Entrepreneurship education towards modern civilization and economic challenges

Authors

  • Krzysztof Wach Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny w Krakowie Wydział Ekonomii i Stosunków Międzynarodowych Katedra Przedsiębiorczości i Innowacji

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24917/20833296.9.16

Keywords:

entrepreneurship, education, business education, entrepreneurial attitudes

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to present entrepreneurship education in the wider context of contemporary civilizational and economic challenges, especially in the context of the ongoing global economic crisis, as well as its identification, and to attempt to outline the desired direction of education for entrepreneurship evolution. The article discusses the issue of entrepreneurship education by making a distinction between non-economic and economic entrepreneurship. The issue of vertical and horizontal entrepreneurship education is also presented. Furthermore, the article includes an attempt to draw recommendations for the further development of entrepreneurship education.

Author Biography

Krzysztof Wach, Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny w Krakowie Wydział Ekonomii i Stosunków Międzynarodowych Katedra Przedsiębiorczości i Innowacji

Krzysztof Wach, DEcon, PhD, Cracow University of Economics, Department of Entrepreneurhsip and Innovation. Habilitated doctor of economics (DEcon), PhD in management, graduate and then associate professor at the Cracow University of Economics, specialist in international entrepreneurship, author of several books, including monographs and scholarly books, as well as practical guides for entrepreneurs in the field of entrepreneurship and the internationalization of small and medium-sized enterprises, member of editorial boards of several scientific journals, including the annual ‘Education - Entrepreneurship’; an OECD national expert for entrepreneurship since 2012, participant of various international education and research projects (e.g. Jean Monnet, Atlantis, International Visegrad Fund IVF, Central European Initiative CEI), visiting professor in various American and European universities, including Grand Valley State University (Grand Rapids, USA), Roosevelt University (Chicago, USA), University of Detroit Mercy (Detroit, USA), Loyola University Chicago (Chicago, USA), Northumbria University (Newcastle, UK), Technical University of Cartagena (Spain).

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2013-12-29

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Wach, K. (2013). Entrepreneurship education towards modern civilization and economic challenges. Entrepreneurship – Education, 9, 246–257. https://doi.org/10.24917/20833296.9.16

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Vol. 9 (2013): Przedsiębiorczość w warunkach kryzysu gospodarczego

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