...Kayleigh Watson; Pauric McGowan Purpose The purpose of this paper is to focus with the university-based business plan competition (BPC) and proposes how the theory of effectuation might inform a new model. Such a purpose is timely given the under-challenged nature of the BPC methodology. Design...

...Raquel Ferreras-Garcia; Ana Beatriz Hernández-Lara; Enric Serradell-López Purpose The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to study which perceived and attained entrepreneurial competences acquired by students while developing a business plan are rated most highly; and second, to analyse...

..., social capital is rarely included in enterprise education because the basis for much enterprise education is a traditional business plan menu which is in turn based on big business thinking. Practical implications – The implications of this are not just that social capital should be given a key...