Getting Ready for AI Entrepreneurs of the Future: Linking AI Literacy & Entrepreneurial Readiness & Career Optimization
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https://doi.org/10.53748/jbms.v6i3.190Keywords:
artificial intelligence literacy; entrepreneurial readiness; entrepreneurial career optimization; entrepreneurial action; generative AI; entrepreneurship education; career adaptability; human–AI collaborationAbstract
The aim of this study is to investigate how future entrepreneurs build and mobilize AI literacy, exploring how these capabilities translate into entrepreneurial action readiness and ongoing career development. To examine this, the study employs a structured narrative literature review combined with abductive thematic synthesis. The analysis revealed that AI-related capabilities build entrepreneurial action readiness, which subsequently drives the continuous development and optimization of entrepreneurial careers through a blend of human-AI collaboration, critical evaluation, and experimentation. This research introduces notable originality by shifting the theoretical focus away from traditional entrepreneurial intention to position entrepreneurial readiness as a crucial intermediate step before action, while defining career optimization as a continuous, emerging process fueled by AI integration, experiential learning, and adaptive judgment.
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