Personality and Managerial Skills in Shaping Entrepreneurial Characteristics: Evidence from Lecturers at Universitas Labuhanbatu

Abstract

This study intends to examine the effect of personality, managerial skills on the entrepreneurial characteristics of lecturers at Universitas Labuhanbatu. This research was conducted at Universitas Labuhanbatu. The research population was all lecturers at Universitas Labuhanbatu amounted 121 lectures. The data were collected by using questionnaires. A total of 121 questionnaires were distributed and returned 111 questionnaires. Therefore, the participants in this present study amounted to 111 lecturers. The research approach was a quantitative approach. The data analysis technique used structural equation modeling, the data was processed using AMOS software version 23. The results showed that the data in the study were normally distributed and had met the goodness of fit test. The results of hypothesis testing indicate that personality affects a lecturer's managerial skills positively and significantly. Lecturer's entrepreneurial characteristics can be influenced by personality and managerial skills.