to the course he/she attends are relevant variables to persistence in Higher Education, for example, whether s/he was admitted to her/his first option course and the student’s university entrance score. The results also show that older and male students have lower probability of persistence.

scholarly journals Entrepreneurship Education and Disability: An Experience at a Spanish University

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosa Maria Muñoz ◽  
Yolanda Salinero ◽  
Isidro Peña ◽  
Jesus David Sanchez de Pablo
Keyword(s):  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Entrepreneurship Education ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Disabled Students ◽  
La Mancha ◽  
Start Up ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Potential Impact ◽  
The University ◽  
First Time

The European Commission considers the following groups of entrepreneurs: females, family businesses, liberal professions, migrants, and seniors. Disabled people are not included, and this paper could, therefore, open up a new field of research and an important issue to be considered among the European Union’s social objectives. The University of Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM) in Spain provides an entrepreneurship education course, “Entrepreneurship and disability,” for disabled students. It is the first time that a course with these characteristics has been taught at a Spanish University, which signifies that there is no similar research of this nature. Keeping in mind its originality, this study makes an important contribution to the field. The main objective is to analyze whether the motivation to start up a business differs between students with disabilities and those without. We analyzed “before” and “after” data in order to test the potential impact of entrepreneurship education on the students’ entrepreneurial attitude. An analysis of variance with several demographic variables has allowed us to prove that the education that students received, their business experience, and their field of study have significant effects. This statistical test showed no significant differences between disabled and non-disabled students.

scholarly journals Social Context of Depressive Distress in Aging Transgender Adults

2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (12) ◽  
pp. 1517-1539 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaclyn M. White Hughto ◽  
Sari L. Reisner
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Logistic Regression Models ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Gender And Age ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Effects Of Aging ◽  
Survey Responses ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Male To Female ◽  
Everyday Discrimination

This study investigates the relationship between discrimination and mental health in aging transgender adults. Survey responses from 61 transgender adults above 50 ( Mage = 57.7, SD = 5.8; 77.1% male-to-female; 78.7% White non-Hispanic) were analyzed. Multivariable logistic regression models examined the relationship between gender- and age-related discrimination, number of everyday discrimination experiences, and past-week depressive distress, adjusting for social support, sociodemographics, and other forms of discrimination. The most commonly attributed reasons for experiencing discrimination were related to gender (80.3%) and age (34.4%). More than half of participants (55.5%) met criteria for past-week depressive distress. In an adjusted multivariable model, gender-related discrimination and a greater number of everyday discrimination experiences were associated with increased odds of past-week depressive distress. Additional research is needed to understand the effects of aging and gender identity on depressive symptoms and develop interventions to safeguard the mental health of this vulnerable aging population.

Ex-Incarceree/Convict Status: Beneficial for Self-Employment and Entrepreneurship?

2019 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 144-162
Author(s):  
Armel Irankunda ◽  
Gregory N. Price ◽  
Norense E. Uzamere ◽  
Miesha J. Williams
Keyword(s):  
General Social Survey ◽  
Jel Classification ◽  
Individual Risk ◽  
Parameter Estimates ◽  
Economic Policies ◽  
Significant Treatment ◽  
Entrepreneurship Training ◽  
Self Employment ◽  
Start Up ◽  
Individual Self

This article considers whether ex-incarceree/convict status favorably conditions the decision to be self-employed—a proxy for entrepreneurship. With data from the U.S. General Social Survey, we estimate the parameters of simple Probit and Bivariate Probit treatment specifications of individual self-employment outcomes as a function of ex-incarceree/convict status, and several measures of individual risk-taking propensities. Parameter estimates reveal that ex-incarceree/convict status has a positive and significant treatment effect on self-employment, particularly for Black Americans, after controlling for various measures of individual risk propensities. Our results suggest that the expansion of entrepreneurship training programs and the elimination of any barriers that restrict access to start-up capital for ex-incarcerees/convicts would reduce crime and recidivism, ameliorate mass incarceration, and complement pro-growth economic policies that induce more self-employment and entrepreneurship. JEL Classification: J01, J24, L26, Z13

The effectiveness of entrepreneurship training programmes

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diego Matricano ◽  
Piero Formica
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Entrepreneurship Education ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Strategic Information ◽  
Entrepreneurship Training ◽  
Actual Impact ◽  
New Directions ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Training Programmes ◽  
And Training

This special issue of Industry and Higher Education focuses on the increasingly important topic of how the effectiveness of entrepreneurship education can be appropriately measured. Despite extensive research on entrepreneurship education and training programmes, relatively few studies have concentrated on the consequences of such programmes – for example, on assessing their actual impact on the commitment of aspiring entrepreneurs. Against this background, the guest editors present four contributions, each addressing key issues relating to the evaluation and measurement of entrepreneurship education. These contributions, it is hoped, will open new directions for researchers and will provide programme designers and policymakers with valuable strategic information.

The impact of intellectual capital on start-up expectations

2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 654-674 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diego Matricano
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
Regression Models ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression ◽  
Research Trend ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Logistic Regression Models ◽  
Start Up ◽  
The Impact

Purpose According to an emerging research trend, which seeks to apply the concept of intellectual capital (IC) to the field of entrepreneurship, the purpose of this paper is to test whether IC can affect the start-up expectations of aspiring entrepreneurs. Design/methodology/approach Binary logistic regression models, based on empirical data derived from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor website and referring to Italy over the years 2005-2010, are used to test the influence of IC (comprising human, structural and relational capital) on start-up expectations. Findings Binary logistic regression models reveal robust results. Human, structural and relational capitals affect start-up expectations in Italy. Only in 2010 did structural capital fail to do so. Research limitations/implications This study has three main limitations. The first concerns the need for further research to confirm the influence of IC on start-up expectations. The second concerns in-depth, more exhaustive analyses that cannot be carried out due to the use of second- hand data. The third deals with the reference only to Italy, over a limited time-span (2005-2010). Originality/value To the best knowledge of the author, this is one of the first empirical studies that investigate whether IC can affect start-up expectations. Results revealed by the regression models might steer other scholars’ interest toward this research path (linking IC and entrepreneurship) that has not yet been properly considered.

Corporate Entrepreneurship Training Evaluation

2009 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 163-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janice Byrne ◽  
Alain Fayolle
Keyword(s):  
Adult Education ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽  
Training Evaluation ◽  
Entrepreneurship Education ◽  
Corporate Entrepreneurship ◽  
Entrepreneurship Training ◽  
Training Programmes

This paper looks at corporate entrepreneurship (CE) training and proposes some insights for its evaluation. The literature review begins by outlining what corporate entrepreneurship entails and the rationale for a firm adopting a more entrepreneurial posture. Subsequently, organizational devices for encouraging corporate entrepreneurship are explored, with a particular focus on the practice of training. Assessing the effect of training programmes leads to the question of how the programmes, especially CE programmes, can be effectively evaluated. An evaluative framework for CE training initiatives is proposed. The paper draws on evaluation principles from three fields of literature – training, adult education and entrepreneurship education. This study focuses on the ‘changes in learners’ that occur as a result of training. The evaluation insights gained from these three fields are coupled with an individualized measure of entrepreneurial orientation to present a schematic of effective CE training evaluation.

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