Explanation of Entrepreneurs Psychological specifications Role on Independent Entrepreneurship Process (Case Study: Entrepreneurs in Mazandaran Province)

Three major causes of the importance of entrepreneurship are creating wealth, building productive employment, and developing technology. It is believed that a revolution is needed for entrepreneurship to take place in societies nowadays. Thus the present study is aimed at determining and explaining the effects of six psychological variables on the Independent entrepreneurship process throughout Mazandaran province. According to the definition provided by the Global Entrepreneurship Monitoring, there were 1511 entrepreneurs throughout Mazandaran province out of which 291 were chosen as the sample subjects of the present study. The data collection instrument was a related questionnaire with the reliability level of 0.84. The collected data related to the six understudy variables were analyzed using a Path Analysis Regression Model. The results explained and determined the Independent entrepreneurship process, and also showed that the above-mentioned variables affected the Independent entrepreneurship process directly, indirectly, and also interactional. Respectively, the most affecting variable was Working Independently (-2.65). Other variables affecting the Independent entrepreneurship process were variables of Creativity and Innovation (-2.09), Risk Taking (1.22), perseverance (1.085), Internal Control (1.04), and Learning spirit (-0.2), respectively. Finally, based on these results, some suggestions were given on how the managers and authorities of Mazandaran Province can improve the Independent entrepreneurship process by attending to these six psychological variables.