The Role of Openness and Entrepreneurial Curiosity in Company’s Growth
Author:Mitja Jeraj, Miha Marič, Ivan Todorović, Mladen Čudanov and Stefan Komazec
JEL:L26, M13, M14.
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Keywords:entrepreneurship, openness, entrepreneurial curiosity, company growth,
performance, organizational culture.
Abstract:
Entrepreneurial curiosity is an entrepreneurial-psychology related construct that measures a
level of entrepreneurial curiosity among entrepreneurs. Key research objectives of the study
were to empirically test how two independent constructs as openness and company`s
growth are connected to entrepreneurial curiosity and to develop and empirically test a
structural model linking these three constructs. A multi-country survey was made on a
sample of entrepreneurs from Slovenia, USA and Serbia. Findings showed that openness is
positively related to entrepreneurial curiosity and that entrepreneurial curiosity is positively
related to company`s growth. Results of this study can be used both for further research and
in practice.