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PsyEcology
Bilingual Journal of Environmental Psychology / Revista Bilingüe de Psicología Ambiental
Volume 3, 2012 - Issue 2
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Original Articles

Antropocentrismo y ecocentrismo en emprendedores potenciales de base tecnológica

Anthropocentrism and ecocentrism in potential technology-based entrepreneurs

Pages 169-177 | Received 21 Mar 2011, Accepted 18 Jun 2011, Published online: 23 Jan 2014
 

Resumen

En este estudio trataremos de caracterizar el perfil del emprendedor potencial de base tecnológica (EPBT) en términos de sus valores medioambientales dado que cabría esperar que se mostrasen diferencias en su patrón de valores ecológicos en comparación con las personas que no aspiran a crear una empresa de base tecnológica. A una muestra de 191 estudiantes de la Universidad de Almería (34,5% hombres, 65,5% mujeres, rango de edad: 18–50, M = 23, DT = 6) se les envió una encuesta electrónica que contenía una escala de valores ambientales econcéntricos, antropocéntricos, ítems sociodemográficos e ítems destinados a la clasificación de los participantes como EPBT. Los resultados muestran que no existen diferencias estadísticamente significativas en ecocentrismo, pero sí en antropocentrismo en función del perfil emprendedor. Estos resultados apuntan a que los EPBT tienden a ser personas más antropocéntricas que la población no emprendedora y que los emprendedores de propósito general.

Abstract

This study aims to characterize the profile of potential technology-based entrepreneurs (PTBE) in terms of their environmental values, given that one would expect to observe differences in their pattern of ecological values in comparison with people who do not aspire to set up a technology-based enterprise. On a sample of 191 students from the University of Almería (34.5%o men, 65.5%o women, age range: 18–50, M = 23, SD = 6) an electronic questionnaire was carried out, containing a scale of ecocentric environmental values, anthropocentric environmental values, sociodemographic items and items aimed at classifying the participants as PTBE. The results show that there are no statistically significant differences with regard to ecocentrism, but that there are in relation to anthropocentrism in accordance with the entrepreneurial profile. These results indicate that PTBE tend to be more anthropocentric individuals than the non-entrepreneurial population and general purpose entrepreneurs.

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