Characteristics of Successful Entrepreneurs

By J. Hornaday, J. Aboud. 2008

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Entrepreneurial characteristics in Switzerland and the UK: A comparative study of techno-entrepreneurs (2009, background): “Prior studies (e.g., DeCarlo and Lyons 1979; Hornaday and Aboud 1971) have shown that entrepreneurs have a higher need for independence, i.”
Cognitive Style and Entrepreneurial Drive of New and Mature Business Owner-Managers (2009, background): “Need for achievement (Begley and Boyd 1986; Hornaday and Aboud 1971; McClelland 1961) and a high intention towards growth (Sexton and Bowman-Upton 1991; Timmons 1989) have also been identified as strong defining characteristics.”
A Measure of Adaptive Cognition for Entrepreneurship Research (2009, background): “Discussion and Conclusion Early entrepreneurship research adopted a psychological lens to study individual entrepreneurial characteristics (Carland, Hoy, & Carland, 1988; Hornaday & Aboud, 1971; McGrath, MacMillan, & Scheinberg, 1992).”
Beyond Achievement: Entrepreneurship as Extreme Experience (2006, background): “Various researchers have noted that entrepreneurial ventures involve peaks and valleys in terms of the intensity and complexity of the pressures and demands placed on the founder (Boyd and Gumpert, 1983; Hornaday and Aboud, 1971; Rabin, 1996).”