Genetics, the Big Five, and the Tendency to Be Self-Employed

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1154-1162

  Shane, Scott ^a   Nicolaou, Nicos ^b   Cherkas, Lynn ^c   Spector, Tim D ^c  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

^c ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behavioral genetics; Big Five personality characteristics; Entrepreneurship

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY; PHENOTYPE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TWINS; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY; PHENOTYPE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78049481069     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0020294     Document Type: Article

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