Data_Sheet_1_Curious enough to start up? How epistemic curiosity and entrepreneurial alertness influence entrepreneurship orientation and intention.docx

Epistemic curiosity as the desire to acquire new knowledge and ideas is considered as an important attribute for successful entrepreneurs among practitioners, yet there is lacking empirical evidence of epistemic curiosity having an effect on entrepreneurial outcomes. This study aims to put a spotlight on epistemic curiosity as a predictor for entrepreneurial intentions and orientation. We found that epistemic curiosity has a stronger influence on entrepreneurial outcomes in comparison to the Big Five personality trait openness to experience, which is a widely used and conceptually related predictor for entrepreneurship. Furthermore, we found evidence for a mediating role of entrepreneurial alertness which gives further insights about how personality influences the ability to recognize business opportunities and leads to the formation of entrepreneurship orientation and intentions. Our findings contribute to the field of entrepreneurship research by emphasizing that epistemic curiosity may be one of the most important personality indicators for the emergence of entrepreneurial intentions and behavior.

认知好奇心作为一种渴望获取新知识与思想的特质，被实践者视为成功企业家的重要属性。尽管如此，关于认知好奇心对创业结果影响的实证证据尚显不足。本研究旨在聚焦于认知好奇心作为预测创业意图和导向的指标。我们发现，相较于广泛使用且概念上与创业相关的预测指标——五大人格特质中的体验开放性，认知好奇心对创业结果的影响更为显著。此外，我们还发现了创业警觉性在其中的中介作用，这进一步揭示了人格如何影响识别商业机会的能力，并导致创业导向和意图的形成。我们的研究为创业研究领域做出了贡献，强调认知好奇心可能是创业意图和行为出现最重要的个性指标之一。