Perfil empreendedor e inovador no ensino superior : análise com alunos de graduação em uma universidade pública brasileira

Abstract

The current scenario makes innovation a fundamental element for the survival of an organization. Given the need to innovate in processes and products and seek solutions that meet the demand demanded by the market, it is essential that there are professionals who respond to these requirements, having an entrepreneurial profile to identify new business opportunities, both in products and services, and a profile. innovator being able to take risks, look for new products and anticipate trends. In this context, the general objective of this work was to identify the entrepreneurial profile and the innovative profile of the students of the Administration, Agricultural and Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Information Systems courses, from the Federal University, Rondonópolis campus. After theoretical foundation, it presented as hypothesis if the Entrepreneur Profile positively influences the Innovative Profile of undergraduate students of a Brazilian federal public university. For this, a quantitative analysis was performed through a questionnaire from the Yuan and Woodman (2010) scales on Innovative Profile and Schmidt and Bohnenberger (2009), involving questions regarding the Entrepreneurial Profile. After collection, the obtained data were analyzed through the “structural equation modeling (SEM)” using the software Smart-PLS version 2.0.M3 and the results showed a satisfactory interaction between the courses and the profiles analyzed and a high level of adherence by higher education students regarding the propensity to demonstrate entrepreneurial intent and innovative behavior.