Innovativeness and Risk-taking Propensity: A Cross-Cultural Study of Finnish and U.S. Entrepreneurs and Small Business Owners
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The present study centers on innovativeness and risk-taking. These two personality traits are among the most distinctive entrepreneurial characteristics. They provide a good starting point for a comparison of entrepreneurial behaviour between Finnish and U.S. entrepreneurs and small business owners. The Carland Entrepreneurship Index (CEI) was employed to measure the varying degrees of innovativeness and risk-taking displayed by Finnish and U.S. entrepreneurs and small business owners. The Americans (N=456) had greater risk-taking propensity than the Finns (N=434) who tended to be more conservative and risk-averse. Americans also exhibited slightly higher levels of innovation. Regarding gender, in the combined Finnish and U.S. sample, females had higher levels of innovation preference KIMMO HYRSKY, Research Fellow University of Jyväskylä, School of Business & Economics • e-mail: [email protected] MIKA TUUNANEN, Research Fellow University of Jyväskylä, School of Business & Economics • e-mail: [email protected] LTA 3 / 9 9 • P . 2 3 8 – 2 5 6
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