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O associativismo juvenil e a promoção do empreendedorismo: estudo de casos em Portugal
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O empreendedorismo enquanto campo de estudo tem vindo a conhecer um progresso crescente. Complementarmente o desenvolvimento de competências para o empreendedorismo junto dos jovens tem atraído interesse a vários níveis, por se assumir como uma forma de suplantar muitos dos problemas que afetam esta camada da população nos domínios do desenvolvimento económico e da criação de emprego.
A presente dissertação de mestrado assume que a participação numa associação juvenil possibilita aos jovens o desenvolvimento de uma série de competências e, consequentemente, o desenvolvimento do seu espirito empreendedor. À luz desta convicção, pretende-se investigar os contributos da participação numa associação juvenil para a promoção do empreendedorismo.
O trabalho é baseado numa abordagem qualitativa, através de estudo de casos comparados. A informação para a análise foi obtida junto de cinco associações juvenis em Portugal Continental, uma por cada NUTS II, com recurso a análise documental e entrevistas e a sua organização foi realizada recorrendo a análise de conteúdo.
Foi possível verificar que o associativismo juvenil assume um papel dual, onde por um lado contribui para o desenvolvimento pessoal, social e profissional dos seus dirigentes, associados e participantes, e por lado é promotor de transformações sociais, particularmente a nível local.
As associações juvenis são espaços onde é possibilitado aos jovens apresentar propostas, colocar ideias em prática, e ao fazê-lo de se verem envolvidos no desenvolvimento das suas comunidades ao mesmo tempo que se estimulam uma série de competências técnico-profissionais, que se coadunam com a promoção do empreendedorismo, com destaque para a liderança e o trabalho em equipa, a comunicação, a organização e a gestão de recursos, a proatividade, a criatividade e a resiliência.
Entrepreneurship as a field of study has witnessed an increasing progress. Additionally the development of entrepreneurial skills among young people has attracted the interest at various levels, as it is seen as a way of overcoming the main problems affecting this segment of the population, namely in the fields of economic development and job creation. The present master dissertation assumes that participating in youth associations may enable young people to develop a range of skills and thus incrementing their entrepreneurial spirit. In the light of this assumption its objective is to investigate the ways the participation in a youth association may contribute to the development of entrepreneurship. The work plan is based on a qualitative approach through the study of comparative cases. Information for the analysis was obtained from five youth associations in mainland Portugal, one for each NUTS II, using document analysis and interviews, organized using content analysis methods. It has been found that youth associations play a dual role, where on the one hand it contributes to the personal, social and professional development of its leaders, associates and participants, and on the other hand it promotes social change, particularly at local level. Youth associations are spaces where young people are able to make proposals, put ideas into practice, and, in doing so, to get involved in the development of their communities while incrementing a range of technical and professional skills that are in line with entrepreneurship promotion, with emphasis on leadership and teamwork, communication, organization and resources management, proactivity, creativity and resilience.
Entrepreneurship as a field of study has witnessed an increasing progress. Additionally the development of entrepreneurial skills among young people has attracted the interest at various levels, as it is seen as a way of overcoming the main problems affecting this segment of the population, namely in the fields of economic development and job creation. The present master dissertation assumes that participating in youth associations may enable young people to develop a range of skills and thus incrementing their entrepreneurial spirit. In the light of this assumption its objective is to investigate the ways the participation in a youth association may contribute to the development of entrepreneurship. The work plan is based on a qualitative approach through the study of comparative cases. Information for the analysis was obtained from five youth associations in mainland Portugal, one for each NUTS II, using document analysis and interviews, organized using content analysis methods. It has been found that youth associations play a dual role, where on the one hand it contributes to the personal, social and professional development of its leaders, associates and participants, and on the other hand it promotes social change, particularly at local level. Youth associations are spaces where young people are able to make proposals, put ideas into practice, and, in doing so, to get involved in the development of their communities while incrementing a range of technical and professional skills that are in line with entrepreneurship promotion, with emphasis on leadership and teamwork, communication, organization and resources management, proactivity, creativity and resilience.
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Associativismo juvenil Juventude Empreendedorismo Terceiro setor Inovação social