TY - JOUR
AU - Locke, Edwin A.
AB -  Entrepreneurship is a major factor in the national economy; thus, it is important to understand the motivational characteristics spurring people to become entrepreneurs and why some are more successful than others. In this study, we conducted a meta-analysis of the relationship between achievement motivation and variables associated with entrepreneurial behavior. We found that achievement motivation was significantly correlated with both choice of an entrepreneurial career and entrepreneurial performance. Further, we found that both projective and self-report measures of achievement motivation were valid. Finally, known group studies yielded a higher validity coefficient than did individual difference studies. 
TI - The Relationship of Achievement Motivation to Entrepreneurial Behavior: A Meta-Analysis
JF - Human Performance
DO - 10.1207/S15327043HUP1701_5
DA - 2004-01-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/taylor-francis/the-relationship-of-achievement-motivation-to-entrepreneurial-behavior-J40K02CM5R
SP - 95
EP - 117
VL - 17
IS - 1
DP - DeepDyve
ER -