The Entrepreneurial Personalities: A study of personality traits and leadership preferences of entrepreneurs

Annemarie Østergaard

The Entrepreneurial Personalities: A study of personality traits and leadership preferences of entrepreneurs

Bidragets oversatte titel: Iværksætterpersonligheder: Et studie af iværksætternes personlighedstræk og ledelsespræferencer

Annemarie Østergaard

Publikation: Ph.d.-afhandling

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Abstract

The objective is to investigate what constitutes the entrepreneurial personality in terms of innate and learned personality characteristics and how these relate to environmental impact and leadership. Starting with a cross-disciplinary literature review, data were collected from 55 active entrepreneurs through a standardised personality test, a leadership preference test, and a questionnaire. These double-tested data provided significant results.

The thesis suggests that the concept of an entrepreneur should be divided into three different categories: Self-employed, Business owner and Entrepreneur. Additionally, within the entrepreneur category four typologies are displayed: Synnovation Entrepreneur, Team Entrepreneur, Adventurer and Rebel. Moreover, the research finds that the set of personality traits necessary for an entrepreneur consists of Autonomy, Exploration Drive, Preparedness for Change, and Self-preservation Instinct.

In conclusion, the entrepreneurial traits are the origin of an entrepreneur and the environment shapes how and when the entrepreneurial activity emerges. Moreover, leadership defines the nature and extent of the entrepreneurial activity and whether it takes place at all.

Bidragets oversatte titel	Iværksætterpersonligheder: Et studie af iværksætternes personlighedstræk og ledelsespræferencer
Originalsprog	Engelsk
Vejledere	Marinova, Svetla Trifonova, Hovedvejleder
Udgiver	Aalborg Universitetsforlag
ISBN'er, elektronisk	978-87-7112-453-8
Status	Udgivet - 2017

Bibliografisk note

PhD supervisor:
Professor Svetla T. Marinova, Aalborg University

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Østergaard, A. (Foredragsholder)
4 okt. 2017
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Business Aalborg
Østergaard, A. (Deltager)
29 aug. 2017
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Møde i Business Aalborg om fremtidig iværksætterrådgivning
Østergaard, A. (Deltager)
22 maj 2017
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Andersen, M. T., Lorenzen, S., Sort, J. C. & Østergaard, A.
12/05/2017
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The Entrepreneurial Personalities: A study of personality traits and leadership preferences of entrepreneurs

Abstract

Bibliografisk note

AUB Link

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Aktiviteter

Innovativ vækst - vinderholdet

Business Aalborg

Møde i Business Aalborg om fremtidig iværksætterrådgivning

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Ph.d.-grader

Publikation

Typer af iværksættere og indsatsbehov

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