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Born Entrepreneur? Adolescents‘ Personality Characteristics and Self-Employment in Adulthood
Heineck, Guido; Viinikainen, Jutta; Böckerman, Petri; u. a. (2017): Born Entrepreneur? Adolescents‘ Personality Characteristics and Self-Employment in Adulthood, in: Journal of Business Venturing Insights, Oxford [u.a.]: Elsevier Science, Jg. 8, S. 9–12, doi: 10.1016/j.jbvi.2017.05.001.
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Title of the Journal:
Journal of Business Venturing Insights
ISSN:
2352-6734
Publisher Information:
Year of publication:
2017
Volume:
8
Pages:
Language:
English
Abstract:
Is there an entrepreneurial personality, and does it appear early in life? We provide a new answer to this important question by examining traits related to Type A behavior (Aggression, Leadership, Responsibility, and Eagerness-Energy) measured during adolescence and their relationship to entrepreneurship propensity in adulthood. The results indicate that the early-life Leadership dimension is significantly associated with a higher likelihood of 1) becoming an entrepreneur and 2) being more successful as an entrepreneur, as approximated by sales.
Keywords:
Entrepreneurship, Personality, Type A behavior
Peer Reviewed:
Yes:
International Distribution:
Yes:
Type:
Article
Activation date:
December 4, 2017
Permalink
https://fis.uni-bamberg.de/handle/uniba/42785