Entrepreneurial Thinking, an Alternative to the Internalization of Entrepreneurship

Abstract

The importance given to entrepreneurship today is unquestionable. It is related to the economy of the countries and the way society is structured. In Brazil, there are over fifty million people with their own businesses. With this theme as a basis, this article seeks to reflect on the issues brought by Jan Spruijt (2017) in his article "Paradoxes of Business Thinking: why entrepreneurship can hardly be taught" and suggest possible reflections or changes in the way universities which include entrepreneurship disciplines in their curricula and also to the Brazilian Micro and Small Business Support Service (SEBRAE) - especially for some of its educational actions – as its mission is: "To promote competitiveness and the sustainable development of small businesses and to foster the entrepreneurship to strengthen the national economy". The article was elaborated from an exploratory research of bibliographic and documentary basis, with an analytical approach, leading to the reflection of the lines of study that contribute to the understanding of Spruijt, models or practices for teaching entrepreneurship, paradoxes of entrepreneurial thinking and of entrepreneurship teaching practice.