International Conference on Eurasian Economies
11-13 June 2019 – Famagusta, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Paper properties
Paper ID : 2282
Status : Paper published
Language : Turkish
Topic : Microeconomics and Entrepreneurship
Presenter: Prof. Dr. Feyzullah Eroğlu
Session : 5B Girişimcilik
A Research on the Relationship between Humor Styles and Entrepreneurial Tendency
Mizah Tarzları ile Girişimcilik Eğilimi Arasındaki İlişki Üzerine Bir Araştırma
- Asst. Prof. Dr. Şeyma Gün Eroğlu (Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Türkiye)
- Merve Vural (Pamukkale University, Türkiye)
- Prof. Dr. Feyzullah Eroğlu (Pamukkale University, Türkiye)
Abstract
Humor, which has a wide range of influences, has an important role in human life. Humor is regarded as an effective tool for transmitting a wide range of ideas, feelings, and thoughts and has long been seen as a coping strategy that is particularly healthy and effective. This is because humor is thought to be a strong antidote against negative emotions. In the previous studies, it was detected that the individuals who have a sense of humor also have high task motivation, cheerfulness, high self-esteem and social dominance, and more importantly, humor was found to be positively associated with the creative personality traits. According to Humke and Schaefer (1996), humor and creativity involve both taking risks and generating unusual reactions. Moreover, entrepreneurship includes concepts such as innovation, risk-taking, tolerance to uncertainty, the need for achievement and locus of control. Likewise, entrepreneurial characteristics are defined by creativity, innovation, risk-taking, struggle and high motivation for success. In this respect, it is thought that there is a close relationship between entrepreneurial tendency and sense of humor. This study aims to examine the relationship between individuals' humor styles and entrepreneurial tendencies. The sample of the study consists of students of the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences of Pamukkale University and students of the Faculty of Engineering. We use the most preferred scales in the literature to measure humor styles and entrepreneurship tendency. We test the data through statistical methods and analyze the relationship between students' entrepreneurial tendencies and humor styles.
JEL codes:
Eroğlu, Şeyma Gün, Vural, Merve, Eroğlu, Feyzullah (2019). "A Research on the Relationship between Humor Styles and Entrepreneurial Tendency" in Proceedings of International Conference of Eurasian Economies 2019, pp.246-253, Famagusta, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36880/C11.02282
