Measuring entrepreneurship with the General Enterprising Tendency (GET) Test: criterion-related validity and reliability

Abstract

The General Enterprising Tendency (GET) Test is a 54-item questionnaire that was designed to assess five dimensions of personality: Need for Achievement, Autonomy, Drive and Determination, Risk Taking, and Creativity. These dimensions have been thought to be predictive of an entrepreneurial personality. We evaluated the five subscales and the total GET Test scores with regard to their criterion-related validities in predicting success in small business, internal consistencies, and test-retest reliabilities. One hundred twenty-eight owners of a variety of small businesses took part in this study, and the results indicated that the GET Test needs further refinement, even if it is to be used in a research context.