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SUMMARY:Assessment of enterprising personality in youth - Dr Javier Suáre
 z-Álvarez\; Department of Psychology\, University of Oviedo
DTSTART:20160216T163000Z
DTEND:20160216T173000Z
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CONTACT:Youyou Wu
DESCRIPTION:As pointed out by the Organization for Economic Cooperation an
 d Development (OECD)\, fostering entrepreneurial spirit is fundamental to 
 the development of market economies. The failure of an entrepreneur involv
 es a cost to society in terms of lost opportunities and resources\, and is
  detrimental to the individual\, both economically and psychologically. En
 trepreneurial behavior and attitudes of individuals are determined by diff
 erent variables\, some of them related to the cognitive and personality ch
 aracteristics of the person\, and others focused on contextual aspects. Th
 e aim of this seminar is to present the state of the art of enterprising p
 ersonality assessment in youth\, and propose a new measurement instrument 
 for the assessment of eight enterprising personality dimensions: Achieveme
 nt Motivation\, Risk-taking\, Innovativeness\, Autonomy\, Locus of Control
 \, Self-Efficacy\, Optimism\, and Stress Tolerance. A sample of 2\,693 stu
 dents (51% males) from different regions in northern Spain was used. Mean 
 age was 16.52 years (SD=1.38)\, with an age range of 16 to 23. The psychom
 etric properties of the instrument are presented as well as validity evide
 nce of the construct measured\, paying special attention to general person
 ality traits (Big Five) and Emotional Intelligence. 
LOCATION:Castle Teaching Room\, Judge Business School\, Trumpington St.\, 
 Cambridge
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