DEVELOPING AND SUSTAINING FUTURE ENTREPRENEURIAL TALENT: A STUDY OF STUDENT ENTREPRENEURIAL POTENTIAL AND ACHIEVEMENT MOTIVATION

Abstract

Developing and sustaining the entrepreneurs are critical for sustainable economic growth. Entrepreneurs are the key drivers of the knowledge economy, investment in knowledge and human capital generate economic wealth. The creation of knowledge base and en-cashing the outcome of knowledge depend up on the entrepreneurial talent. There is an increasing need for developing strong entrepreneurial force. The major question in front of governments and policy makers is, how to identify the entrepreneurial talent and nurture them. Entrepreneurial talent can be detected through entrepreneurial potential, which is based on theory of planned behavior. Further achievement motivation is another promising trait that initiates entrepreneurial carrier. The study expects to answer the means of identifying entrepreneurial talent through entrepreneurial potential and to evaluate the impact of achievement motivation on entrepreneurial potential.