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Strengthening the link between entrepreneurial proclivities and entrepreneurial outcomes: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Entrepreneurial Dispositions Scale (EDS)

The application of entrepreneurial orientation constructs to the individual level is a contested space in entrepreneurial research circles. This paper examines this space by reviewing the origins of the Entrepreneurial Orientation scale (EO), and subsequent attempts to adapt it at the individual level. We argue that the entrepreneurial business setting resembles the personal inclinations of founder/owners or members of the top management team (TMT). In entrepreneur led small firms, as well as schools and nonprofits, the behaviors of the organization and that of the entrepreneur are likely to be the similar. The EO may not be the appropriate measure of individual orientation. We report the development and validation of a new scale to meet this need. The Entrepreneurial Dispositions Scale (EDS) measures individual dispositions to engage in entrepreneurial activities. Two data sets were utilized in the study. First, data from a combined sample of 218 small firm entrepreneurs from the United States and Croatia were examined. Then, using a data set of 60 cases of school principals, a confirmatory factor analysis of this new scale to measure an individual’s dispositions toward risk-taking, proactiveness, and innovativeness was achieved. The present research addresses concerns regarding the adoption of the EO to the individual level without examining its underlying nomological network and psychometric properties (Zahra, et al., 1999) and provides an additional tool to investigate the causal nature of entrepreneurial dispositions, entrepreneurial orientation, and entrepreneurial outcomes.

entrepreneurship ; entrepreneurial orientation

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