@article{(Open Science Index):https://publications.waset.org/pdf/15120, title = {The Entrepreneur's General Personality Traits and Technological Developments}, author = {Bostjan Antoncic}, country = {}, institution = {}, abstract = {Technological newness and innovativeness are important aspects of small firm development, growth and wealth creation. The contribution of the study to entrepreneurship personality research and to technology-related research in entrepreneurship is that the model of the general personality driven technological development was developed and empirically tested. Hypotheses relating the big five personality factors (OCEAN: openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism) and technological developments were tested by using multiple regression analysis on survey data from a sample of 160 entrepreneurs from Slovenia. The model reveals two personality factors, which are predictive of technological developments: openness (positive impact) and neuroticism (negative impact). In addition, a positive impact of firm age on technological developments was found. Other personality factors (conscientiousness, extraversion and agreeableness) of entrepreneurs may not be considered important for their firm technological developments.}, journal = {International Journal of Economics and Management Engineering}, volume = {3}, number = {5}, year = {2009}, pages = {360 - 365}, ee = {https://publications.waset.org/pdf/15120}, url = {https://publications.waset.org/vol/29}, bibsource = {https://publications.waset.org/}, issn = {eISSN: 1307-6892}, publisher = {World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology}, index = {Open Science Index 29, 2009}, }