Effect of Innovativeness, Risk Taking, Self-Confidence, and Need for Achievement on Venture Performance: Evidence from Switzerland
Författare
Summary, in English
While prior research has often used psychological characteristics to identify entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial behaviour, little has been done to predict venture performance. This study examines the impact of four entrepreneurial characteristics on venture performance. The findings are mixed with previous research but provide a new insight by exploring the characteristics of entrepreneurs in general and Swiss entrepreneurs in particular from a fresh empirical perspective. In the light of existing literature, limitations and future research directions are subsequently addressed.
Publiceringsår
2008
Språk
Engelska
Sidor
437-453
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
European Journal of International Management
Volym
2
Issue
4
Länkar
Dokumenttyp
Artikel i tidskrift
Förlag
Inderscience Publishers
Ämne
- Business Administration
Nyckelord
- innovativeness
- need for achievement
- risk taking propensity
- Swiss entrepreneurs
- venture performance
- innovation
- Switzerland
- entrepreneurial self confidence
- entrepreneurship.
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISSN: 1751-6765