Entrepreneurial profile in students: Divergences between two colombian universities

Abstract

The purpose of this document is to analyze the differences in the entrepreneurial profile between the Business Administration students of two Colombian universities in the city of Ibagué, Colombia. The theoretical approach focuses on entrepreneurship models and their measurement. The research approach is mixed and descriptive in scope; the sample units selected in the universities under study correspond to 196 and 173, respectively. The information collection instrument is based on the GEM methodology and was validated by the Ascolfa Researchers Network. The results present the convergences and divergences found among the profile of the students of the analyzed institutions. In conclusion, when advancing the comparative analysis in the two universities, it was observed that an influence of the social and economic context coexists in the cities where they operate, which present urban processes of growth and development in recent years.