The role of five big personality traits and entrepreneurial mindset on entrepreneurial intentions among university students in Saudi Arabia
The big five personality traits and entrepreneurial mindset (EM) are crucial individual-level elements that determine entrepreneurial intention (EI). This study examines the impact of big five personality traits and EM, on EI using the theory of planned behavior. Besides, this study examined the rol...
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| author | Basheer M. Al-Ghazali Syed Haider Ali Shah M. Sadiq Sohail |
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| description | The big five personality traits and entrepreneurial mindset (EM) are crucial individual-level elements that determine entrepreneurial intention (EI). This study examines the impact of big five personality traits and EM, on EI using the theory of planned behavior. Besides, this study examined the role of entrepreneurial self-efficacy (ESE) and attitude toward entrepreneurship (ATE) influences EI. To achieve the research objectives, a quantitative approach was used. Structural equation modeling (SEM) and path analysis were conducted using SmartPLS software. Data were collected from 270 respondents through online questionnaires. Findings of the study revealed that big five personality traits influence ESE and ATE which led to EI. Finally, the moderating role of entrepreneurial passion was also found to have strong effect on influence ESE and ATE. This study offers evidence and insights that academics, educators, and others involved in the creation or expansion of entrepreneurial knowledge can use as a reference point. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bc4faac01af34aab90d0a93c6181d70c2022-12-22T04:06:20ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782022-10-011310.3389/fpsyg.2022.964875964875The role of five big personality traits and entrepreneurial mindset on entrepreneurial intentions among university students in Saudi ArabiaBasheer M. Al-Ghazali0Syed Haider Ali Shah1M. Sadiq Sohail2Interdisciplinary Research Center for Finance and Digital Economy (IRC-FDE), Dammam Community College, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi ArabiaBusiness Studies Department, Bahria University Islamabad, Islamabad, PakistanDepartment of Management and Marketing, Interdisciplinary Research Center for Finance and Digital Economy (IRC-FDE), KFUPM Business School, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi ArabiaThe big five personality traits and entrepreneurial mindset (EM) are crucial individual-level elements that determine entrepreneurial intention (EI). This study examines the impact of big five personality traits and EM, on EI using the theory of planned behavior. Besides, this study examined the role of entrepreneurial self-efficacy (ESE) and attitude toward entrepreneurship (ATE) influences EI. To achieve the research objectives, a quantitative approach was used. Structural equation modeling (SEM) and path analysis were conducted using SmartPLS software. Data were collected from 270 respondents through online questionnaires. Findings of the study revealed that big five personality traits influence ESE and ATE which led to EI. Finally, the moderating role of entrepreneurial passion was also found to have strong effect on influence ESE and ATE. This study offers evidence and insights that academics, educators, and others involved in the creation or expansion of entrepreneurial knowledge can use as a reference point.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.964875/fullfive big personality traitsentrepreneurial mindsetentrepreneurial passionentrepreneurial self-efficacyentrepreneurial intention |
| spellingShingle | Basheer M. Al-Ghazali Syed Haider Ali Shah M. Sadiq Sohail The role of five big personality traits and entrepreneurial mindset on entrepreneurial intentions among university students in Saudi Arabia Frontiers in Psychology five big personality traits entrepreneurial mindset entrepreneurial passion entrepreneurial self-efficacy entrepreneurial intention |
| title | The role of five big personality traits and entrepreneurial mindset on entrepreneurial intentions among university students in Saudi Arabia |
| title_full | The role of five big personality traits and entrepreneurial mindset on entrepreneurial intentions among university students in Saudi Arabia |
| title_fullStr | The role of five big personality traits and entrepreneurial mindset on entrepreneurial intentions among university students in Saudi Arabia |
| title_full_unstemmed | The role of five big personality traits and entrepreneurial mindset on entrepreneurial intentions among university students in Saudi Arabia |
| title_short | The role of five big personality traits and entrepreneurial mindset on entrepreneurial intentions among university students in Saudi Arabia |
| title_sort | role of five big personality traits and entrepreneurial mindset on entrepreneurial intentions among university students in saudi arabia |
| topic | five big personality traits entrepreneurial mindset entrepreneurial passion entrepreneurial self-efficacy entrepreneurial intention |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.964875/full |
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