Impact of Emotional Intelligence on Entrepreneurial Skills among Engineering Students
Abstract
The role of the small firms in economic growth is widely recognized. They significantly contribute to the local economy through the creation of new jobs. In developing countries like India policy disclosure centers on the issue of how to support the creation of new firms which are spin offs from the university or the research center. Characteristics of successful entrepreneurs are not so different from those of successful engineers. Emotional Intelligence, creativity, risk management, tolerance of uncertainty and persistence in achieving an inner directing goal are associated with entrepreneurship, but they are characteristics of anyone like engineers, who brings about innovation. Hence, the present study has made an attempt to measure the impact of various dimensions of the emotional intelligence on entrepreneurial skills among the final year engineering students.
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