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Soft Skills Requirements for Engineering Entrepreneurship

Authors :
Jaimes Acero, Yenny Carolina
Granados Comba, Adriana
Bolívar León, Rafael
Jaimes Acero, Yenny Carolina
Granados Comba, Adriana
Bolívar León, Rafael
Source :
Facultad de Ingeniería, ISSN 0121-1129, Vol. 31, Nº. 59 (January-March 2022 (Continuous Publication)), 2022
Publication Year :
2022

Abstract

Entrepreneurship is a vector that helps economic growth, social scaling, and job generation. However, the soft skills required for engineering entrepreneurship are unclear. This research aims to determine which of these skills are highly demanded as a reference to improve competitiveness among engineers and undergraduate programs. A survey was designed and applied to graduated mechanical engineers from the University of Pamplona. The instrument with excellent validity and reliability, according to Cronbach’s Alpha, included 4 different dimensions evaluating 10 soft skills with 18 indicators. The statistical tools used were the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, median, mode, Kruskal-Wallis ANOVA, and the Games-Howell post hoc test. All soft skills investigated are required to start an engineering venture at a high development level. Likewise, the surveyed engineers demonstrated a high level of development of these skills in such a way that the gap between those required to start an engineering entrepreneurial venture and those developed is minor. In addition, the most effective way to increase its development is training in administrative areas or personal development.<br />El emprendimiento es un vector que ayuda al crecimiento económico de un país, una región, al escalamiento social y la generación de empleo. Sin embargo, no es claro cuáles son las habilidades blandas requeridas para iniciar un emprendimiento en ingeniería. Esta investigación tiene como propósito determinar cuáles son esas habilidades como referencia para mejorar la competitividad en los ingenieros como en los programas de pregrado. Para alcanzar este objetivo, se diseñó y aplicó una encuesta a ingenieros mecánicos egresados de la Universidad de Pamplona. El instrumento con validez y confiabilidad excelente según Alfa de Cronbach, costaba de 4 dimensiones diferentes que valoraban 10 habilidades blandas con 18 indicadores. Las herramientas estadísticas usadas fueron la prueba bilateral de Kolmogórov-Smirnov, mediana, moda, Kruskal-Wallis ANOVA y post hoc de Games-Howell. Se encontró que todas las habilidades blandas investigadas son requeridas en un nivel alto de desarrollo para realizar un emprendimiento en ingeniería.

Details

Database :
OAIster
Journal :
Facultad de Ingeniería, ISSN 0121-1129, Vol. 31, Nº. 59 (January-March 2022 (Continuous Publication)), 2022
Notes :
application/pdf, Facultad de Ingeniería, ISSN 0121-1129, Vol. 31, Nº. 59 (January-March 2022 (Continuous Publication)), 2022, English
Publication Type :
Electronic Resource
Accession number :
edsoai.on1364531514
Document Type :
Electronic Resource