TY - JOUR
T1 - Shaping bricolage behaviour
T2 - the role of personality traits among female entrepreneurs in an emerging economy
AU - Rahman, Syed Abidur
AU - Alam, Mirza Mohammad Didarul
AU - Khan, Golam Mostafa
AU - Kennedy, Rowan Elodie
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021, Emerald Publishing Limited.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Purpose: This paper examines the predictive role of personality traits on the entrepreneurial bricolage behaviour of female entrepreneurs in a resource-constrained setting. Design/methodology/approach: Data were collected using a structured survey questionnaire from female entrepreneurs owning and operating micro-small firms. The analysis and hypotheses testing were performed adopting SEM-PLS3.0 software. Findings: The results showed that all dimensions of the Big Five personality traits significantly influence entrepreneurial bricolage. In addition, agreeableness, conscientiousness, and intellect were found to be the most important traits in female entrepreneurs for bricolage behaviour. Practical implications: The results can help provide a better understanding of the linkages between entrepreneurial traits and bricolage. Development agencies may take up this result to ensure the appropriate social inclusion by supporting female entrepreneurs. Originality/value: To the authors' best knowledge, this paper is the first empirical study that has investigated the relationship between personality traits and entrepreneurial bricolage.
AB - Purpose: This paper examines the predictive role of personality traits on the entrepreneurial bricolage behaviour of female entrepreneurs in a resource-constrained setting. Design/methodology/approach: Data were collected using a structured survey questionnaire from female entrepreneurs owning and operating micro-small firms. The analysis and hypotheses testing were performed adopting SEM-PLS3.0 software. Findings: The results showed that all dimensions of the Big Five personality traits significantly influence entrepreneurial bricolage. In addition, agreeableness, conscientiousness, and intellect were found to be the most important traits in female entrepreneurs for bricolage behaviour. Practical implications: The results can help provide a better understanding of the linkages between entrepreneurial traits and bricolage. Development agencies may take up this result to ensure the appropriate social inclusion by supporting female entrepreneurs. Originality/value: To the authors' best knowledge, this paper is the first empirical study that has investigated the relationship between personality traits and entrepreneurial bricolage.
KW - Big five personality traits
KW - Entrepreneurial bricolage
KW - Female entrepreneur
KW - Gender
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U2 - 10.1108/IJOEM-09-2020-1156
DO - 10.1108/IJOEM-09-2020-1156
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85106205824
SN - 1746-8809
JO - International Journal of Emerging Markets
JF - International Journal of Emerging Markets
ER -