ERIC Number: EJ936043
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006-Mar
Pages: 13
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The Big Five Personality Dimensions and Entrepreneurial Status: A Meta-Analytical Review
Zhao, Hao; Seibert, Scott E.
Journal of Applied Psychology, v91 n2 p259-271 Mar 2006
In this study, the authors used meta-analytical techniques to examine the relationship between personality and entrepreneurial status. Personality variables used in previous studies were categorized according to the five-factor model of personality. Results indicate significant differences between entrepreneurs and managers on 4 personality dimensions such that entrepreneurs scored higher on Conscientiousness and Openness to Experience and lower on Neuroticism and Agreeableness. No difference was found for Extraversion. Effect sizes for each personality dimension were small, although the multivariate relationship for the full set of personality variables was moderate (R = 0.37). Considerable heterogeneity existed for all of the personality variables except Agreeableness, suggesting that future research should explore possible moderators of the personality-entrepreneurial status relationship. (Contains 4 tables and 1 footnote.)
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Personality, Effect Size, Meta Analysis, Entrepreneurship, Classification, Administrators, Neurosis, Extraversion Introversion, Measures (Individuals), Personality Measures
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: NEO Personality Inventory
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