The Influence of Big Five Personality Traits and Self-efficacy on Entrepreneurial Intention: The Role of Gender

R. Murugesan and R. Jayavelu

Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Emerging Economies, 2017, vol. 3, issue 1, 41-61

Abstract: Abstract This study attempts to investigate the influence of the Big Five personality traits and self-efficacy (SE) on entrepreneurial intentions. It also aims to find out whether the influence of a set of personality traits and SE on entrepreneurial intention differs across gender. The target population of this study was students enrolled in Bachelor of Technology (BTech). The results offer support for the relation of openness, neuroticism, conscientiousness and agreeableness, and SE with entrepreneurial intention—except on the relation of extraversion and entrepreneurial intention. Based on the findings, the study argues that the relationship between entrepreneurial intention and Big Five personality traits is moderated, at least partially, by gender.

Keywords: Gender; Big Five personality traits; entrepreneurial intention; self-efficacy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1177/2393957516684569

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