An Empirical Study of the Relationship between Entrepreneurial Curiosity and Innovativeness

Peljko Žiga (), Jeraj Mitja (), Gheorghe Săvoiu and Marič Miha ()
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Peljko Žiga: KD Group d.d., Ljubljana, Slovenia
Jeraj Mitja: GEA College, Faculty of Entrepreneurship, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Marič Miha: University of Maribor, Faculty of Organizational Sciences, Slovenia

Organizacija, 2016, vol. 49, issue 3, 172-182

Abstract: Background and Purpose: Despite scholarly interest in understanding the role of different determinants on entrepreneurs and their behavior, little is known about the relationship between entrepreneurial curiosity and innovativeness. This research explores the relationship between entrepreneurial curiosity, which motivates entrepreneurs to gather information about their business and innovativeness that motivate entrepreneurs to incorporate innovations into entrepreneurial processes. Design/Methodology/Approach: Participants in this study were entrepreneurs from Slovenia and USA. By using structural equation modelling, we linked the two constructs of entrepreneurial curiosity and innovativeness to test the influence. Results: Results indicate that entrepreneurial curiosity positively influences innovativeness. The results of this study indicate that at the frame of entrepreneurship psychology entrepreneurial curiosity is important for innovativeness. Conclusion: This paper links the two studied constructs and presents a valuable contribution for entrepreneurship theory; therefore, the results could be used for a further scientific research as also for practical implications.

Keywords: Entrepreneurial Curiosity; Innovativeness; Company; Entrepreneurship; Entrepreneur (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1515/orga-2016-0016

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