A social cognition perspective on entrepreneurial personality traits and intentions to start a business: does creativity matter?

Levent Altinay, Endrit Kromidha, Armiyash Nurmagambetova, Zaid Alrawadieh, Gulsevim Kinali Madanoglu

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Abstract

Purpose: This paper proposes and empirically assesses a social cognition conceptual model linking creativity (both artistic and scholarly), entrepreneurial personality traits, and entrepreneurial intention. Specifically, the study draws on social cognition perspectives to investigate the potential role of creativity as a mechanism underlying the relationship between entrepreneurial personality traits and entrepreneurial intention.

Design/methodology/approach: Using a sample of 194 creative nascent entrepreneurs, the study tests the proposed model using Partial Last Squares Structural Equations Modeling (PLS-SEM).

Findings: The study reveals that, among entrepreneurial personality traits, only risk-taking propensity is positively related to entrepreneurial intention. Interestingly, while artistic creativity seems to enhance entrepreneurial intention, scholarly creativity is found to stimulate a more cautious approach toward venturing. The findings also reveal that scholarly creativity fully mediates the relationship between tolerance for ambiguity and entrepreneurial intention.

Originality/value: The study makes an original contribution by showcasing how both artistic and scholarly creativity developed in the same socially situated cognitive environment can differentially influence decision-making and the relationship between entrepreneurial personality traits and entrepreneurial intention, thus contributing to social cognition perspectives and research in entrepreneurship.
Original languageEnglish
JournalManagement Decision
Early online date9 Dec 2021
DOIs
Publication statusE-pub ahead of print - 9 Dec 2021

Keywords

  • Artistic creativity
  • Scholarly creativity
  • Entrepreneurial personality traits
  • Entrepreneurial
  • intention
  • Nascent entrepreneurs
  • Social cognition theory

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