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The ‘Teachability Dilemma’ of entrepreneurship

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Important factors that determine the emergence of new start-ups are the existence of the individuals’ entrepreneurial motivation, knowledge and skills. Entrepreneurship education (EE) seems to play an important role in developing these attributes. However, a fundamental question still remains: is entrepreneurship really teachable? The article, conceptual in nature, offers a survey about the scientific discussion on the teachability of entrepreneurship and comes out with a phenomenon, which we call ‘Teachability Dilemma’. The insights lead us to claim that future EE should desist from simply teaching knowledge on business creation and rather focus on experiencing entrepreneurship.

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Haase, H., Lautenschläger, A. The ‘Teachability Dilemma’ of entrepreneurship. Int Entrep Manag J 7, 145–162 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11365-010-0150-3

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