The Specific Character Traits of Young Entrepreneurs in Slovakia

Authors

  • Monika Sobeková Majková Faculty of Economics and Business, Paneuropean University in Bratislava
  • Aleksandr Ključnikov Faculty of Economics and Business, Paneuropean University in Bratislava

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37335/ijek.v5i1.52

Keywords:

entrepreneurial traits, character traits, personal qualities of entrepreneurs, potential entrepreneurs, young entrepreneurs

Abstract

Worldwide scientific researches present the entrepreneurs have to declare specific character traits to be successful in the business. This paper is focused on the comparison of the specific character traits between potential young entrepreneurs and other young people. The aim is to compare the three chosen character traits differences between these two focus groups by using the statistical method of Pearson´s chi-square and bring the answers on the questions why some people incline to become the entrepreneurs more intensively than others, and what are the differences between them in relation to the character traits and their personality characteristics. The research was conducted among 1233 young people in all regions of Slovakia in 2012. The results show, that young people who plan to become an entrepreneur, are more creative, willing to face the risk, more confident in the solvation of complicated problems and difficult tasks with the opposite group of respondents.

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Published

2017-06-30

How to Cite

Majková, M. S., & Ključnikov, A. . (2017). The Specific Character Traits of Young Entrepreneurs in Slovakia. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Knowledge, 5(1). https://doi.org/10.37335/ijek.v5i1.52

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1 (2017): International Journal of Entrepreneurial Knowledge

Section

Research

License

International Journal of Entrepreneurial Knowledge (ISSN 2336-2960) is published by the Center for International Scientific Research of VŠO and VŠPP in cooperation with the following partners:

  • University College of Business in Prague, Czech Republic
  • University of Entrepreneurship and Law, Prague, Czech Republic
  • School of Business and Administration of the Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal, Portugal
  • Faculty of Operation and Economics of Transport and Communications, University of Zilina, Slovakia
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