How entrepreneurs' personal characteristics affect SMEs' growth

Karin Širec (Author), Dijana Močnik (Author)

Abstract

This paper investigates differences in the personal characteristics of entrepreneurs and their impact on SMEs' growth. The concept of entrepreneurial individuals with distinguishing characteristics is central to entrepreneurial theory, according to which we operationalized entrepreneurs through a division based on psychological and non-psychological motivation factors. For each category of the model, we describe the findings of our study, especially exposing statistically significant factors affecting SMEs' growth. Reasonableness and the applicability of our research are legitimate for three target groups: society as a whole, policymakers and academics investigating entrepreneurial phenomena. We conclude the paper with recommendations for policy implications that stimulate growth and encourage companies' performance/growth.

Keywords

podjetje;podjetništvo;teorija podjetja;mala podjetja;srednja podjetja;lastnosti;podjetnik;

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Language:	English
Year of publishing:	2010
Typology:	1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization:	UM EPF - Faculty of Economics and Business
Publisher:	Društvo ekonomistov Maribor
UDC:	159.923:005.41:334.012.61-022.51/.55
COBISS:	10125340
ISSN:	0547-3101
Parent publication:	Naše gospodarstvo
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Secondary language:	Slovenian
Secondary title:	Vpliv podjetnikovih osebnih lastnosti na rast MSP
Secondary abstract:	V prispevku proučujemo razlike v osebnih lastnostih podjetnikov in ugotavljamo, kakšen je njihov vpliv na rast MSP. V središču podjetniške teorije je koncept proučevanja podjetnikov in njihovih razlikovalnih značilnosti. V naši raziskavi smo jih proučevali s pomočjo delitve na osnovi psiholoških in nepsiholoških motivacijskih dejavnikov. Za vsako kategorijo obravnavanega modela opisujemo izsledke naše študije in pri tem izpostavljamo zlasti tiste ugotovitve, ki so se pokazale kot statistično značilni dejavniki vpliva na rast MSP. Izsledki raziskave so pomembni za tri ciljne skupine: družbo kot celoto, oblikovalce vladnih politik in znanstvenike, ki proučujejo fenomen podjetništva. Prispevek končujemo s priporočili oblikovalcem vladnih politik v smeri pospeševanja rasti in dviga uspešnosti slovenskih podjetij.
URN:	URN:NBN:SI
Type (COBISS):	Not categorized
Pages:	str. 3-12
Volume:	ǂLetn. ǂ56
Issue:	ǂšt. ǂ1/2
Chronology:	2010
ID:	1729896