October 2014
Intermediate to advanced
416 pages
12h 29m
English
book
Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and the Economy in the US, China, and India
by Rajiv Shah, Zhijie Gao, Harini Mittal
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Chapter 11
Personal Characteristics
Abstract
In this chapter, we discuss the general business environment in the three countries and the personal characteristics that are necessary for entrepreneurial behavior. Personality traits such as the ability to spot opportunities and innovate, propensity for risk taking, achievement orientation, and an internal locus of control, among others, are conducive to entrepreneurship. We examine the personality traits of the people in the United States, China, and India and assess what role they play in the dynamics of entrepreneurship in these countries.
Keywords
Attitude towards failure
Innovation ability
Locus of control
Media opinion
Risk-taking
United States, China, and India: personal characteristics ...