<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> Background and Purpose: Despite scholarly interest in understanding the role of different determinants on entrepreneurs and their behavior, little is known about the relationship between entrepreneurial curiosity and innovativeness. This research explores the relationship between entrepreneurial curiosity, which motivates entrepreneurs to gather information about their business and innovativeness that motivate entrepreneurs to incorporate innovations into entrepreneurial processes. Design/Methodology/Approach: Participants in this study were entrepreneurs from Slovenia and USA. By using structural equation modelling, we linked the two constructs of entrepreneurial curiosity and innovativeness to test the influence. Results: Results indicate that entrepreneurial curiosity positively influences innovativeness. The results of this study indicate that at the frame of entrepreneurship psychology entrepreneurial curiosity is important for innovativeness. Conclusion: This paper links the two studied constructs and presents a valuable contribution for entrepreneurship theory; therefore, the results could be used for a further scientific research as also for practical implications.</abstract>

Background and Purpose: Despite scholarly interest in understanding the role of different determinants on entrepreneurs and their behavior, little is known about the relationship between entrepreneurial curiosity and innovativeness. This research explores the relationship between entrepreneurial curiosity, which motivates entrepreneurs to gather information about their business and innovativeness that motivate entrepreneurs to incorporate innovations into entrepreneurial processes. Design/Methodology/Approach: Participants in this study were entrepreneurs from Slovenia and USA. By using structural equation modelling, we linked the two constructs of entrepreneurial curiosity and innovativeness to test the influence. Results: Results indicate that entrepreneurial curiosity positively influences innovativeness. The results of this study indicate that at the frame of entrepreneurship psychology entrepreneurial curiosity is important for innovativeness. Conclusion: This paper links the two studied constructs and presents a valuable contribution for entrepreneurship theory; therefore, the results could be used for a further scientific research as also for practical implications.

An Empirical Study of the Relationship between Entrepreneurial Curiosity and Innovativeness

GEA College, Faculty of Entrepreneurship, Ljubljana, Slovenia

University of Pitesti, Faculty of Economic Sciences, Romania

University of Maribor, Faculty of Organizational Sciences, Slovenia

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Background and Purpose: Despite scholarly interest in understanding the role of different determinants on entrepreneurs and their behavior, little is known...

An Empirical Study of the Relationship between Entrepreneurial Curiosity and Innovativeness

Published Online: Sep 17, 2016

Page range: 172 - 182

Received: Mar 05, 2016

Accepted: Jun 09, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/orga-2016-0016

Keywords
Entrepreneurial Curiosity, Innovativeness, Company, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneur

© by Miha Marič

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

An Empirical Study of the Relationship between Entrepreneurial Curiosity and Innovativeness

Published Online: Sep 17, 2016

Page range: 172 - 182

Received: Mar 05, 2016

Accepted: Jun 09, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/orga-2016-0016

KeywordsEntrepreneurial Curiosity, Innovativeness, Company, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneur

© by Miha Marič

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Entrepreneurial Curiosity, Innovativeness, Company, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneur