Entrepreneurship Education: Correspondence Between Practices of Nascent Entrepreneurs and Textbook Prescriptions for Success
- 1 March 2008
- journal article
- Published by Academy of Management in Academy of Management Learning & Education
- Vol. 7 (1), 56-70
- https://doi.org/10.5465/amle.2008.31413862
Abstract
Entrepreneurship courses are vital components of a business school curriculum. Although existing studies examine teaching pedagogy, very few explore the content of entrepreneurship courses. We compare start-up activities of nascent entrepreneurs in the Panel Study of Entrepreneurial Dynamics (PSED) dataset to data collected from a sample of entrepreneurship textbooks. Our findings indicate that while there is some overlap in start-up activities practiced by nascent entrepreneurs and those covered in textbooks, there are several differences as well. Implications for teaching are discussed.Keywords
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