Review of National Development Policy andThe Way Forward For University on Measurement For Entrepreneurial Personality Characteristics

Abstract

Abstract

The Iran National Development Policy aims at strengthening government capacity for the sustainability of economic growth. One of the ways is to examine the entrepreneurship capacity to address unemployment issues due to economic sanction impose to Iran. Therefore, it is very important to identify and nurture students who possess entrepreneurial characteristics at university level. To help the country, this research looks at the measurement of Entrepreneurial Personality Characteristics (EPC) that would be suitable to students in Iranian universities. Considering that there are varied personality characteristics of entrepreneurs, this research seeks to select the best and most appropriate personality characteristics for Iranian students by using the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP). As a result, six EPC have been selected such as the need for achievement, risk taking, internal locus of control, creativity, challenge seeking and tolerance of ambiguity are the most appropriate traits for Iranian students. The respondents consist of 1040 students selected at random in three universities of Iran which is chosen based on stratified sampling. The results show that the mean for risk-taking, need to achievement, challenging, and creativity among the students in Iranian universities are below than the average standard score. In contrast, tolerance of ambiguity and locus of control are the strongest.