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The influence of sensation seeking in the heritability of entrepreneurship
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Nicolaou, Nicos, Shane, Scott, Cherkas, Lynn and Spector, T. D. (2008) The influence of sensation seeking in the heritability of entrepreneurship. Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, Volume 2 (Number 1). pp. 7-21. doi:10.1002/sej.37 ISSN 1932-4391.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/sej.37
Abstract
This study examined the influence of genetic factors on the tendency to engage in entrepreneurship. We found that, in the particular sample we examined, between 37 and 42 percent of the variance in the tendency of people to engage in entrepreneurship is accounted for by genetic factors. A substantial part of this variance was mediated by the psychological trait of sensation seeking, suggesting that genes affect the tendency of people to engage in entrepreneurship by affecting the distribution of sensation seeking across people.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor |
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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): | Entrepreneurship, Behavior genetics, Sensation seeking | ||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal | ||||||
Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons Ltd. | ||||||
ISSN: | 1932-4391 | ||||||
Official Date: | March 2008 | ||||||
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Volume: | Volume 2 | ||||||
Number: | Number 1 | ||||||
Number of Pages: | 14 | ||||||
Page Range: | pp. 7-21 | ||||||
DOI: | 10.1002/sej.37 | ||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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