TY  - BOOK
AU  - Anjorin,Gazal Adedeji
AU  - Erdil,Galip Erzat
TI  - ANTECEDENTS OF ENTREPRENEURIAL POTENTIAL
PY  - 2022///
KW  - Achievement motivation
KW  - Dissertations, Academic
KW  - Entrepreneurship
N1  - Thesis (MBA) - Cyprus International University. Institute of Graduate Studies and Research Business Administration Department; Includes bibliography (sheets 41-52)
N2  - ABSTRACT 
Entrepreneurship is the primary driver of industrial growth and competitiveness and a 
means of social advancement. In the modern era, innovations, strengths, skills, and 
expertise that foster entrepreneurship are evident in people worldwide, particularly in 
today's youth. Entrepreneurship plays a significant role in boosting the economy by 
engendering innovativeness and employment creation. Growth in global markets now 
requires individuals talented and open to new business opportunities who will take 
risky actions. This study examines some entrepreneurial traits that an individual may 
have and likely positive influence on organizations operations by generating new ideas 
and business deals which in turn will affect country's development and economic 
improvement. This study intends to understand relation between eccentric features of 
an individual such as Achievement Orientation, Proactive Personality and Locus of 
Control and Entrepreneurial Potential. In this study, Entrepreneurial Potential is the 
dependent variable predicted to be determined by the locus of control, proactive 
personality, and achievement orientation, which are independent variables. It is 
believed that Entrepreneurial Potential plays a significant role in moving individuals 
from intention to action. Self-structured questionnaires are utilized for data collection 
and a question set was distributed to part-time and full-time Business Administration 
students at Cyprus International University. A random sampling method was used to 
administer the survey in fall 2021/2022 semester. It is observed that individuals with 
eccentric features such as locus of control, proactive personality and achievement 
orientation, to some extent, are related with display of Entrepreneurial Potential. 
Research study suggests that locus of control, proactive personality, and achievement 
orientation can become determinants of Entrepreneurial Potential and individuals with 
such attributes intent take action on new opportunities in business, become first mover, 
and initiate new business activity in the future. Individuals without such attributes may 
work for some organizations or may learn how to gain such abilities to start their own 
business activity. Application of trait tests for individuals may increase awareness of 
possible potential candidates for future entrepreneurs.
Keywords: Achievement orientation, entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship potential, 
locus of control, proactive personality
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