Entrepreneurial Personality and Small Business Management

Simona Leonelli, Associate Professor, Dipartimento di Economia Marco Biagi, Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia and the late Francesca Masciarelli, formerly Associate Professor, Department of Business Administration, University G. d’Annunzio, Italy

• Contents: 1. Introduction to Entrepreneur Narcissism 2. Understanding entrepreneurial personality 3. Narcissism and entrepreneurial orientation (EO) in small businesses 4. Exploring the relationship between entrepreneurial personality and small business innovation 5. Entrepreneurial personality and small business financing 6. Entrepreneur personality and the choice of seriality 7. The role of entrepreneurial personality: implications and conclusions Index

'Leonelli and Masciarelli's book offers an original perspective on the role of personality traits of entrepreneurs and its impact on firms' outcomes. Its focus on entrepreneurial orientation and innovativeness, serial entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial funding renders it a useful guide for scholars interested in the topic.'--Andrea Prencipe, LUISS Guido Carli University, Italy'This book is a delightful guide for entrepreneurs who want to understand how and why their behavior impacts their performance. The manuscript offers a multilevel perspective and will be useful for both scholars and practitioners in the field.'--Vangelis Souitaris, City, University of London, UK and University of St. Gallen, Switzerland