THE EFFECTS OF BUSSINESS EDUCATION ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP CHARACTERISTICS: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY*

Abstract

The aim of this study is to examine the effects of business education on students’ entrepreneurial characteristics. Therefore, this study was conducted on a sample of undergraduate students in department of business administration from two state universities, Bilecik University and Dumlupinar University, in Turkey. We applied the survey to these student groups four years ago and this year. The results of this study show that there are no significantly the effects of business education on students’ entrepreneurial characteristics the end of four years period in these universities

Keywords

• Entrepreneurship, Education, Entrepreneurship Characteristics

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