2006•SSRN Electronic JournalOpen access

The Big Five Personality Dimensions and Entrepreneurial Status: A Meta-Analytical Review

Scott E. Seibert, Hao Zhou

Abstract

An individual's personality traits can greatlyinfluence their entrepreneurial and managerial skills.Because muchresearch has examined the role of personality in entrepreneurial status (ES),this study examines the correlation between the Big Five personality traits(neuroticism, agreeableness, extraversion, conscientiousness, openness) and ESby utilizing a meta-analytical review of previous research. The results indicate that managers and entrepreneurs differ on four of thefive personality traits.When contrasted to managers, entrepreneurs scorehigher on the traits of Conscientiousness and Openness to Experience, whilescoring lower on Neuroticism and Agreeableness.No significant differenceswere observed regarding Extraversion.(AKP)

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Key concepts: Agreeableness, Hierarchical structure of the Big Five, Conscientiousness, Openness to experience, Big Five personality traits, Big Five personality traits and culture, Psychology, Extraversion and introversion