Kişilik Özellikleri ve Fırsat Tanıma Arasındaki İlişki: Girişimcilik Uyanıklığının Aracılık Rolü ve Öz Yeterliliğin Koşullu Dolaylı Etkisi

Abstract

Fırsatlar girişimcilik sürecinin temel bileşenlerindendir. Bu nedenle neden bazı insanların diğer insanlara görece fırsatları daha iyi fark ettikleri değerli bir araştırma konusudur. Bu çalışmada da girişimcilik fırsatlarının tanımanın bireysel öncülleri araştırılarak aralarındaki neden sonuç ilişkileri açıklanmaya çalışılmıştır. Araştırmada beş büyük kişilik özelliklerinin girişimcilik fırsatlarını tanıma üzerindeki etkileri, bu etkilere girişimci uyanıklığının aracılık ve öz yeterliliğin koşullu dolaylı etkileri incelenmiştir. Çalışmada geliştirilen hipotezlerin testi için 450 lisans ve yüksek lisans öğrencisinden oluşan bir örneklemden alınan veriler kullanılmıştır. Sonuçlar, kişilik özelliklerinin girişimcilik fırsatlarını tanıma üzerinde anlamlı etkilerinin olduğunu, girişimci uyanıklığının tam aracılık ve öz yeterliliğin orta ve düşük seviyelerde koşullu dolaylı etkilerinin olduğunu ortaya koymuştur.

Keywords

• Girişimcilik Fırsatlarını Tanıma
• Beş Büyük Kişilik Özellikleri
• Girişimci Uyanıklığı
• Öz Yeterlilik
• Girişimcilik

Relationship Between Personality Traits and Opportunity Recognition: The Mediating Role of Entrepreneurial Alertness and Conditional Indirect Effect of Self-Efficacy

Abstract

Opportunities represent a pivotal aspect of the entrepreneurial process. Consequently, the question of why some individuals are more adept at recognising opportunities than others represents a significant area of research. In this study, we sought to investigate the individual antecedents of entrepreneurial opportunity recognition and to elucidate the relationships between them. The study examined the effects of the Big Five personality traits on the entrepreneurial opportunity recognition, the mediating effects of entrepreneurial alertness and the conditional indirect effects of self-efficacy. The hypotheses developed in the study were tested using data collected from a sample of 450 undergraduate and graduate students. The findings indicate that personality traits exert a considerable influence on the entrepreneurial opportunity recognition. Furthermore, entrepreneurial alertness is shown to act as a complete mediator, while self-efficacy exerts a conditional indirect effect. The results of this study may prove valuable for future research and practitioners alike.

Keywords

• Entrepreneurial Opportunity Recognition
• Big Five Personality Traits
• Entrepreneurial Alertness
• Self-Efficacy
• Entreprenuership

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