Parental role models and the decision to become self-employed: The moderating effect of personality
基于社会学习理论，研究了父母角色榜样对子女成为自雇者的影响，并发现子女的开放性人格特质会调节这种影响。数据来自德国八所大学的461名校友。
This paper uses social learning theory to examine the influence of parental role models in entrepreneurial families. We distinguish between paternal and maternal role models and investigate how their influence on offsprings’ decision to become self-employed is moderated by personality, specifically the offsprings’ openness. We use data on 461 alumni from eight German universities. Our results show not only that the presence of a parental role model increases the likelihood that individuals become self-employed, but that the influence of role models also depends on the individual’s openness. We discuss the implications of our findings for research on entrepreneurial families, role models, and the psychology of the entrepreneur.