Locus of control has been extensively examined in entrepreneurship research, but with mixed results. This may be due to measurement issues, such as the widespread use of Rotter’s (<CitationRef CitationID="CR65">1966</CitationRef>) general locus of control scale, which is not domain specific. Not surprisingly, Rotter’s scale has been...</citationref>

Chapter 1. Social Media in an Entrepreneurship Context -- Chapter 2. Social Media: Exploring Entrepreneurial Opportunities -- Chapter 3. Social Media and Entrepreneurship—Exploring the Role of Digital Source Selection and Information Literacy -- Chapter 4. Effectual entrepreneur and the use of...

Perseverance and self-efficacy are required in the process of new business formation. This article investigates whether entrepreneurs and non-entrepreneurs differ on these attributes.Also investigated was the question whether the high levels of perseverance and self-efficacy that assist...