Women’s Entrepreneurship in Hakkari: A Research on Entrepreneurial Personality Traits

With the increasing interest in women entrepreneurs with different backgrounds and in women entrepreneurship, the number of publications on these topics has increased. However, it is seen that these studies are focused on the obstacles faced by women entrepreneurs; there are few publications on the personality traits of women entrepreneurs. To fill this gap, the study aims to determine the entrepreneurial personality traits of women entrepreneurs operating in Hakkari. In determining the entrepreneurial personality traits, the Entrepreneurial Personality Traits Scale, developed by Koh (1996) and adapted to Turkish by Bozkurt (2005) is used. It is observed that women entrepreneurs in the sample have high level entrepreneurial personality traits. When evaluated in terms of dimensions, it is determined that the uncertainty tolerance of women entrepreneurs is higher than other dimensions. In addition, it is determined that there is a significant difference in the need for success and risk taking sub-dimensions of women entrepreneurs in terms of age groups. The results of the study are thought to be important that they show that women entrepreneurs have the potential to transform their enterprises into medium and large-scale enterprises when the necessary support is provided in a province where conditions are difficult for entrepreneurs.