Exploring role of psychological characteristics on independent entrepreneurship process (Case of: Mazandaran Province entrepreneurs)

Entrepreneurship is known as the source of creating wealth through innovation, technology development, and job creation. It is believed that a revolution is needed for entrepreneurship to take place in societies nowadays. Thus the present study is aimed at determining and explaining the impacts of six psychological variables on the Independent entrepreneurship process throughout Mazandaran province. According to the definition provided by the Global Entrepreneurship Monitoring, 1511 entrepreneurs are recognized throughout Mazandaran province from which 291 were selected as the sample subjects of the present study. The data collection instrument was a relevant standard questionnaire with the reliability level of 0.84. The collected data related to the six understudy variables were analyzed using a Path Analysis Regression Model. The results explained and determined the Independent entrepreneurship process, and also showed that the above-mentioned variables affected the Independent entrepreneurship process directly, indirectly, as well as interactively. The finding showed that the most affecting variable was Working Independently (-2.65). Other variables affecting the Independent entrepreneurship process in order of importance were; Creativity and Innovation (-2.09), Risk Taking (1.22), perseverance (1.085), Internal Control (1.04), and Learning spirit (-0.2) respectively. Finally, based on these results, some suggestions were made on how the managers and authorities of Mazandaran Province can improve the Independent entrepreneurship process by attending to these six psychological variables.