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Proactive Entrepreneurs: Who Are They and How Are They Different?

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dc.contributor.author Van Ness, Raymond K.
dc.contributor.author Seifert, Charles F.
dc.contributor.author Marler, Janet H.
dc.contributor.author Wales, William J.
dc.contributor.author Hughes, Mark E.
dc.date.accessioned 2020-03-31T13:57:56Z
dc.date.available 2020-03-31T13:57:56Z
dc.date.issued 2020-03
dc.identifier.issn 0971-3557
dc.identifier.uri http://library.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/10134
dc.description.abstract The uniqueness of entrepreneurs is a common theme in academic literature and yet, scholars have expressed scepticism about the generalisability of any specific personal characteristic. We argue that the relationship between personal characteristics and entrepreneurial propensity is likely nuanced and will vary by type of entrepreneurial engagement. We compared a specific subset of entrepreneurs, those who willingly risk their personal finances, careers and reputations to pursue their business ventures on a full-time basis, to their non-entrepreneur counterparts. We found these entrepreneurs, termed proactive, differed significantly within four key psychological characteristics: openness to new experiences, work centrality, self-reliance and entrepreneurial self-efficacy. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Journal of Entrepreneurship en_US
dc.subject Entrepreneurs en_US
dc.subject personality en_US
dc.subject work ethic en_US
dc.subject self-reliance en_US
dc.subject entrepreneurial self-efficacy en_US
dc.title Proactive Entrepreneurs: Who Are They and How Are They Different? en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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