NDLI: Key entrepreneurial traits and their relationship to venture uncertainty and venture success

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Author	Dvir, D. Sadeh, A. Pines, A.M. Shenhar, A.J.
Copyright Year	2009
Description	Author affiliation: Department of Management of Technology, H.I.T. Holon Institute of Technology, Israel (Sadeh, A.) \|\| Department of Management, Ben-Gurion University, Israel (Dvir, D.) \|\| Supply Chain Management & Marketing Science Department and Management and Global Business Department, Rutgers University, USA (Shenhar, A.J.) \|\| Department of Business Administration, Ben-Gurion University, Israel (Pines, A.M.)
Abstract	While entrepreneurship is one of the most studied topics in business research, findings have been mixed regarding the traits of entrepreneurs. Some of the confusion in the literature may be explained by findings such as John Miner's who identified four personality types capable of achieving entrepreneurial success [33]. Indeed, several authors differentiated between different entrepreneurial subgroups. However, almost all writers assumed that entrepreneurs have distinct personality traits. Among the traits mentioned most often were: high need for achievement, need for control, autonomy, independence, self-confidence, initiative, optimism, imagination, persistence, leadership, competitiveness and risk taking. Against all this body of research comes the claim that the entrepreneurial personality is nothing but a myth [48]. The current study is the fourth in a series of studies on Israeli entrepreneurs that explored their personal traits, from a macro cross-cultural and cultural perspective, through a mezzo occupational perspective to a micro individual behavioral perspective. This study, coming from a micro individual perspective, examined the correlates of the set of personal traits portraying Israeli entrepreneurs found in our previous research. It showed a. that entrepreneurial traits such as love of challenge, initiative, optimism, creativity and energy are highly correlated with risk-taking propensity; b. that this set of traits are also correlated with higher level of venture uncertainty in terms of market and technological uncertainty, and c. ventures with higher levels of uncertainty and risk create higher opportunities for future activities such as entering new markets and introducing new product lines, but are less efficient in terms of meeting schedule and budget goals.
Starting Page	1812
Ending Page	1818
File Size	156184
Page Count	7
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781890843205
DOI	10.1109/PICMET.2009.5261951
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2009-08-02
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Subject Keyword	Uncertainty Innovation management Educational institutions Power generation economics Environmental economics Technology management Risk management Psychology Supply chain management Cultural differences
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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