An Attitude Approach to the Prediction of Entrepreneurship

Peter B. Robinson, David V. Stimpson, Jonathan C. Huefner and H. Keith Hunt

Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 1991, vol. 15, issue 4, 13-32

Abstract: Attitude is presented as a better approach to the description of entrepreneurs than either personality characteristics or demographics. The development and validation of the Entrepreneurial Attitude Orientation (EAO) scale are explained. Sixty-three undergraduates were used in developing and establishing the test-retest reliability of the EAO. Fifty-four entrepreneurs and fifty-seven non-entrepreneurs served as known groups in establishing the discriminant validity of the EAO. There was a significant difference between known groups for all four of the EAO subscales (achievement, personal control, innovation, self-esteem); all subscales but achievement entered into a stepwise discriminant function.

Date: 1991
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