The study investigated the psychological characteristics of entrepreneurship of 829 college students in China by questionnaire. The psychological characteristics include five aspects: entrepreneurial capacity, entrepreneurial belief, entrepreneurial consciousness, entrepreneurial motivation, and entrepreneurial determination. In the five factors, the entrepreneurial consciousness of college stu...

entrepreneurship is a thought and process by which an individual or group recognizes new idea and opportunity, and utilizes it successfully. the universities, as a knowledge producer factor, and their diffusion institution play a widespread role in industrial innovation. indeed, the appearance of entrepreneurial university is a response to increasing importance of knowledge in local and nationa...

three major causes of the importance of entrepreneurship are making wealth, developing technology and creating productive employment. it is generally believed that a revolution is needed for entrepreneurship to take place in societies nowadays. thus, the present study aims at investigation of the biographical characteristics and explanation of its relation to entrepreneurial spirit at mazandara...

This study examined the relationships between Big Six personality and entrepreneurial intention, inclusive of the mediating role of entrepreneurial self-efficacy in the Chinese context. Survey data from 280 college students reveal that Emotional Stability, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, and Interpersonal Relationship were positively associated with entrepreneurial intention. Agreeableness and...

Literature relating to personality and entrepreneurship focused largely on the personality characteristics of general entrepreneurs. The focus of a study done in South Africa was on personality characteristics and temperaments of potential Information and Communication Technology (ICT) entrepreneurs. The main objective of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness and usefullness of using pers...

abstract the main objective of the study was to develop and validate a questionnaire to measure entrepreneurial behavior. statistical population (n = 1497) of the research were all humanities graduate students at the science and research branch of islamic azad university, tehran in 2011, of whom 500 individuals were selected and completed a researcher compiled entrepreneurial behavior questionn...

These papers are produced by the Institute for Manufacturing, at the University of Cambridge Engineering Department. They are circulated for discussion purposes only and should not be quoted without the author's permission. Your comments and suggestions are welcome and should be directed to the first named author. ABSTRACT This paper aims to identify how entrepreneurial responses to 'barriers' ...