Regionale Unterschiede der Verteilung von Personen mit unternehmerischem Persönlichkeitsprofil in Deutschland – ein Überblick

Michael Fritsch; Martin Obschonka; Michael Wyrwich; Samuel D. Gosling; Peter J. Rentfrow; Jeff Potter

doi:10.1007/s13147-018-0519-2

Authors

Michael Fritsch Lehrstuhl für Unternehmensentwicklung, Innovation und wirtschaftlichen Wandel, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Carl-Zeiss-Straße 3, 07743, Jena, Deutschland http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0337-4182
Martin Obschonka QUT Business School, Queensland University of Technology, GPO Box 2434, QLD 4001, Brisbane, Australien
Michael Wyrwich Lehrstuhl für Unternehmensentwicklung, Innovation und wirtschaftlichen Wandel, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Carl-Zeiss-Straße 3, 07743, Jena, Deutschland
Samuel D. Gosling Department of Psychology, University of Texas, 1 University Station, 78712, Austin, TX, USA
Peter J. Rentfrow Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge, Downing Site, CB 2 3EB, Cambridge, Großbritannien
Jeff Potter Atof Inc., 17 Magazine Street, 02139, Cambridge, MA, USA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1007/s13147-018-0519-2

Keywords:

Personality traits, Entrepreneurial personality, Big Five, Entrepreneurship, Regional cultures

Abstract

Recent research has found clear indications of regional differences in the personality traits of the population. Such regional differences may significantly contribute to explaining regional development. We provide an overview of regional differences in entrepreneurial personality traits among the population in Germany. There are a number of highly significant regional differences but the strength of the effects is relatively small. The empirical evidence suggests that the regional differences found are due to selective migration and also to socialization.

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