Entrepreneurial attitudes: A distinction between two professional groups

• Published in: South African journal of business management Vol. 35; no. 2; pp. 33 - 38
• Main Authors: R. Van Wyk, A. B. Boshoff
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: AOSIS 01.06.2004
• ISSN: 2078-5585; 2078-5976
• DOI: 10.4102/sajbm.v35i2.655

This study investigates discrimant ability of the Entrepreneurial Attitude Orientations Scale of 365 individuals practicing in two mutually exclusive professions (pharmacists N = 200 and accountants N = 175) on the profiles of Holland’s hexagon of occupational groups. Anova was performed with the EAOS sub-and total scales as dependent variables and entrepreneurial and non-entrepreneurial profiles as independent variables. Some discriminance by means of Tukey’s Range Test and interaction through LS-means was found between the two professions and employment status of individuals. Implications for management are indicated.