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.高等教育在印度尼西亚新生代创业者的培育中扮演着至关重要的角色。大量新生代创业者的涌现，对该国经济发展产生了积极影响，具体涵盖创造就业岗位、提升区域与国家财政收入。本文以自我效能感为中介变量，探讨了自我人格作为创业意向预测因子的相关议题。人格是个体性格与特质的集合，能够塑造其行为模式。本研究采用的人格维度为尽责性与经验开放性。研究样本为印度尼西亚梭罗市多所高校的210名学生，数据收集采用立意抽样法，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，经验开放性对创业意向的影响可通过自我效能感实现中介效应，但未发现尽责性对创业意向存在显著影响。