Personal Characteristics and Intention For Entrepreneurship

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YALÇINTAŞ M., Iyigün O., KARABULUT G.

Singapore Economic Review, cilt.68, sa.2, ss.539-561, 2023 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 68 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2023
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1142/s0217590821500338
  • Dergi Adı: Singapore Economic Review
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, IBZ Online, International Bibliography of Social Sciences, ABI/INFORM, Business Source Elite, Business Source Premier, EconLit
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.539-561
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Entrepreneurship, self-employment entry, occupational choice
  • İstanbul Ticaret Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study analyzes the relationship between entrepreneurship intention and personal characteristics and skills by using the surveys we conducted in Turkey on 1465 senior university students. We use a modified version of the Entrepreneurial Orientation (EO) scale and the Political Skills Inventory to measure some personal characteristics and skills. We also use the nine sub-dimensions of these two scales. Probit model and wavelet coherence analysis results show that proactivity, entrepreneurship, and networking sub-dimensions of the scales are related to entrepreneurship intention. We also find that gender, the number of siblings, the grade point average (GPA) of the students, their family's education level, the parent' ownership of an enterprise, and the number of non-governmental organizations (NGO) that they are a member of are also related to entrepreneurship intention. Results may be useful to understand and enhance entrepreneurship potential.