An Investigation Into The Relationship Between The Characteristics And Life Experiences Of Entrepreneurs

Abstract

A study of “the relationship between the characteristics and life experiences of entrepreneurs” has just been completed at the University of Derby. The four‐fold purpose of this study, was to: identify and evaluate from existing literature the personal traits and characteristics of entrepreneurs and the main factors or life experiences which may affect their characteristics; identify from the authors primary research, the personal traits and characteristics of entrepreneurs; to identify from the authors primary research which factors or life experiences affect particularly the characteristics of entrepreneurs; and, finally, to assess whether there is any correlation between the characteristics and life experiences of the entrepreneurs investigated in this study and those identified by other academic studies.

Citation

Newton, J. and Gary Shreeve, D. (2002), "An Investigation Into The Relationship Between The Characteristics And Life Experiences Of Entrepreneurs", Journal of Research in Marketing and Entrepreneurship, Vol. 4 No. 1, pp. 16-36. https://doi.org/10.1108/14715200280001464