Human resources for entrepreneurship: comparing orientations of Estonian and Finnish business students Online publication date: Thu, 13-Nov-2008
by Tiit Elenurm, Aarni Moisala
European J. of International Management (EJIM), Vol. 2, No. 4, 2008
Abstract: This paper highlights innovative and imitative orientations that lead to different entrepreneurial principles and influence human resource management practices. The research questions are: (i) what are the main entrepreneurial orientations among business students in Estonia and Finland and (ii) in what respect are these orientations different? The self-assessment tool for analysing entrepreneurial orientations was used by 313 Estonian students studying at the Estonian Business School and the University of Tallinn and 105 Finnish students at the Haaga-Helia University of Business and Applied Sciences in Helsinki in 2005–2006. Despite having different track records with a market economy, only a minority of all business students both from Estonia and Finland are orientated towards imitative entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship educators and coaches can use the self-assessment tool to tailor their development efforts to business and management implications of different orientations in the European integration context.
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