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ERIC Number: EJ578872
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0001-8791
The Use of Personality and the Five-Factor Model to Predict New Business Ventures from Outplacement to Start-up.
Wooten, Kevin C.; Timmerman, Thomas A.; Folger, Robert
Journal of Vocational Behavior, v54 n1 p82-101 Feb 1999
Personality traits of 145 downsized executives receiving outplacement services were examined using the 16 Personality Factor Questionnaire. The 51 who started new businesses were more likely to be emotionally stable, tough minded (less open to experience), and expedient (realistic). (SK)
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Outplacement Services (Employment), Personality Traits, Self Employment
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Business Executives