Psychological Approaches to Entrepreneurship
A Special Issue of the European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology
Will be published approx. on 13. April 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
128 pages
978-0-86377-618-2 (ISBN)
Description
The study of entrepreneurship is important because small and medium-sized enterprises are the major agents of economic growth and employment (99% of European companies are small or medium-sized and provide 66% of the working places). From a psychological point of view, the study is interesting because small-scale entrepreneurs have to work on a complex set of tasks, such as development of the organization, leadership, and organizational issues.
The common theme of this special issue is to look at personality predictors of success and entrepreneurial behaviour. All the articles in this issue take as a starting point a sophisticated personality concept that was traditionally done. Thus, it is our hope that this new approach to personality will be seen as much more fruitful within entrepreneurship research than it has been in the one used until now.
The common theme of this special issue is to look at personality predictors of success and entrepreneurial behaviour. All the articles in this issue take as a starting point a sophisticated personality concept that was traditionally done. Thus, it is our hope that this new approach to personality will be seen as much more fruitful within entrepreneurship research than it has been in the one used until now.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Hove
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Illustrations
Weight
454 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-86377-618-2 (9780863776182)
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Edited by Michael Frese, University of Giessen Germany and University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Edited by Elizabeth Chell, Newcastle University, UK
Edited by Heinz Klandt, European Business School, Norway
Edited by Michael Frese, University of Giessen Germany and University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Edited by Elizabeth Chell, Newcastle University, UK
Edited by Heinz Klandt, European Business School, Norway
Edited by Michael Frese, University of Giessen Germany and University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Edited by Elizabeth Chell, Newcastle University, UK
Edited by Heinz Klandt, European Business School, Norway
Edited by Elizabeth Chell, Newcastle University, UK
Edited by Heinz Klandt, European Business School, Norway
Edited by Michael Frese, University of Giessen Germany and University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Edited by Elizabeth Chell, Newcastle University, UK
Edited by Heinz Klandt, European Business School, Norway
Edited by Michael Frese, University of Giessen Germany and University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Edited by Elizabeth Chell, Newcastle University, UK
Edited by Heinz Klandt, European Business School, Norway
Content
M. Frese, Introduction. S. Cromie, Assessing Entrepreneurial Inclinations: Some Approaches and Empirical Evidence. C.W. Allinson, E. Chell, J. Hayes, Intuition and Entrepreneurial Behaviour. A. Utsch, A. Rauch, Innovativeness and Initiative as Mediators Between Achievement Orientation and Venture Performance. E. Chell, Towards Reaching the 'Opportunistic Entrepreneur': A Social Constructioist Approach and Research Agenda. M. van Gelderen, Enterprising Behaviour of Ordinary People. S. Goebel, Klaus B: The Success Story of an Entreoreneur: A Case Study. R.D. Hisrich, Can Psychological Approaches be Used Effectively? M. Chapman, "When the Entrepreneur Sneezes, the Organization Catches a Cold": A Practitioner's Perspective on the State of the Art in Research on the Entrepreneurial Personality and the Entrepreneurial Process.