Risk propensity as entrepreneurial characteristic: the case of Slovenian students of business and economics studies
by Lina Kaldana; Mitja Ruzzier
International Journal of Management in Education (IJMIE), Vol. 6, No. 4, 2012

Abstract: This paper discusses the psychological characteristics of entrepreneurs and focuses on the individuals propensity to risk-taking, considering that throughout the history of research on entrepreneurship, the latter has been defined as a key characteristic that determines the decision to establish a company. Following an overview of existing theories from the field under consideration, our research undertakes the identification of the presence of the indicated characteristic in the case of Slovenian students of business and economics studies with a view of identifying the entrepreneurial potential among them.

Online publication date: Sat, 20-Dec-2014

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