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Genetics, the big five, and the tendency to be self-employed
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Shane, Scott, Nicolaou, Nicos, Cherkas, Lynn and Spector, T. D. (2010) Genetics, the big five, and the tendency to be self-employed. Journal of Applied Psychology, Volume 95 (Number 6). pp. 1154-1162. doi:10.1037/a0020294 ISSN 0021-9010.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0020294
Abstract
We applied multivariate genetics techniques to a sample of 3,412 monozygotic and dizygotic twins from the United Kingdom and 1,300 monozygotic and dizygotic twins from the United States to examine whether genetic factors account for part of the covariance between the Big Five personality characteristics and the tendency to be an entrepreneur. We found that common genes influenced the phenotypic correlations between only Extraversion and Openness to Experience and the tendency to be an entrepreneur. Although the phenotypic correlations between the personality characteristics and the tendency to be an entrepreneur were small in size, genetic factors accounted for most of them. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved)
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology | ||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School > Entrepreneurship, Innovation & Management Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School |
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Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Behavior genetics, Entrepreneurship, Vocational guidance | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Applied Psychology | ||||
Publisher: | American Psychological Association | ||||
ISSN: | 0021-9010 | ||||
Official Date: | November 2010 | ||||
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Volume: | Volume 95 | ||||
Number: | Number 6 | ||||
Number of Pages: | 8 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 1154-1162 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1037/a0020294 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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