Predictors of Entrepreneurial Intentions and Social Entrepreneurial Intentions: A Look at Proactive Personality, Self-Efficacy and Creativity

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the relative contribution of proactive personality, creativity, and self-efficacy in predicting entrepreneurial intentions (EI) and social entrepreneurial intentions (SEI). Data was collected via online surveys using the snowball technique from students attending a university in the North West United States (n=210). Entrepreneurial self-efficacy and creativity were significant predictors of entrepreneurial intentions while only proactive personality significantly predicted social entrepreneurial intentions. The results point to the importance of studying the differential contributions of these variables to intentions to either start a for-profit enterprise or a social entrepreneurial venture.