RIZZATO, Sálvio de Castro e Costa    MORAN, Maria Consuelo. Entrepreneurship and personality: profile in brazilian students. []. , 13, 3, pp.279-291. ISSN 1984-6657.

Investigating the essence of entrepreneurship is a central topic in psychological studies seeking to understand the differences in personality and behavioral patterns of people who are called entrepreneurs. In a sample of 475 Brazilian university students from the Amazon region, we searched for the personality profile that characterizes entrepreneurs. The measures employed were the NEO PI-R to evaluate the Big Five normal (non-pathological) personality factors and their 30 facets, and the BEEGC-20, a battery to assess locus of control (internal and external) and self-efficacy. Cluster analyses established three groups according their degree of entrepreneurship: followers, dreamers, and entrepreneurs. The entrepreneur group presented some personality characteristics different from the other groups. They also differ in locus of control beliefs, with a greater sense of self-efficacy. As entrepreneurs are needed to ensure economic development, it is important to consider how to identify them. This study offers a way to do this, and also suggests an approach for training young people and future entrepreneurs.

: Entrepreneurship; Big Five; Personality; Locus of Control.

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