Entrepreneurial skill development needs of potential agri-based technopreneurs
2011
Depositario, D.P.T. | Aquino, N.A. | Feliciano, K.C., Philippines Univ.Los Baños, College,Laguna 4031 (Philippines) Dept. of Agribusiness Management
This study aims to identify the entrepreneurial traits which distinguish current technopreneurs from potential technopreneurs in agri-based technologies, with the end view of developing these traits among the latter. The study's respondents were as follows:6 current technopreneurs, 18 technology developers-researchers and 88 Bachelor of Science in Agribusiness Management and College of Agriculture students, specifically B.S. in Food Science and Animal Science students. Descriptive statistical tools (i.e., frequency counts, means and cross-tabular analysis) were used to analyze the data. The Personal Entrepreneurial Competency (PEC) score of the respondents were also determined. Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and T-test analyses were further employed in order to determine the significance of differences in mean scores across PEC traits among the different respondent groups. Results show that technology developers and students in the University of the Philippines Los Baños(UPLB) significantly differed from current technopreneurs in terms of opportunity seeking, risk-taking and self-confidence. There was also an observed lack of networking and negotiation skills among the technology developers and students and even among the current technopreneurs. It is recommended that the UPLB Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources (AFNR) project and other entrepreneurship-related programs should focus on enhancing the aforementioned competencies among UPLB technology developers and students. Emphasis on the development of these traits through the institutionalization of new courses and training programs and/or the improvement of existing courses and programs and teaching and training methodologies should be done.
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