An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

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Keywords

• Risk-taking Propensity (RTP)
• Personality traits (PTs)
• Locus of Control (LoC)
• Entrepreneurial Intentions (EI).
• Tolerance for Ambiguity (TFA)
• Need for Achievement (NAch)

Abstract

Personality traits characterizing entrepreneurs and influencing their entrepreneurial intentions have been of significant interest to researchers for several decades. The findings were consistent for some traits and contradictory for others. Purpose: The main purpose of this study is determining the impact of several personality traits (PTs) on the entrepreneurial intentions (EI) of Palestinian entrepreneurs. Methodology: This quantitative study used an online survey to gather data from participants using the random sampling technique. Factor analysis and multiple regression analysis were conducted on the data. Findings: The results indicate that Palestinian entrepreneurs who possess high levels need for achievement (NAch), locus of control (LoC), risk-taking propensity (RTP), and tolerance for ambiguity (TFA) are more likely to have strong entrepreneurial intentions (EI). Implications for theory and practice: The results suggest that entrepreneurs high in traits such as need for achievement (NAch), locus of control (LoC), risk-taking propensity (RTP) and tolerance for ambiguity (TFA) have a higher level of entrepreneurial intentions and might find entrepreneurship more satisfying than employment. The findings of the study offer valuable information for Palestinian policymakers and entrepreneurship stakeholders as it confirms that certain personality traits are associated with the positive view of entrepreneurship. At the policy level, policymakers should seek to cultivate an educational and socio-economic environment, alongside a political framework, that enables Palestinians to leverage their entrepreneurial traits. Originality and value: This study contributes to the literature by elaborating the influence and significance of personality traits on the entrepreneurial intentions of Palestinian actual and potential entrepreneurs and investigating the relationship between personality traits and entrepreneurial intentions. The findings of the study provide valuable information to Palestinian policy makers and other entrepreneurship stakeholders in strengthening and redesigning suitable awareness campaigns and capacity building programs and curricula targeting Palestinians from an early age aiming at refining their personality traits and equipping them with the desired entrepreneurial knowledge to transform the Palestinian society into an entrepreneurial society.

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الكلمات الإفتتاحية

• Risk-taking Propensity (RTP)
• Personality traits (PTs)
• Locus of Control (LoC)
• Entrepreneurial Intentions (EI).
• Tolerance for Ambiguity (TFA)
• Need for Achievement (NAch)

الملخص

Personality traits characterizing entrepreneurs and influencing their entrepreneurial intentions have been of significant interest to researchers for several decades. The findings were consistent for some traits and contradictory for others. Purpose: The main purpose of this study is determining the impact of several personality traits (PTs) on the entrepreneurial intentions (EI) of Palestinian entrepreneurs. Methodology: This quantitative study used an online survey to gather data from participants using the random sampling technique. Factor analysis and multiple regression analysis were conducted on the data. Findings: The results indicate that Palestinian entrepreneurs who possess high levels need for achievement (NAch), locus of control (LoC), risk-taking propensity (RTP), and tolerance for ambiguity (TFA) are more likely to have strong entrepreneurial intentions (EI). Implications for theory and practice: The results suggest that entrepreneurs high in traits such as need for achievement (NAch), locus of control (LoC), risk-taking propensity (RTP) and tolerance for ambiguity (TFA) have a higher level of entrepreneurial intentions and might find entrepreneurship more satisfying than employment. The findings of the study offer valuable information for Palestinian policymakers and entrepreneurship stakeholders as it confirms that certain personality traits are associated with the positive view of entrepreneurship. At the policy level, policymakers should seek to cultivate an educational and socio-economic environment, alongside a political framework, that enables Palestinians to leverage their entrepreneurial traits. Originality and value: This study contributes to the literature by elaborating the influence and significance of personality traits on the entrepreneurial intentions of Palestinian actual and potential entrepreneurs and investigating the relationship between personality traits and entrepreneurial intentions. The findings of the study provide valuable information to Palestinian policy makers and other entrepreneurship stakeholders in strengthening and redesigning suitable awareness campaigns and capacity building programs and curricula targeting Palestinians from an early age aiming at refining their personality traits and equipping them with the desired entrepreneurial knowledge to transform the Palestinian society into an entrepreneurial society.