A Meta-Analysis of Achievement Motivation Differences between Entrepreneurs and Managers
通过元分析整合了创业者与管理者成就动机差异的研究，发现创业者成就动机更高，且差异受创业目标、样本来源等因素影响，对创业者和创始人群体尤为显著。
As a result of conflicting conclusions in primary studies, most narrative reviews have questioned the role of personality in explaining entrepreneurial behavior. We examine one stream of this research by conducting a meta-analysis of studies that contrast the achievement motivation of entrepreneurs and managers. The results indicate that entrepreneurs exhibit higher achievement motivation than managers and that these differences are influenced by the entrepreneur's venture goals, by the use of U.S. or foreign samples, and, to a less clear extent, by projective or objective instrumentation. Moreover, when the analysis is restricted to venture founders, the difference between entrepreneurs and managers on achievement motivation is substantially larger and the credibility intervals do not include zero.