Assessment of Personal Entrepreneurial Competencies (PECs) of BSBA Students of Pangasinan State University

Abstract

This study was conducted to assess the personal entrepreneurial competencies (PECs) of entrepreneurship students in PSU Lingayen which can possibly determine successful from unsuccessful entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial “wannabe’s.” The ten key PECs identified are the following: (1) opportunity-seeking; (2) persistence; (3) commitment to work contract; (4) demand for quality and efficiency; (5) risk-taking; (6) goal-setting; (7) information-seeking; (8) systematic planning and monitoring; (9) persuasion-networking and (10) self-confidence. Results showed that Goal setting, Information seeking, Persistence and Opportunity Seeking are the Personal Entrepreneurial Competencies where the students obtained high scores. The students also perceived themselves as persistent in this study andThis study was conducted to assess the personal entrepreneurial competencies (PECs) of entrepreneurship students in PSU Lingayen which can possibly determine successful from unsuccessful entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial “wannabe’s.” The ten key PECs identified are the following: (1) opportunity-seeking; (2) persistence; (3) commitment to work contract; (4) demand for quality and efficiency; (5) risk-taking; (6) goal-setting; (7) information-seeking; (8) systematic planning and monitoring; (9) persuasion-networking and (10) self-confidence. Results showed that Goal setting, Information seeking, Persistence and Opportunity Seeking are the Personal Entrepreneurial Competencies where the students obtained high scores. The students also perceived themselves as persistent in this study and as an entrepreneur one must be firm, strong-willed, and stick to your own belief. Lastly, the students saw themselves as opportunity-seeking which means they keep on trying in order to achieve their ambition or certain goal in life. Irrespective of gender and ages, student’s level of personal entrepreneurial competency is the same. Moderate personal entrepreneurial competency is attained by the senior students as they already have acquired knowledge and experience in starting a business venture. The business administration students have a fair level of personal entrepreneurial competency and possesses certain characteristics of a good entrepreneur. as an entrepreneur one must be firm, strong-willed, and stick to your own belief. Lastly, the students saw themselves as opportunity-seeking which means they keep on trying in order to achieve their ambition or certain goal in life. Irrespective of gender and ages, student’s level of personal entrepreneurial competency is the same. Moderate personal entrepreneurial competency is attained by the senior students as they already have acquired knowledge and experience in starting a business venture. The business administration students have a fair level of personal entrepreneurial competency and possesses certain characteristics of a good entrepreneur.