Personal Entreuprenuerial Competencies (PEC) Of Returned Migrants, Evidence From Kerala

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to identify the key entrepreneurial competencies possessed by the return migrants in kerala. The entrepreneurial competencies contain ten competencies as developed by the management systems international in partnership with McBer & Company. Primary data were collected from 125 return migrant entrepreneurs in Malabar region of kerala. Returned migrant entrepreneurs, despite strong competencies in calculated risk-taking, planning, and self-reliance, can achieve even greater success by refining goal-setting, building business networks, and potentially tailoring support based on past entrepreneurial experience especially for Opportunity Seeking and Persistence.