Citation
(2012), "2011 Awards for Excellence", Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, Vol. 19 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/jsbed.2012.27119aaa.002
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2012, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
2011 Awards for Excellence
Article Type: 2011 Awards for Excellence From: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, Volume 19, Issue 1
The following article was selected for this year's Outstanding Paper Award for Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development
"Enhancing entrepreneurial marketing education: the student perspective''
James W. PeltierCarol ScovottiUniversity of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Whitewater, Wisconsin, USA
Purpose - This paper aims to report the findings of a large-scale multinational study of students in a marketing organization that investigates the need to expand entrepreneurship education in the marketing curriculum. Key questions include what is the entrepreneurial mindset of students interested in marketing, what do they think they need to know, should they some day decide to pursue entrepreneurial opportunities, and how satisfied are they with their current exposure to entrepreneurial marketing experiences?Design/methodology/approach - Via e-mail, a major international collegiate marketing association headquartered in the USA sent the online questionnaire to a random sample of 4,300 students. Content areas included entrepreneurial mindset, desired entrepreneurial marketing learning and experiential activities, and demographics. A total of 605 students participated in the study.Findings - The findings show that there is a large segment of marketing students who desire to be an entrepreneur and feel strongly about entrepreneurial education. Exposure to entrepreneurial marketing tools, experiential learning activities, and networking opportunities were deemed to be especially important.Research limitations/implications -- The study focused on students in marketing organizations. Additional research is needed at the course level.Practical implications - The findings suggest that entrepreneurial marketing education is needed in the business curriculum. Training in entrepreneurial marketing will better prepare students interested in being an entrepreneur or small business owner.Originality/value - Entrepreneurial marketing has received little attention in the business education literature. The study is the first of its kind to study entrepreneurial marketing curriculum needs from the perspective of students in a nearly 11,000 strong international marketing organization.Keywords Education, Entrepreneurialism, Marketing, Mindsets
www.emeraldinsight.com/10.1108/14626001011088705
This article originally appeared in Volume 17 Number 4, 2010, pp. 514-536, Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development
The following articles were selected for this year's Highly Commended Award
"Ethnic minority businesses and immigrant entrepreneurship in Greece''
Panagiotis Piperopoulos
This article originally appeared in Volume 17 Number 1, 2010, Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development
"An analysis of marketing programmes adopted by regional small and medium-sized enterprises''
Guy Parrott, Muhammad Azam Roomi, David Holliman
This article originally appeared in Volume 17 Number 2, 2010, Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development
"Is there a relationship between information technology adoption and human resource management?''
Wendy R. Carroll, Terry H. Wagar
This article originally appeared in Volume 17 Number 2, 2010, Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development