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KV Patri. MTI, Entrepreneurial Characteristics Questionnaire
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Entrepreneurial Characteristics:Checklists
[Robert D. Hirsch and Michael P. Peters, Entrepreneurship: Starting, Developing and Managing a New Enterprise, Irwin, Chicago, 1995, pp. 52-65.]
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Checklist for Feelings about Control
For each question,
put a in
either the ‘YES’
or the ‘NO’ column.
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Checklist for Feelings about Control
1.
Do you often feel
"That's just the way things are
and
there's nothing I can do about it"?
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Checklist for Feelings about Control
2.
When things go right
and
are terrific for you,
do you think
"It's mostly luck!"?
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Checklist for Feelings about Control
3.
Do you think you should go
into business or
do something
with your time for pay because
everything you read these days
is urging you in that direction?
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Checklist for Feelings about Control
4.
Do you know that
if you decide to do something,
you'll do it
and
nothing can stop you?
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Checklist for Feelings about Control
5.
Even though it's scary
to try something new,
are you
the kind who tries it?
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Checklist for Feelings about Control
6.
Your friends, spouse, and mother
tell you that
it's foolish of you to want a career. Have you listened to them and stayed home all these years?
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Checklist for Feelings about Control
7.
Do you think
it's important
for everyone to like you?
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Checklist for Feelings about Control
8.
When you do a good job,
is your pleasure in
a job well done
satisfaction enough?
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Checklist for Feelings about Control
9.
If you want something,
do you ask for it
rather than wait for
someone to notice you and
"just give it to you"?
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Checklist for Feelings about Control
10.
Even though people tell you
"it can't be done:”
do you have to
find out for yourself?
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Checklist for Feelings about Independence
For each question,
put a in
either the ‘YES’
or the ‘NO’ column.
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Checklist for Feelings about Independence
1.
I hate to go shopping for clothes alone.
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Checklist for Feelings about Independence
2.
If my friends won't go to a movie
I want to see,
I'll go by myself.
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Checklist for Feelings about Independence
3.
I want to be financially independent.
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Checklist for Feelings about Independence
4.
I often need to ask
other people's opinions
before
I decide on important things.
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Checklist for Feelings about Independence
5.
I'd rather have other people
decide where to go
on a social evening out.
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Checklist for Feelings about Independence
6.
When I know I'm in charge,
I don't apologize,
I just do what has to be done.
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Checklist for Feelings about Independence
7.
I'11 speak up for
an unpopular cause
if I believe in it.
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Checklist for Feelings about Independence
8.
I'm afraid to be different.
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Checklist for Feelings about Independence
9.
I want the approval of others.
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Checklist for Feelings about Independence
10.
I usually wait for people
to call me to go places,
rather than intrude on them.
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Checklist for Feelings about Taking Risk
For each question,
put a in
either the ‘YES’
or the ‘NO’ column.
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Checklist for Feelings about Taking Risk
1.
Can you take risks with money,
that is,
invest, and
not know the outcome?
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Checklist for Feelings about Taking Risk
2.
Do you take an umbrella
with you every time you travel?
A hot water bottle?
A thermometer?
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Checklist for Feelings about Taking Risk
3.
If you're frightened of something,
will you try to conquer the fear?
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Checklist for Feelings about Taking Risk
4.
Do you like trying new food,
new places, and
totally new experiences?
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Checklist for Feelings about Taking Risk
5.
Do you need to know
the answer
before
you'll ask the question?
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Checklist for Feelings about Taking Risk
6.
Have you taken a risk
in
the last six months?
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Checklist for Feelings about Taking Risk
7.
Can you walk up to a total stranger and strike up a conversation?
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Checklist for Feelings about Taking Risk
8.
Have you ever
intentionally traveled
an unfamiliar route?
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Checklist for Feelings about Taking Risk
9.
Do you need to know that
it's been done already
before you're willing to try it?
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Checklist for Feelings about Taking Risk
10.
Have you ever gone on a blind date?
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Checklist for Feelings about Control: Notes
One concern people have when considering forming a new venture they will be able to sustain the drive and energy required not only to overcome the inertia in forming something new but also to manage the new enterprise and make it grow. You may determine whether you are internally or externally driven by comparing your answers to the questions in this checklist.
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Checklist for Feelings about Control
Answering Yes to questions 4, 5, 8, 9, and 10 indicates that you possess the internal control aspect of being an entrepreneur. Yes answers to questions 1, 2, 3, 6, and 7 indicate that you are more geared to external controls, which may inhibit your entrepreneurial tendencies and ability to sustain drive.
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Checklist for Feelings about Independence
An entrepreneur is generally the type of person who needs to do things his or her own way and time and has a difficult time working for someone else.
Yes answers to questions 1, 4, 5, 8, 9, and 10 indicate that you do not have a strong need for independence.
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Checklist for Feelings about Taking Risk
Risk-taking, whether financial, social, or psychological, is a part of the entrepreneurial process.
If you answered Yes to questions 2, 5, and 9 you may need to develop greater willingness to take risks.
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