THE INFLUENCE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP PERSONALITY ON ENTREPRENEURIAL INTENTION

Abstract

Purpose –Understanding entrepreneurship and the personality traits of entrepreneurs became a critical issue because of the economic problems that countries face today. Personality traits have a great role in entrepreneurial intentions as it can be seen in the related literature. The attitudes toward entrepreneurship are available to discuss by personality traits, this paper intends to shed light on which traits of personality have effects on entrepreneurial intentions.

Design/methodology/approach –The convenience sampling method was chosen to apply in the research. The data were collected by a structured questionnaire. Structural equation modelling is used to test the influence of entrepreneurship personality traits on entrepreneurial intention of university students.

Findings –Modelling results indicate that entrepreneurship personality has an influence on the university students’ entrepreneurial intention. The intention of entrepreneurship is considered to be the most effective factor on the countries’ economic development. Research findings show that certain personality traits are related with entrepreneurial intention significantly.

Research limitations/implications–The research results provide implications for the decision makers who work for higher education establishments at macro and micro levels, in terms of efficient allocation of resources and decision making.

Originality/value–This paper ensures empirical insights about which personality characteristics affect intentions of entrepreneurship. This research is one of the few studies which examined the influence of entrepreneurship personality on entrepreneurship intentions of students in a highly industrialized province, Bursa.

Keywords

• Entrepreneurship,Entrepreneurial personality,Entrepreneurial intention

GİRİŞİMCİLİK KİŞİLİĞİNİN GİRİŞİMCİLİK NİYETİ ÜZERİNDEKİ ETKİSİ

Öz

Amaç: Girişimcilik ve girişimcilerin sahip olduğu kişilik özelliklerini anlamak, günümüzde ülkelerin karşılaştığı ekonomik problemler düşünüldüğünde oldukça önemli hale gelmiştir. İlgili yazında görüleceği üzere kişilik özelliklerinin girişimcilik niyetleri üzerinde büyük bir etkisi vardır. Girişimciliğe yönelik tutumların kişilik özellikleriyle tartışılmaya müsait olması nedeniyle bu çalışma hangi kişilik özelliklerinin girişimcilik niyetleri üzerinde etkili olduğunu aydınlatmaya çalışmaktadır.

Tasarım/metodoloji/yöntem: Bu çalışmada kolayda örnekleme yöntemi seçilmiştir. Veriler yapılandırılmış anketler aracılığıyla toplanmıştır. Girişimcilik kişiliği özelliklerinin üniversite öğrencilerinin girişimcilik niyetleri üzerindeki etkisini ölçmek üzere yapısal eşitlik modelleme kullanılmıştır.

Bulgular: Modelleme sonuçları girişimcilik kişilik özelliklerinin üniversite öğrencilerinin girişimcilik niyetleri üzerinde etkisi olduğunu göstermektedir. Girişimcilik niyeti ülkelerin ekonomik olarak gelişmesinde en etkili faktör olarak görülmektedir. Araştırma bulguları belirli kişilik özelliklerinin girişimcilik niyetini önemli ölçüde etkilediğini göstermektedir.

Araştırma kısıtları/çıkarımları: Araştırma sonuçları makro ve mikro seviyelerdeki yükseköğretim kurumlarındaki yöneticiler için kaynak dağıtımı ve karar verme açısından faydalı çıkarımlar içermektedir.

Özgünlük/değer: Bu çalışma hangi kişilik özelliklerinin girişimcilik niyetini etkilediğini gösteren bulgular içermektedir. Çalışma; oldukça sanayileşmiş bir şehir olan Bursa’da öğrencilerin girişimcilik kişilik özelliklerinin girişimcilik niyetine etkilerini inceleyen az sayıdaki çalışmadan biridir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Girişimcilik,Girişimcilik kişiliği,Girişimcilik niyeti

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