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Investigating digital entrepreneur­ship competence in an online practical training program

New article published focussing on entrepreneur­ship education and digital competence.

Chen, L., & Ifenthaler, D. (2023). Investigating digital entrepreneur­ship competence in an online practical training program. International Journal of Management Education, 21(3), 100894. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijme.2023.100894 

Currently, experts have constructed a Digital Entrepreneur­ship Competence Framework based on solid entrepreneur­ship competence and digital competence frameworks. The framework can be used to assess the digital entrepreneur­ship competencies of university students of interest. However, its application and empirical results still need to be further proved. Additionally, online entrepreneur­ship education is a new and controversial theme in this field. To add ‘learning by doing’, this program adopted practical tasks in online settings, as well as theoretical learning objectives. This study collected feedback on students’ digital entrepreneur­ship competence through questionnaire surveys disbributed in two same training programs and semi-structured interviews. The individual reflections and group assignments are additionally explained. The two programs attendees (N = 88 and N = 85) came from Chinese higher education institutions with various majors. Findings showed that the online practical program promoted four sub-competencies of digital entrepreneur­ship slightly, explicitly improvement in opportunity identification from tutors’ observation. Student interviewees agreed the score initiative and collaboration competencies were the highest. The study promotes theoretical development and practical application of digital entrepreneur­ship competencies in the digital age.

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