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The aim of this study is to investigate the relation of thinking (cognitive) style and risk preference to entrepreneurial self-efficacy and intention. To test research hypotheses, data were gathered from 208 students at the Economics Program of Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences in a university in Turkey. The findings demonstrated that intuitive individuals’ entrepreneurial intention and self-efficacy is not different from analytical individuals’. No significant difference was found between high risk and individuals preferring low risk in terms of entrepreneurial intention and entrepreneurial self-efficacy. Drawing from the results, the impact of thinking style and risk preference on the emergence of entrepreneurship is discussed

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