Psychological and sociological determinants of entrepreneurial intentions and behaviorsAntončič, Boštjan (Avtor) Auer Antončič, Jasna (Avtor) business efficiencypersonality characteristicssociological backgroundsmall enterprisesmedium-sized enterprisesentrepreneursentrepreneurshipstart-upsResearch concerned with the personality of entrepreneurs entails an important part of the research into the management of small and medium-sized enterprises and entrepreneurship. This research has added new knowledge about the role of entrepreneurs’ personality characteristics, their family entrepreneurial background, and the local supportive entrepreneurial background in entrepreneurial start-up intentions and behaviors. Hypotheses and a model were developed and verified using structural equation modeling and regression analysis considering data from a sample of entrepreneurs and students. This research revealed that several personality and sociological factors can be important for entrepreneurship when it comes to starting a business. The most important were the Big Five personality factors openness, extraversion, and non-agreeableness and, to a smaller extent, emotional stability (non-neuroticism), and conscientiousness. The second-most important group of factors were the specific motivational characteristics entrepreneurial self-efficacy, internal locus of control, and risk-taking propensity. Sociological factors were much less important than psychological elements for establishing business.20232023-06-01 10:39:08Članek v reviji146439UDK: 005.3ISSN pri članku: 1664-1078DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1076768COBISS_ID: 140555011sl