THE INFLUENCE OF PERSONALITY ON ENTREPRENEURIAL INTENTIONS

The role of higher education is vital in giving birth to new entrepreneurs in Indonesia. The emergence of many new entrepreneurs has an impact on the development of the country's economy. These impacts include creating jobs and increasing regional and state income. This article provides a discussion of self-personality as a predictor of entrepreneurial intention with self-efficacy as mediation. A personality is a form of character and trait, which can shape behavior. The personality dimensions used in this study are conscientiousness and openness to new experiences. This study used a sample of 210 students from several universities in the city of Surakarta, Indonesia. Data collection techniques, using a purposive sampling method. Data analysis, using path analysis with the help of Structural Equation Model (SEM). This study's findings indicate that self-efficacy mediates the effect of openness to new experiences on entrepreneurial intention. However, conscientiousness has not been shown to affect interest in entrepreneurship.

高等教育在催生印度尼西亚新兴创业者的过程中发挥着至关重要的作用。大量新兴创业者的涌现对国家经济发展具有重要推动作用，具体体现为创造就业岗位、增加地区与国家财政收入。本文探讨了以自我效能感（self-efficacy）为中介变量时，个体人格特质对创业意向的预测作用。人格特质是塑造个体行为模式的性格与特征集合，本研究采用的人格维度为尽责性（conscientiousness）与开放性体验（openness to new experiences）。本研究以印度尼西亚梭罗市多所高校的210名学生作为研究样本，数据采集环节采用立意抽样法，数据分析则借助结构方程模型（Structural Equation Model，SEM）开展路径分析。本研究结果显示，自我效能感在开放性体验对创业意向的影响中起到中介作用，但尽责性并未对创业意向产生显著影响。