GENERAL ENTERPRISING TENDENCIES (GETs) TEST
INTRODUCTION
This
test has been designed to bring together and measure a number of personal
‘tendencies’ commonly associated with enterprising persons. These include: need for achievement; need for
autonomy; creative tendency; risk taking; drive and determination. The test has been developed and validated
during research into a variety of measures used to assess entrepreneurship and
enterprise.
However,
‘general enterprising tendency’ is a broader concept than ‘entrepreneurship’
and can be applied to people in many different situations, including those
working in business support agencies, social and community enterprises,
business organizations as well as those intending to start a business
enterprise. The test can be used to help
in the recruitment of individuals to jobs and positions and to measure personal
development during periods of training or practical experiences.
The
development and validation of the GET Test is based largely on the work of
Sally Caird* at Durham University Business School.
INSTRUCTIONS
The
test is simple:
·
It will take
about 10 minutes of your time to say if you agree or disagree with the attached
list of statements.
·
There are
not right or wrong answers.
*Caird
S (1992), Problems with the identification of enterprise competencies and the
implications for assessment and development, Management Education and
Development. Vol.23, Part 1, pp. 6-17.
*Cromie
S and O’Donhue J (1991), Research Note: Assessing Entrepreneurial Inclinations,
International Small Business Journal, 10.2.2002
·
The
statements are numbered 1 to 54 and these numbers are show in a grid of the
Answer Sheet.
·
Against each
number on the Answer Sheet circle an (A) if you agree with that statement or
(D) if you disagree with it.
·
If you have
trouble deciding if you agree or disagree absolutely, then answer on the basis
of agreeing more than disagreeing or vice versa.
·
Don’t think
too long about an answer.
·
Now you can
start.
GET Test
1.
I would not mind routine unchallenging
work if the pay is good
2.
When I have to set my own target for
anything I set difficult ones
3.
I do not like to do things that are
unconventional or novel
4.
Capable people who fail to become
successful have not taken chances when they have occurred
5.
I rarely day dream
6.
I usually defend my point of view if
someone disagrees with me
7.
One is either naturally good at
something or not, effort makes no difference
8.
Sometimes people find my ideas unusual
9.
If I had to gamble 1000 shillings I
would rather buy a lottery ticket than play cards
10. I
like challenges that really stretch my abilities rather than things I can do
easily
11. I
would prefer to have a reasonable income in a job I was sure of keeping rather
than in a job that I might lose if I did not perform well
12. I
like to do things in my own way without worrying about what other people think
13. many
of the bad times that people experience are due to bad luck
14. I
like to find out about things even if it means handling some problems whilst
doing so
15. If
I am having problems with a task I leave it and move on to something else
16. When
I make plans to do something I nearly always do what I plan
17. I
do not like sudden changes in my life
18. I
will take risks if the chances of success are 50/50
19. I
think more of the present and the past than of the future
20. If
I had a good idea for making some money I would be willing to borrow some money
to enable me to do it
21. when
I am in a group I am happy to let someone else take the lead
22. People
generally get what they deserve
23. I
do not like guessing
24. It
is more important to do a job well than to try to please people
25. I
will get what I want if I please the people who have control over me
26. Other
people think that I ask a lot of questions
27. If
there were a chance of failure then I would rather not do it
28. I
get annoyed if people are not on time
29. Before
I make a decision I like to have all the facts no matter how long it takes
30. When
tackling a task I rarely need or want help
31. Success
cannot come unless you are in the right place at the right time
32. I
prefer to be quite good at several things rather than very good at one thing
33. I
would rather work with a person I liked, but who was not very good at a job,
than work with someone I did not like who was very good at the job
34. Being
successful is the result of working hard, luck has nothing to do with it
35. I
prefer doing thins in the usual way rather than trying out new ways
36. Before
making an important decision, I prefer to weigh up the pro’s and con’s rather
than spending a lot of time thinking about it
37. I
would rather work on a task as a member of a team than take responsibility for
myself
38. I
would rather take an opportunity that might lead to even better things than
have an experience that I am sure to enjoy
39. I
do what is expected of me and follow instructions
40. For
me, getting what I want has little do with luck
41. I
like to have my life organized so that it runs smoothly and to plan
42. When
I am faced with a challenge I think more about the results of succeeding than
the effects of failing
43. I
believe that what happens to me in life is determined mostly by other people
44. I
can handle a lot of things at the same time
45. I
find it difficult to ask favours of other people
46. I
get up early, stay late or skip meals in order to get special tasks done
47. What
I am accustomed to is usually better than what is unfamiliar
48. Most
people think I am stubborn
49. People’s
failures are rarely the result of their own poor judgement
50. Sometimes
I have so many ideas I don’t know which one to pick
51. I
find it easy to relax on holiday
52. I
get what I want from life because I work hard to make it happen
53. It
is harder for me to adapt to change than keep to routine
54. I
like to start new projects that may be risky.
GET
Test Answer Sheet
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46
A
D
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37
A
D
|
28
A
D
|
19
A
D
|
10
A
D
|
1
A
D
|
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47
A
D
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38
A
D
|
29
A
D
|
20
A
D
|
11
A
D
|
2
A
D
|
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48
A
D
|
39
A
D
|
30
A
D
|
21
A
D
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12
A
D
|
3
A
D
|
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49
A
D
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40
A
D
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31
A
D
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22
A
D
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13
A
D
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4
A
D
|
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50
A
D
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41
A
D
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32
A
D
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23
A
D
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14
A
D
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5
A
D
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51
A
D
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42
A
D
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33
A
D
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24
A
D
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15
A
D
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6
A
D
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52
A
D
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43
A
D
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34
A
D
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25
A
D
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16
A
D
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7
A
D
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53
A
D
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44
A
D
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35
A
D
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26
A
D
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17
A
D
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8
A
D
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54
A
D
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45
A
D
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36
A
D
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27
A
D
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18
A
D
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9
A
D
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GET Test – Calculating your score
1. There are 9 rows on the Answer
Sheet. Across each row –
a)
First add up
the number of D’s you have circled in the shaded boxes
b)
Then add up
the number of A’s you have circled in the unshaded boxes
c)
Then add
these two scores together and put the sum against Row 1 below
d)
Repeat this
proves for each Row
2. Row 1 ……. Row
2 …… Row 3 ……
Row 4 ……. Row 5 …… Row
6 ……
Row 7 ……. Row 8 …… Row
9 ……
3.Add together
the scores for Rows 1 and 6 for Section
1 ….. (Max 12 Average 9)
Row 3 alone
gives you the score for Section 2 … (Max 6 Average 4)
Add together
the scores for Rows 5 and 8 for Section
3… (Max 12 Average 8)
Add together
the scores for Rows 2 and 9 for Section 4… (Max 12 Average 8)
Add together
the scores for Rows 4 and 7 for Section
5… (Max 12 Average 8)
4. If you have scored well in any Section you
may have many if not all of the attributes in each Section of General
Enterprising Tendencies below.
