Managerial skills of young entrepreneurs

Predmet ovog diplomskog rada su menadžerske vještine mladih poduzetnika. Kroz rad se daje teorijski uvid u suvremene menadžerske vještine, kao i uvid u karakteristike mladih poduzetnika i menadžerske izazove mladih poduzetnika. Na temelju teorijskih spoznaja kreira se istraživanje kojim se žele utvrditi iskustva, stavovi i mišljenja mladih poduzetnika o menadžerskim vještinama. Cilj rada je, na temelju provedenog istraživanja, identificirati menadžerske karakteristike mladih poduzetnika u Republici Hrvatskoj i usporediti ih sa svjetskom praksom. Istraživanjem se željela utvrditi razina iskustva, stavova i mišljenja mladih poduzetnika o menadžerskim vještinama. U radu su predstavljeni kvantitativni rezultati empirijskog istraživanja provedenog putem online ankete tijekom ožujka i travnja 2022. godine. Anketom je prikupljeno 49 odgovora poduzetnika u dobi od 18 do 45 godina. Istraživanje provedeno u ovom radu potvrdilo je dosadašnja saznanja o niskoj razini menadžerske edukacije i obrazovanja mladih poduzetnika, a mladi poduzetnici menadžerske vještine u prosjeku smatraju osrednje važnima. Vlastite menadžerske vještine mladi poduzetnici ocjenjuju kao osrednje razvijene do razvijene.The subject of this thesis is the managerial skills of young entrepreneurs. The paper provides theoretical insight into modern managerial skills, as well as insight into the characteristics of young entrepreneurs and managerial challenges of young entrepreneurs. Based on theoretical knowledge, research is created that aims to determine the experiences, attitudes, and opinions of young entrepreneurs on managerial skills. The aim of this paper is, based on the research, to identify the managerial characteristics of young entrepreneurs in the Republic of Croatia and compare them with world practice. The research sought to determine the level of experience, attitudes, and opinions of young entrepreneurs on managerial skills. The paper presents the quantitative results of an empirical study conducted through online surveys during March and April 2022. The survey collected 49 responses from entrepreneurs aged 18 to 45. The research conducted in this paper confirmed the current knowledge about the low level of managerial education and the education of young entrepreneurs, and young entrepreneurs consider managerial skills to be moderately important on average. Young entrepreneurs rate their own managerial skills as moderately developed to developed