Entrepreneur's profile of health staff (HS): a SEM approach

This study aims at identifying the entrepreneurial spirit of a specific professional group: health staff (HS). In this context, the psychological and cognitive structure of the HS was compared with the non entrepreneurial HS. The study used primary data collected through a face to face and an online survey, using industry organisations and institutions, and labour unions in order to get access. The results regarding the entrepreneur’s psychological and cognitive profile supported the hypothesis that HS who have created a firm have psychological and cognitive characteristics that support entrepreneurial activities