Social Motives in the PSED II

摘要: The extent to which those creating new firms have unique individual features or personal profiles has been a major focus of studying the entrepreneurial process. Scholarly writing on factors includes everything from journal special issues focusing cognition (Mitchell et al., 2002) entire books Psychology Entrepreneurship (Baum, Frese, & Baron, 2006).Measures differences an important component interview schedules used in PSED research program. For example, Handbook Entrepreneurial Dynamics, describing background modules included I interview, contains 38 chapters and 3 appendices (Gartner, Shaver, Carter, Reynolds, 2004). Of these chapters, 11 deal specifically with characteristics arguably another 7 experienced by, beliefs held entrepreneurs. This chapter provides review four difference measures II: intensity, social skills, expectancy, career reasons. We begin by noting data between II that apply all sections follow. Then, for each motive, we present descriptive statistics measures. conclude discussing potential applications motive