Personality traits and beliefs on self-employment: An empirical study of the Middle East and North Africa region
<p dir="ltr">This cross-cultural entrepreneurial study examines the effects of personality traits and beliefs, specifically the internal locus of control (ILC) and religiosity, on self-employment in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. In addition to these two cultural dim...
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| author | Arsalan Safari (10300058) |
| author2 | Charbel Bassil (6621776) Mahour Parast (16904646) |
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| author_facet | Arsalan Safari (10300058) Charbel Bassil (6621776) Mahour Parast (16904646) |
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| dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv | Arsalan Safari (10300058) Charbel Bassil (6621776) Mahour Parast (16904646) |
| dc.date.none.fl_str_mv | 2026-02-17T09:00:00Z |
| dc.identifier.none.fl_str_mv | 10.1177/14657503251400968 |
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| dc.rights.none.fl_str_mv | CC BY 4.0 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv | Economics Applied economics Human society Political science Sociology entrepreneurship self-employment culture internal locus of control religiosity Middle East and North Africa |
| dc.title.none.fl_str_mv | Personality traits and beliefs on self-employment: An empirical study of the Middle East and North Africa region |
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| description | <p dir="ltr">This cross-cultural entrepreneurial study examines the effects of personality traits and beliefs, specifically the internal locus of control (ILC) and religiosity, on self-employment in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. In addition to these two cultural dimensions, our model controls for contextual factors. We estimate a two-level logistic regression model using data from the sixth and seventh waves of the World Values Survey and combining individual-level and contextual (country-year) predictors to explore the potential heterogeneous effects of ILC and religiosity. The findings reveal that the impact of ILC on the likelihood of self-employment across countries is positive and relatively homogeneous. However, the effect of religiosity on self-employment can be positive or negative. It is heterogeneous and contingent on country-year predictors. The country's economic context explains these cross-country variations in the influence of religiosity. Finally, differences in self-employment across countries are mainly driven by individual-level factors, while country-year variables account for only a small proportion of these variations. Given the MENA region's diverse cultural, social, and economic landscape, this study sheds light on an important yet underexplored research area in entrepreneurship: the homogeneous or heterogeneous impacts of ILC and religiosity on self-employment. It offers valuable theoretical and practical insights and policy recommendations for this unique entrepreneurial context.</p><h2 dir="ltr">Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/14657503251400968" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/14657503251400968</a></p> |
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| spelling | Personality traits and beliefs on self-employment: An empirical study of the Middle East and North Africa regionArsalan Safari (10300058)Charbel Bassil (6621776)Mahour Parast (16904646)EconomicsApplied economicsHuman societyPolitical scienceSociologyentrepreneurshipself-employmentcultureinternal locus of controlreligiosityMiddle East and North Africa<p dir="ltr">This cross-cultural entrepreneurial study examines the effects of personality traits and beliefs, specifically the internal locus of control (ILC) and religiosity, on self-employment in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. In addition to these two cultural dimensions, our model controls for contextual factors. We estimate a two-level logistic regression model using data from the sixth and seventh waves of the World Values Survey and combining individual-level and contextual (country-year) predictors to explore the potential heterogeneous effects of ILC and religiosity. The findings reveal that the impact of ILC on the likelihood of self-employment across countries is positive and relatively homogeneous. However, the effect of religiosity on self-employment can be positive or negative. It is heterogeneous and contingent on country-year predictors. The country's economic context explains these cross-country variations in the influence of religiosity. Finally, differences in self-employment across countries are mainly driven by individual-level factors, while country-year variables account for only a small proportion of these variations. Given the MENA region's diverse cultural, social, and economic landscape, this study sheds light on an important yet underexplored research area in entrepreneurship: the homogeneous or heterogeneous impacts of ILC and religiosity on self-employment. It offers valuable theoretical and practical insights and policy recommendations for this unique entrepreneurial context.</p><h2 dir="ltr">Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/14657503251400968" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/14657503251400968</a></p>2026-02-17T09:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.1177/14657503251400968https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Personality_traits_and_beliefs_on_self-employment_An_empirical_study_of_the_Middle_East_and_North_Africa_region/32033883CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/320338832026-02-17T09:00:00Z |
| spellingShingle | Personality traits and beliefs on self-employment: An empirical study of the Middle East and North Africa region Arsalan Safari (10300058) Economics Applied economics Human society Political science Sociology entrepreneurship self-employment culture internal locus of control religiosity Middle East and North Africa |
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| title | Personality traits and beliefs on self-employment: An empirical study of the Middle East and North Africa region |
| title_full | Personality traits and beliefs on self-employment: An empirical study of the Middle East and North Africa region |
| title_fullStr | Personality traits and beliefs on self-employment: An empirical study of the Middle East and North Africa region |
| title_full_unstemmed | Personality traits and beliefs on self-employment: An empirical study of the Middle East and North Africa region |
| title_short | Personality traits and beliefs on self-employment: An empirical study of the Middle East and North Africa region |
| title_sort | Personality traits and beliefs on self-employment: An empirical study of the Middle East and North Africa region |
| topic | Economics Applied economics Human society Political science Sociology entrepreneurship self-employment culture internal locus of control religiosity Middle East and North Africa |