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There are many studies carried out in many countries about entrepreneurial characteristics over a long period of time. However, there is no consensus among the scholars on a common set of characteristics of successful entrepreneurs in the world. Therefore, in this study it is expected to explore common characteristics that may affect entrepreneuria...
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... studies have examined entrepreneurship through the psychology lens. Table 1 presents research studies, which examined the effect of psychological characteristics of entrepreneurs in business creation and business performance. Self-confidence Timmons (1978), Nishanthi (2014), Gundlach and Sammartino (2019), Baum andLocke (2004) 10 Integrity Timmons (1978), Kuratko et al. (2004) 11 Determination Montagno, Kuratko and Scarcella (1985), Baum (2001) 12 Adopt to change Kisfalvi and Maguire (2011) ...Context 2
... 9, 10 and 11 shows the mean values of each entrepreneurial characteristic in large, medium, small and micro scale businesses in the sample. Based on the relative size of each mean value related to each entrepreneurial characteristic, the relative importance of each entrepreneurial characteristic has been identified. Resource mobilization capacity 3.88 19 Innovator 3.88 20 ...Context 3
... Survey data Table 12 shows the importance of each entrepreneurial characteristic to large, medium, small and micro businesses based on the rank given to the mean value of each entrepreneurial characteristic. Consequently, it can be reported that there is a relative importance of each entrepreneurial characteristic to each scale of business. ...Context 4
... studies have examined entrepreneurship through the psychology lens. Table 1 presents research studies, which examined the effect of psychological characteristics of entrepreneurs in business creation and business performance. Self-confidence Timmons (1978), Nishanthi (2014), Gundlach and Sammartino (2019), Baum andLocke (2004) 10 Integrity Timmons (1978), Kuratko et al. (2004) 11 Determination Montagno, Kuratko and Scarcella (1985), Baum (2001) 12 Adopt to change Kisfalvi and Maguire (2011) ...Context 5
... 9, 10 and 11 shows the mean values of each entrepreneurial characteristic in large, medium, small and micro scale businesses in the sample. Based on the relative size of each mean value related to each entrepreneurial characteristic, the relative importance of each entrepreneurial characteristic has been identified. Resource mobilization capacity 3.88 19 Innovator 3.88 20 ...Context 6
... Survey data Table 12 shows the importance of each entrepreneurial characteristic to large, medium, small and micro businesses based on the rank given to the mean value of each entrepreneurial characteristic. Consequently, it can be reported that there is a relative importance of each entrepreneurial characteristic to each scale of business. ...