Entrepreneurship and the characteristics of the entrepreneurial personality

Abstract

Examines the characteristics of the entrepreneurial personality and the effects of changes in the entrepreneur’s personal relationships. According to the empirical findings, becoming an entrepreneur and acting as an entrepreneur are both aspects of the entrepreneur’s learning process, which in turn has an effect on the personality characteristics of the entrepreneur. The entrepreneur’s drive to solve problems (= mastery) had increased, and control by powerful others decreased since the start‐up phase. Changes in the entrepreneur’s relations with others were also observed to have an effect on the entrepreneur’s personality characteristics. The empirical findings also show that as the number of co‐operative partners decreased, control by powerful others also decreased, and that, since the start‐up phase, entrepreneurs whose personal relations had increased also showed a clear increase in mastery.

Relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and firm performance in large organizations over time

“…The business activity of a new firm is often developed as a part of the entrepreneur's personal life strategy, as a means of earning a living, and is to a large extent characterized by the entrepreneur's personality characteristics (Littunen, 2000). Qureshi, Hayat, Mehwish and Sarway (2011) examine the implications of job satisfaction and organizational commitment on employee performance.…”

Learning the hard way: the lessons of owner‐managers who have closed their businesses

“…1989). If the motivations of owner-managers are fundamental to understanding the entrepreneurship process, they should also help determine the reasons for, and attitudes towards exit (Littunen, 2000). Distinct schools of thought have emerged in relation to the influence of the entrepreneur on their business.…”

Escala de Potencial Empreendedor: evidências de validade fatorial confirmatória, estrutura dimensional e eficácia preditiva

“…This type of correlation associated with the dimensionality can be explained, for example, by the semantic and theoretical proximity that items from these factors have, namely, the items "v27 -I define where I want to get and I detail all the steps that I must follow" (Planning), "v31 -I know where I want to get and how much I want to achieve" (Goals) and "v38 -I see the planning as a guide to control my actions" (Control). These items relate to some characteristics correspondent to the locus of control (McClelland, 1961;Rotter, 1990), that is, predisposition to maintain personal control over the results, including planned and previously established behaviours (Littunen, 2000;Mueller & Thomas, 2001;Paulino & Rossi, 2003;Kristiansen & Indarti, 2004;Moriano et al, 2004;Santos, 2008;Lima & Freitas, 2010), demonstrating that not only the items are semantically close, but the structure of these factors share theoretical relationship. The same applies to the other groups of factors, as Santos (2008) has predicted.…”

“…More than opening a business, the entrepreneurial action is directly related to aspects of personality [cognitive development, adaptation, traits, interests, impulses, self-concept, capacity and emotional patterns (see, Schultz & Schultz, 2006)] and human values [guide for actions and cognitive expression of basic needs (see, Gouveia et al, 2014)] (Littunen, 2000;Miner, 2000;Kristiansen & Indarti, 2004;Santos, 2008;Alves & Bornia, 2011;Brandstätter, 2011;Abebe, 2012;Barba-Sánchez & Atienza-Sahuquillo, 2012;Karabey, 2012;Minello & Scherer, 2012;Mathieu & St-Jean, 2013).…”