Big Five, entrepreneurial orientation and entrepreneurial intentions

The paper presents the results of research into the influence of the Big Five, enterprise potential, individual entrepreneurial orientation and the theory of planned behaviour dimensions (personal attitude, subjective norm and perceived behavioural control) on the entrepreneurial intentions of students in Serbia. There were 488 questionnaires completed by students from seven faculties in Serbia. Perceived behavioural control and then personal attitude have the strongest statistically significant and positive correlations with the entrepreneurial intentions dimension. Although the possession of finance is a basic need for launching an entrepreneurial venture, it is not crucial: a strong desire for achievement and willingness to take risks may compensate for the possible lack of finance.