Girişimci Ve Yöneticilerin Öğrenilmiş Gereksinimleri ile Kontrol Odaklarının Kıyaslanmasına Yönelik Bir Araştırma

Yıl 2007, Cilt: 16 Sayı: 2, 439 - 456, 01.09.2007

Yrd. Doç. Dr. Pınar Süral Özer Tayfun Topaloğlu

Öz

The purposes of this study are to present the motivational and cognitive entrepreneurial personality traits to compare entrepreneurs and managers on the basis of these traits to identify the similarities and differences and to determine whether demographic variables have any effects on these traits Survey method and questionnaire technique are used the planned research for realizing the purpose of the study is applied on entrepreneurs 70 and managers 90 from Izmir Denizli and Bursa As the result of the study it was established that the entrepreneurs have a higher need for achievement and autonomy whereas the managers have a higher need for dominance than the other needs Entrepreneurs scored significantly higher in need for achievement and need for autonomy however the managers scored significantly higher in need for power The level of locus of control was not significantly different for the entrepreneurs and the managers It was found that the participants who are only child of their parents have a higher level of internal locus of control than the participants who have brothers and sisters Besides the entrepreneurs having a father who is an owner manager have a higher need for achievement than the entrepreneurs having a father who is civil servant worker or self employed Key Words: Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurial Personality Traits Manifest Needs Locus of Control

Anahtar Kelimeler

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GİRİŞİMCİ VE YÖNETİCİLERİN ÖĞRENİLMİŞ GEREKSİNİMLERİ İLE KONTROL ODAKLARININ KIYASLANMASINA YÖNELİK BİR ARAŞTIRMA

Öz

Bu araştırmada, girişimcilerin motivasyonel ve bilişsel kişilik özellikleri ortaya
konmakta ve girişimcilerle yöneticiler bu kişilik özellikleri açısından karşılaştırılarak
benzer ve farklı yanlar belirlenmekte ve demografik değişkenlerin bu özelliklere yönelik
herhangi bir etkisinin olup olmadığı sorgulanmaktadır. Survey yöntemi ve yazılı soru
sorma tekniğinden yararlanılmış, örneklem İzmir, Denizli ve Bursa illerindeki girişimci
(70) ve yöneticilerden (90) oluşmuştur. Araştırma sonuçlarına göre girişimcilerin başarı
ve bağımsızlık gereksinimlerinin, yöneticilerin ise güç gereksinimlerinin diğer
gereksinimlere oranla daha yüksek olduğu bulgulanmıştır. Girişimcilerin başarı ve
bağımsızlık gereksinimleri yöneticilerden daha yüksektir. Yöneticilerin ise güç
gereksiniminin girişimcilerden daha yüksek olduğu belirlenmiştir. Kontrol odağı
açısından ise iki grup arasında bir farklılık bulgulanmamıştır. Yapılan analizler sonucu,
tek-çocuk olanların içsel kontrol odağı düzeylerinin ilk, ortanca ve son çocuklara göre
daha yüksek olduğu, babası işletme sahibi olan girişimcilerin, babası memur, işçi ve
küçük esnaf olanlara göre başarı gereksinimi düzeyinin daha yüksek olduğu ortaya
çıkmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Girişimcilik, Girişimsel Kişilik Özellikleri, Öğrenilmiş Gereksinimler, Kontrol Odağı

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