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Model of Teachable Entrepreneurship Competencies (M-TEC):

Scale development
Geraldina Silveyra a, 1, Ángel Herrero b, *, 2, Andrea Pérez b, 3
a
Entrepreneurship and Innovation Department, Tecnológico de Monterrey Campus Guadalajara, Av. General Ramón Corona #2514, Col. Nuevo
México, CP. 45138, Jalisco, Mexico
b
Business Administration Department, University of Cantabria, Avda. Los Castros s/n, 39005, Santander, Cantabria, Spain

A R T I C L E I N F O A B S T R A C T

JEL classification: Purpose: In this paper, literature regarding the definition and classification of entrepreneurship
M13 Creación de empresas competencies is revised and areas of improvement are identified. Based on this literature review,
Keywords: the paper proposes the theoretical Model of Teachable Entrepreneurship Competencies (M-TEC)
Entrepreneurship that is also tested empirically.
Competencies Design/methodology/approach: Data is collected from 562 college students enrolled in an entre-
Scale development
preneurship course to test the multi-item and multi-dimensional scale developed to measure the
M-TEC in this paper. The scale is tested using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and structural
equation modelling (SEM).
Findings: The scale consists of 38 items related to nine types of competencies classified in four
dimensions: entrepreneurship, management and business, human resources and interpersonal
competencies. The empirical findings of the study demonstrate the reliability and validity of the
new measurement scale for the global sample, and when it is tested for male and female students
independently. The findings also corroborate the adequacy of the scale to be included in causal
research.
Originality/value: Although research on entrepreneurship competencies has notably increased in
recent years, the definition and measurement of the concept still concern researchers and prac-
titioners. To close this gap in literature, we focus on the identification, definition and measure-
ment of the entrepreneurship competencies that can be specifically developed through formal
education and training.

* Corresponding author.
E-mail addresses: gsilveyra@itesm.mx (G. Silveyra), herreroa@unican.es (Á. Herrero), perezran@unican.es (A. Pérez).
1
Geraldina Silveyra is an Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship at Tecnológico de Monterrey Campus Guadalajara (México). Her current
research focuses on entrepreneurship education, entrepreneurship competencies and intention models.
2
Ángel Herrero is an Associate Professor of Marketing at the University of Cantabria (Spain). His main areas of work are marketing, consumer
behavior, and entrepreneurship. His research has led to the publication of more than 34 scientific papers in renowned journals such as Small
Business Economics, Entrepreneurship Research Journal, Tourism Management, Computers in Human Behavior, International Marketing Review,
International Journal of Advertising, Journal of Business Ethics, and The Service Industries Journal.
3
Andrea Pérez is an Associate Professor of Marketing at the University of Cantabria (Spain). Her current research interests include entrepre-
neurship, corporate social responsibility and business communications. Her works have been published in international prestigious journals such as
Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, Journal of Business Ethics, European Journal of Marketing or Psychology &
Marketing, among others.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijme.2020.1003 2
Received 2 January 2020 Received in revised form 26 April 2020 Accepted 15 May 2020