Creativity and entrepeneurship atitudes of students from National University of Engineering and their relationship with some sociodemographic variables

Authors

  • Alejandro Loli Pineda Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú
  • Edwin Dextre J. Doctorado, Facultad de Ingenieria Industrial, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú
  • Javier del Carpio G. Facultad de Ingenieria Industrial, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú
  • Elsa La Jara G. Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/rinvp.v13i2.3722

Keywords:

attitudes, creativity and entrepreneurship, college students, Peru

Abstract

The objective of this study is to know about the creativity and entrepreneurship attitude of the National Engineering University students, and their relationship with demographic and social variables taken from a sample of 202 students between the first and tenth semester. The analysis of the results shows that most of the students have a positive attitude towards the creativity and entrepreneurship. In that sense, the correlation between the creativity and their entrepreneurship components indicates a meaningful and positive association. There is a meaningful difference between the demographic and social variables and their relationship to the entrepreneurship levels (low, normal, and high) according to year of study. Among these variables are found the following: work experience, the idea to start a new business and the necessity of financial assistance, in other words, the presence of these variables let us to infer the perception differences in the creativity and entrepreneurship levels.

Author Biography

  • Alejandro Loli Pineda, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú
    Profesor principal, Facultad de Psicología, UNMSM.

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Published

2010-12-31

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Section

Investigaciones

How to Cite

Loli Pineda, A., Dextre J., E., del Carpio G., J., & La Jara G., E. (2010). Creativity and entrepeneurship atitudes of students from National University of Engineering and their relationship with some sociodemographic variables. Revista De Investigación En Psicología, 13(2), 139-151. https://doi.org/10.15381/rinvp.v13i2.3722