A Systems View Across Time and Space
Table 1 Overview of previous studies
From: Selfish personalities influencing start-up intention and motivation: a study of Vietnam
Author (year) | Start-up intention and motivation (independent variable) | Selfish and other personality indicators | Theory applied | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Altinay et al. (2012) | Entrepreneurial intention | Family tradition (+) Locus of control (insignificant) Innovativeness (+) Propensity to take risks (+) Tolerance of ambiguity (insignificant) Need for achievement (insignificant) | McClelland’s motivation theory | United Kingdom |
Antoncic et al. (2015) | Entrepreneurship (activity and propensity) | Openness (+) Conscientiousness (insignificant) Extraversion (+) Agreeableness (+) Neuroticism (insignificant) | The discovery theory of entrepreneurial action | Slovenia |
Brunell et al. (2008) | Emergent leadership | Narcissism (+) | Theory of emergent leadership | United States |
Chen et al. (1998) | Entrepreneurial intentions | Entrepreneurial Self-efficacy (+) | Social learning theory Expectancy theory | United States |
Crant (1996) | Entrepreneurial intentions | Proactive personality scale (+) | Interactionist theory | United States |
Haynes et al. (2015) | Financial success of young start-up | Greedy leader (–) Hubristic leader (−) | Theory of greed and hubris | United States |
Hmieleski and Lerner (2016) | Entrepreneurial intentions | Narcissism (+) Psychopathy (insignificant) Machiavellianism (insignificant) | Â | United States |
Unproductive entrepreneurial motives | Narcissism (insignificant) Psychopathy (+) Machiavellianism (+) | Life History Theory and Social Exchange Theory | ||
Productive entrepreneurial motives | Narcissism (insignificant) Psychopathy (+) Machiavellianism (insignificant) | Â | ||
Littunen (2000) | Entrepreneur's personality characteristics | Entrepreneurship (+) | McClelland’s theory Rotter’s locus of control theory | Finland |
Achievement motivation | Entrepreneurs' co-operation (−) Entrepreneurs' personal interest network (+) | |||
Control of powerful others | Entrepreneurs' co-operation (−) | |||
Mathieu and St-Jean (2013) | Entrepreneurial Intentions | Narcissism (+) | Career choice theory Person-environment fit theory | Canada |