<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The research of personality characteristics of small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) entrepreneurs in relation to EO constructs is an important part of the research of the whole entrepreneurial environment of small and medium-sized enterprises. The aim of this paper is to search for a relationship between personality traits and the attitude toward innovativeness as a construct of EO of SME entrepreneurs in the Czech Republic based on their sociodemographic factors (gender, education, and age). Results from a questionnaire-based survey of the entrepreneurial environment of SME in the Czech Republic showed that the attitude toward innovativeness differed for entrepreneurs considering perseverance and responsibility to be important for entrepreneurship based on their education level. Entrepreneurs with secondary education or secondary educated with graduation were more confident about the reputation of their business as an innovator than university educated entrepreneurs.</p></abstract>

The research of personality characteristics of small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) entrepreneurs in relation to EO constructs is an important part of the research of the whole entrepreneurial environment of small and medium-sized enterprises. The aim of this paper is to search for a relationship between personality traits and the attitude toward innovativeness as a construct of EO of SME entrepreneurs in the Czech Republic based on their sociodemographic factors (gender, education, and age). Results from a questionnaire-based survey of the entrepreneurial environment of SME in the Czech Republic showed that the attitude toward innovativeness differed for entrepreneurs considering perseverance and responsibility to be important for entrepreneurship based on their education level. Entrepreneurs with secondary education or secondary educated with graduation were more confident about the reputation of their business as an innovator than university educated entrepreneurs.

Attitude toward innovativeness based on personality traits in the SME sector. Czech Republic case study

Management & Marketing

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The research of personality characteristics of small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) entrepreneurs in relation to EO constructs is an important part of the...

Attitude toward innovativeness based on personality traits in the SME sector. Czech Republic case study

Published Online: Jul 04, 2018

Page range: 913 - 928

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mmcks-2018-0013

Keywords
small and medium-sized enterprises, innovativeness, risk taking, proactiveness, entrepreneur’s age, gender, education, Czech Republic

© 2018 Ludmila Kozubíková et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Attitude toward innovativeness based on personality traits in the SME sector. Czech Republic case study

Published Online: Jul 04, 2018

Page range: 913 - 928

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mmcks-2018-0013

Keywordssmall and medium-sized enterprises, innovativeness, risk taking, proactiveness, entrepreneur’s age, gender, education, Czech Republic

© 2018 Ludmila Kozubíková et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
small and medium-sized enterprises, innovativeness, risk taking, proactiveness, entrepreneur’s age, gender, education, Czech Republic