Generation Y: Views on Entrepreneurshipฃ
Romanian Gen Y members prove to have an inclination towards entrepreneurship, they seek to be constantly informed, and dream of being “their own bosses”. Their willingness to work hard for their own businesses as long as they follow their passions, combined with the fact that Gen Y members desire to work in environments that allow them to achieve both their personal and professional goals gives precious insights to possible employers, co- workers and competitors. In spite of their openness towards the entrepreneurial realm, they enlist a long series of national and international setbacks, such as the lack of legal support for young entrepreneurs, the lack of personal funds, the crediting conditions, the difficulty to contract European funding and, most of all, the current state of the economy.
Our study reveals that youngsters have a costs-benefits approach to work. They perceive entrepreneurship from the perspective of income and success rate. Many of them wish to gain large incomes and are ready to fight the economic, legal and cultural difficulties for that but they are also realists who understand the current national and international economic situation.