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    Common characteristics of entrepreneurs identified in the literature include total commitment, determination, perseverance, drive to achieve and grow, and opportunity and goal orientation. John Kao identified 11 common characteristics, while John Hornaday examined various research sources and formulated a list of 42 characteristics often attributed to entrepreneurs, such as confidence, perseverance, ability to take calculated risks, creativity, initiative, and responsibility.

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    Common characteristics of entrepreneurs identified in the literature include total commitment, determination, perseverance, drive to achieve and grow, and opportunity and goal orientation. John Kao identified 11 common characteristics, while John Hornaday examined various research sources and formulated a list of 42 characteristics often attributed to entrepreneurs, such as confidence, perseverance, ability to take calculated risks, creativity, initiative, and responsibility.

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    Common characteristics of entrepreneurs identified in the literature include total commitment, determination, perseverance, drive to achieve and grow, and opportunity and goal orientation. John Kao identified 11 common characteristics, while John Hornaday examined various research sources and formulated a list of 42 characteristics often attributed to entrepreneurs, such as confidence, perseverance, ability to take calculated risks, creativity, initiative, and responsibility.

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    Common Characteristics Associated with entrepreneurs

    A review of literature related to entrepreneurial characteristics reveals the existence of a large


    number of factors that can be consolidated into a much smaller set of profile dimesions. For
    example , if the work of John Kao is considered, 11 common characteristics can be identified:

    Total commitment, determination, and perseverance


    Drive to achieve and grow
    Opportunity and goal orientation
    Taking initiative and personal responsibility
    Persistent problem solving
    Realism and sense of humour
    Seeking and using feedback
    Internal locus of control
    Calculated risk taking and risk seeking
    Low need for status and power
    Integrity and reliability

    John Hornaday examined various research sources and formulated a list of 42 characteristics
    often attributed to entrepreneurs
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    Confidence
    Perseverance, determination
    Energy, diligence
    Resourcefulness
    Ability to take calculated risk
    Dynamism, leadership
    Optimism
    Need to achieve
    Versatility; knowledge of
    product, market, machinery ,
    technology
    10.Creativity
    11.Ability to influence others
    12.Ability to get along well with
    people
    13.Initiative
    14.Flexibility
    15.Intelligence
    16.Orientation to clear goals
    17.Positive response to
    challenges
    18.Independence
    19.Responsiveness to
    suggestions and criticisms
    20.Time competence, efficiency
    21.Ability to make decisions

    22.Responsibility
    23.Foresight
    24.Accuracy; thoroughness
    25.Cooperativeness
    26.Profit orientation
    27.Ability to learn from mistakes
    28.Sense of power
    29.Pleasant personality
    30.Egotism
    31.Courage
    32.Imagination
    33.Perceptivnesss
    34.Tolerance for ambiguity
    35.Aggressiveness
    36.Capciaty for enjoyment
    37.Efficacy
    38.Commitment
    39.Ability to trust workers
    40.Sensitivity to others
    41.Honesty, Integrity
    42.Maturity, balance

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