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Entrepreneurial spirit among East Asian Chinese
Author(s) -
Ang Swee Hoon,
Hong Don G. P.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
thunderbird international business review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.553
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1520-6874
pISSN - 1096-4762
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6874(200005/06)42:3<285::aid-tie2>3.0.co;2-5
Subject(s) - indulgence , locus of control , psychology , personality , east asia , persistence (discontinuity) , social psychology , need for achievement , demography , demographic economics , sociology , economics , political science , law , china , geotechnical engineering , engineering
This research showed that entrepreneurial spirit among East Asian Chinese youths is predicted by personality characteristics such as risk‐taking propensity, persistence, and internal locus of control, as well as by motivational factors such as love for money and desire for security. Generally, these characteristics are not prevalent in an East Asian culture. The underlying predictors, however, differed for Hong Kong and Singapore. Risk taking was a common predictor for both groups, while persistence was a predictor for Hong Kong, and internal locus of control and love for money were significant for Singapore. Entrepreneurial spirit was associated with beliefs in ethics and self‐indulgence for oneself, but not philanthropy. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.