Master Thesis on how self-efficacy and the characteristics of an entrepreneur affect the survival of a start- up firm

In the field of entrepreneurship, the personality of an entrepreneur is of major importance. This study will focus on the personality dimension of the Big Five (openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism), the dependent variable firm survival and on the possible mediator variable self-efficacy. The following question is researched: To what extent do the Big Five personality traits relate to self-efficacy and the survival of the firm?