Risk Taking Propensity of Entrepreneurs
Tags: BUSINESSPEOPLE; MANAGEMENT research; RISK-taking (Psychology); MANAGEMENT science; ATTITUDE (Psychology); ENTREPRENEURSHIP; NEW business enterprises; DECISION making; EMPLOYEES -- Attitudes; QUESTIONNAIRES
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- Risk Taking Propensity of Entrepreneurs. Brockhaus, Robert H. // Academy of Management Proceedings (00650668);1976, p457
The risk taking propensities of entrepreneurs of new ventures were objectively obtained and compared to those of newly promoted managers, to those of newly hired managers and to normative data developed for the measurement instrument. Previous research on the risk taking propensity of...
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- AN INVESTIGATION OF GERMAN NASCENT ENTREPRENEURS: AN ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE PERSPECTIVE. Tapis, Gregory P.; Kellermanns, Franz; Barnett, Tim; Breithecker, Volker // USASBE Conference Proceedings;2009, following p26
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- Family Matters: Exploring the Role of Family in the New Venture Creation Decision. Kirkwood, Jodyanne // Journal of Small Business & Entrepreneurship;2012, Vol. 25 Issue 2, p141
This exploratory study focuses on how entrepreneurs' families influence their decision to start a new venture. Seventy-five entrepreneurs were interviewed in person in New Zealand and their experiences form the basis of this paper. It delves into the roles of three key types of family member...
- do you have what it takes? Hayes-Rines, Joanne // Inventors' Digest;Apr-Jun2005, Vol. 21 Issue 2, p13
Focuses on business start-ups in the U.S. Options for inventors concerning their inventions; Percentage of business start-ups that close within twelve months; Factors that affect the low success rate of business start-ups, including the stomach for risk-taking; Overview of a self-evaluation...
- THE TEMPORAL CONSISTENCY OF RISK-TAKING TENDENCIES IN DECISION-MAKING GROUPS. Dougan, William L. // Academy of Management Best Papers Proceedings;1990, p206
This paper derives and tests those hypotheses concerning the tendency of groups to maintain a consistent propensity for risk taking over multiple decisions. Results obtained via a management simulation exercise suggest that there may be limits on the generality of the polarization concept....
