Entrepreneurial Pathways Study


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Project Details

The Entrepreneurial Pathways project is studying the early educational experiences of young adult entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs, and social entrepreneurs. Participants are asked to provide responses to an online survey which will be used for enhancing educational experiences so that future generations can fulfill the demands of tomorrow’s society and economy.

  • You are eligible to participate if you are a business entrepreneur, social entrepreneur, or intrapreneur between the age of 18 and 40.
  • Your participation in this research project is completely voluntary. 
  • The survey will take approximately 15 minutes to complete. 
  • This study involves no risks or discomforts other than those typically encountered in your daily life. 
  • This study has no direct benefit to participants.
  • Participants will receive a $25 Amazon gift card.

For the purposes of this study, we use the term “entrepreneur(ial)” broadly to encompass business and social entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs. We also recognize many people fall into more than one of these groups simultaneously.

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What kind of innovator are you?

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Entrepreneur

An innovator who develops new products and services to provide value to the customer by acquiring resources necessary to solve problems and generate financial benefit for the entrepreneur.
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Intrapreneur

An innovator within an existing organization with a high degree of autonomy to work on advanced or secret projects to utilize an entrepreneurial mindset and leverage the resource of a current employer to creatively solve potential problems for current and future customers.
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Social Entrepreneur

An innovator who creates large-scale, community-based solutions that have a transformational benefit to society with a focus on becoming the positive change they want to see in the world.

Let's hear your story!

Help us discover how to empower the next generation of innovators and changemakers. We want to make sense of how your current entrepreneurial skills and successes might be connected to the learning opportunities and environments you had as a young child.

Questions or Comments?

We're here to help! To learn more about the study or if you have any questions, contact the Primary Investigator, Dr. Angela Murray.