A differential distribution of entrepreneurial traits in left- and right-handed students

The present study aimed at exploring the relationship between entrepreneurial traits and handedness among school students in Tehran. This was a causal-comparative study and data were collected using records and questionnaires (Entrepreneurship Character Questionnaire and Edinburg Handedness Inventory). In this study, the statistical population comprised all students from the 22 educational zones in Tehran. A sample of 1200 students was selected by a random cluster sampling procedure and after the distribution of questionnaires, a total of 1101 questionnaires were returned. In order to analyze the obtained data, apart from descriptive techniques such as means, standard deviations and graphs, multivariate ana;ysis of variance and oneway analysis of variance were used, Findings revealed a significant relationship between the entrepreneurial character traits of riskability and entrepreneurship success and handedness, withgreater riskability among left- handed participants than in right-handed participants. However, the entrepreneurship success seeking trait was found to be greater in right-handed participants.