Small Business Owners' Success Criteria, a Values Approach to Personal Differences

被引：140
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作者：
Gorgievski, Marjan J. [1 ]
Ascalon, M. Evelina
Stephan, Ute [2 ]
机构：
[1] Erasmus Univ, Dept Psychol, NL-3000 DR Rotterdam, Netherlands
[2] Katholieke Univ Leuven, Dept Managerial Econ Strategy & Innovat, Louvain, Belgium
来源：
JOURNAL OF SMALL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT | 2011年 / 49卷 / 02期
关键词：
CULTURAL-DIFFERENCES; JOB-PERFORMANCE; ENTREPRENEURSHIP; BEHAVIOR; DETERMINANTS; PREDICTORS; STRATEGIES; ATTITUDES; FIRMS; YOUNG;
D O I：
10.1111/j.1540-627X.2011.00322.x
中图分类号：
C93 [管理学];
学科分类号：
12 ; 1201 ; 1202 ; 120202 ;
摘要：
This study of 150 Dutch small business owners, identified through business/network directories, investigated relationships between owners' understanding of success and their personal values. Business owners ranked 10 success criteria. Personal satisfaction, profitability, and satisfied stakeholders ranked highest. Multidimensional scaling techniques revealed two dimensions underlying the rank order of success criteria: person-oriented (personal satisfaction versus business growth) and business-oriented (profitability versus contributing back to society). Furthermore, business growth, profitability, and innovativeness were guided by self-enhancing value orientations (power and achievement). Softer success criteria, such as having satisfied stakeholders and a good work-life balance, were guided by self-transcendent value orientations (benevolence and universalism).
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页码：207 / 232
页数：26
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