The effects of entrepreneurial personality, background and network activities on venture growth*

By Don Y. Lee, Eric W. K. Tsang. 2001

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Subfields: Economics and Econometrics, Management of Technology and Innovation

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Citations in the corpus

• Personality Traits of Entrepreneurs: A Review of Recent Literature (2018, neutral): “Singapore, Lee and Tsang (2001) find internal LOC positively correlates with venture size and growth rates. At the same time, Lee and Tsang (2001) note that personality traits are less important than industrial and managerial experience and skills in explaining firm growth in their sample.”
• Effects of Self-concept Traits and Entrepreneurial Orientation on Firm Performance (2006, methodology): “For example, Lee and Tsang (2001), using a sample of Chinese entrepreneurs in Singapore, found internal locus of control to be positively related to venture growth.”
• MOTIVATION, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND THE PERFORMANCE OF SMEs IN VIETNAM (2003, background): “To understand what influences and motivates the entrepreneurs to make entrance into the labor force, Lee (1997) considers four psychological needs which if not satisfied impels the actions of the entrepreneur.”
• Get It Together! Synergistic Effects of Causal and Effectual Decision-Making Logics on Venture Performance (2018, background): “Research has shown that industry-specific knowledge and work experience are important for venture performance (e.g., Lee & Tsang, 2001; Van Praag, 2003).”
• Dynamic Managerial Capabilities (2015, background): “…Witteloostuijn, 1998), external communication and information gathering (Bosma, van Praag, Thurik, & de Wit, 2004; Davidsson & Honig, 2003; D. Y. Lee & Tsang, 2001), and involvement in business networks (e.g., trade associations, chambers of commerce, business service organizations; Bosma et…”
• The Influence of Big Five Personality Traits and Self-efficacy on Entrepreneurial Intention: The Role of Gender (2017, background): “E-mail: rmurugan@nitt.edu achievement, locus of control, innovativeness and risk-taking propensity as the most popular attributes influencing entrepreneurial intention (Begley & Boyd 1987; Johnson, 1990; Lee & Tsang, 2001 as cited by Akanbi, 2013).”
• The genetic basis of entrepreneurship: Effects of gender and personality (2009, background): “Prior research has also reported positive associations between extraversion and the extent to which individuals engage in networking behaviors (e.g., Forret & Dougherty, 2001; Lee & Tsang, 2001).”