Entrepreneurial Levels: A Comparison Analysis From Students of Two Universities in Mexico and Puerto Rico

A key innovation is the entrepreneur, as this is the person making innovations to develop new products and / or services. The entrepreneur is considered the engine of technological change according to Schumpeter (1934). However, the study of the impact of the activities of such agents is relatively recent. Early studies focused on personal characteristics of the entrepreneur. The evidence and findings obtained show that what differentiates the entrepreneur is a process characterized by constant innovation. That is why recent works propose the entrepreneurial process as a set of functions, activities and actions associated with the perception of opportunity and the creation of the organization to exploit. The University of Southern Regional Technology (UTRSUR) and the University of Puerto Rico has among its purposes the development of enterprising business people who can develop and contribute to economic growth in their areas, all through the academic development of their business careers. The present work analyzes entrepreneurial capacity in terms of the dimensions of creativity, safety, risk acceptance and management problems, the students of the economic administrative career of both universities, and likewise determine whether there exist differences between them.