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The Entrepreneurial Tendencies of Managers: a Research Note
Author(s) -
Cromie Stanley,
Callaghan Ian,
Jansen Maarten
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
british journal of management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.407
H-Index - 108
eISSN - 1467-8551
pISSN - 1045-3172
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8551.1992.tb00031.x
Subject(s) - personality , family business , marketing , psychology , business , big five personality traits , entrepreneurship , management , public relations , social psychology , economics , political science , finance
SUMMARY In this study associations are sought between certain biographical, family, personality and career variables and the likelihood that managers will develop their own business venture. Results, based on an analysis of questionnaires completed by 194 managers, reveal that ownership of a business by self or parents together with certain personal characteristics predispose managers towards business founding. Contrary to expectations, job and career frustration does not incline managers towards proprietorship.