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

Jaakko PehkonenMirka HintsanenGuido HeineckJutta ViinikainenPetri BöckermanOlli T. Raitakari

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Entrepreneurshipmedia_common.quotation_subject050109 social psychologyentrepreneurshipDevelopmental psychologyManagement of Technology and Innovation0502 economics and businessmedicinePersonality0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesBusiness and International ManagementDimension (data warehouse)ta512health care economics and organizationsmedia_commonAggression05 social sciencespersoonallisuuden piirteetType A and Type B personality theoryType A behavioryrittäjyyspersoonallisuuspersonalitymedicine.symptomPsychologySocial psychology050203 business & management

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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. peerReviewed

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2017-11-01Journal of Business Venturing Insights
10.1016/j.jbvi.2017.05.001https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbvi.2017.05.001