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The genetic basis of entrepreneurship : Effects of gender and personality

Zhang, Zhen (author)
Department of Management, W. P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA
Zyphur, Michael, J (author)
Department of Management and Marketing, University of Melbourne,, Australia
Narayanan, Jayanth (author)
Department of Management & Organisation, Business School, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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Arvey, Richard,D (author)
Department of Management & Organisation, Business School, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Chaturvedi, Sankalp (author)
Imperial College Business School, Organisation and Management Group, London, UK
Avolio, Bruce, J (author)
Department of Management and Organization, Foster School of Business, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Lichtenstein, Paul (author)
Karolinska Institutet,Institutionen för medicinsk epidemiologi och biostatistik, Karolinska institutet, Stockholm, Sverige
Larsson, Gerry (author)
Försvarshögskolan,Institutionen för ledarskap och management (ILM)
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Department of Management, W P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA Department of Management and Marketing, University of Melbourne,, Australia (creator_code:org_t)
Amsterdam, Holland : Elsevier Inc, 2009
2009
English.
In: Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes. - Amsterdam, Holland : Elsevier Inc. - 0749-5978 .- 1095-9920. ; 110:2, s. 93-107
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  • Extending previous research on the genetic underpinnings of entrepreneurship, we investigate gender differences in the genetic influences on the tendency of people to become entrepreneurs. We also examined two mediating variables through which genetic factors may impact this tendency: extraversion and neuroticism. Based on 1285 pairs of identical twins (449 male and 836 female pairs) and 849 pairs of same-sex fraternal twins (283 male and 566 female pairs), we found that females have a strong genetic influence and zero shared-environmental influences on their tendency to become entrepreneurs. In contrast, males show zero genetic influence, but a large shared-environmental influence. Extraversion and neuroticism mediate the genetic influences on women's tendency to become entrepreneurs, whereas extraversion mediates shared-environmental influences on men's tendency to become entrepreneurs. We discuss this sharp difference in genetic influences on entrepreneurship across gender groups and highlight the different challenges that men and women face in their entrepreneurial endeavors.

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Entrepreneurship
Extraversion
Behavioral genetics
Twin methodology
SOCIAL SCIENCES
SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP
Ledarskap under påfrestande förhållanden
Ledarskap under påfrestande förhållanden

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