A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal

Born entrepreneurs? : Adolescents’ personality characteristics and entrepreneurship in adulthood




AuthorsJutta Viinikainen, Guido Heineck, Petri Böckerman, Mirka Hintsanen, Olli Raitakari, Jaakko Pehkonen

PublisherElsevier

Publication year2017

JournalJournal of Business Venturing Insights

Volume8

First page 9

Last page12

Number of pages4

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbvi.2017.05.001

Web address https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbvi.2017.05.001


Abstract

Is there an entrepreneurial personality, and does it appear early in life? We provide a new answer to this important question by examining traits related to Type A behavior (Aggression, Leadership, Responsibility, and Eagerness-Energy) measured during adolescence and their relationship to entrepreneurship propensity in adulthood. The results indicate that the early-life Leadership dimension is significantly associated with a higher likelihood of 1) becoming an entrepreneur and 2) being more successful as an entrepreneur, as approximated by sales.



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