dr. Jasna Auer Antončič - New Ph.D. in the entrepreneurship department at UP FM

dr. Jasna Auer Antončič  is a new doctor  in the entrepreneurship department at UP FM. She defended her dissertation entitled “Osebnostne značilnosti podjetnikov, Zadovoljstvo zaposlenih in rast Podjetja (Personal characteristics of employees, employee’s satisfaction and company growth) in January, 2013. 

Photo: dr. Jasna Auer Antončič (central), with her Ph.d. commission.

Povzetek disertacije:  Doktorska disertacija raziskuje povezave med osebnostnimi značilnostmi podjetnikov, zadovoljstvom zaposlenih in rastjo podjetja. Raziskava je podkrepljena s teoretično podlago ter nadgrajena z empirično kvantitativno analizo; izdelan je model, ki razjasnjuje posamezne

povezave in učinke med splošnimi osebnostnimi značilnostmi, zadovoljstvom zaposlenih in rastjo podjetja, na vzorcu mikro, malih in srednje velikih slovenskih podjetjih. Konstrukti so preverjeni z eksploratorno in s konfirmatorno faktorsko analizo. Z uporabo modeliranja strukturnih enačb so preverjene hipoteze, ki se nanašajo na povezave med velikimi petimi faktorji osebnosti,  zadovoljstvom zaposlenih in rastjo podjetja. Dodatno so v model vključene specifične motivacijske in osebnostne značilnosti kot kontrolne spremenljivke.

Ključne besede: podjetništvo, podjetnik, osebnostne značilnosti, velikih pet faktorjev osebnosti, zadovoljstvo zaposlenih, rast podjetja.

SUMMARY OF DISSERTATION: The doctoral dissertation explores relationships between personal characteristics of entrepreneurs, employee satisfaction and company growth. The research is supported with a theoretical foundation and upgraded with an empirical quantitative analysis; a model is formed, which clarifies individual relationships and effects between general personality characteristics, employee satisfaction and company growth on a sample of micro, small and medium sized Slovenian companies. Constructs are tested with explorative and confirmative factor analysis. With the use of structural equation modeling are tested hypotheses, which refer to relationships between the big five personality factors, employee satisfaction and company growth. Specific motivational and personality characteristics have been additionally included in the model as control variables.

Key words: entrepreneurship, entrepreneur, personality characteristics, big five personality factors, employee satisfaction, company growth.

The dissertation is available in the library of the Faculty of Management. Congratulations and we are all looking forward to some interesting publications!

Mitja Ruzzier (candidate’s Ph.D. advisor)