ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE OF INDIA
AHMEDABAD, GUJARAT

TEST YOUR ENTREPRENEURIAL TRAITS,
THROUGH
GENERAL ENTERPRISING TENDENCY TEST (GETT)

INSTRUCTIONS

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Click Whether You  Agree/ Disagree With The Statements

Sr. No. Statement Agree / Disagree
1 I would not mind routine unchallenging work if the pay were good.
2 When I have to set my own targets, I set difficult rather than easy ones.
3 I do not like to do things that are novel or unconventional.
4 Capable people who fail to become successful have not taken chances when they have occurred.
5 I rarely Daydream.
6 I usually defend my point of view if someone disagrees with me.
7 You are either naturally good at something or you are not, effort makes no difference.
8 Sometimes people find my ideas unusual.
9 If I had to gamble Rs. 50, 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 that I was sure of keeping rather than in a job that I might lose of 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 onto 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 try to please people.
25 I will get what I want from life if I please the people with control over me.
26 Other people think that I ask a lot of questions
27 If there is a chance of failure 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 the job, than work with someone I did not really 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 things in the usual way rather than trying out new ways.
36 Before making an important decision, I prefer to weigh up the pros and cons rather quickly 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 to take responsibility for it 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 to 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 from other people.
46 I get up early, stay late or skip meals in order to get special tasks done.
47 What we are used to is usually better than what is unfamiliar.
48 Most people think that I am stubborn.
49 People's failures are rarely the result of their poor judgement.
50 Sometimes I have so many ideas I do not 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.

 

SECTION 1: Need for Achievement
Maximum score - 12 Average score - 9 : Your Score is 
If the applicant has scored well in this section he has many if not all of the following qualities:

Forward looking
Self sufficient
Optimistic rather than pessimistic
Task orientated
Results orientated
Restless and energetic
Self-confident
Persistent and determined
Dedication to completing a task


SECTION 2:Need for Autonomy/Independence
Maximum score - 6 Average score - 4 : Your Score is 
The person who scores high in this section:

Likes doing unconventional things
Prefers working alone
Needs to do 'own thing'
Needs to express what he/she thinks January 8, 2004
Dislikes taking orders
Likes to make up own mind
Does not bow to group pressure
Is stubborn and determined


SECTION 3: Creative Tendency
Maximum score - 12 Average score - 8 : Your Score is 
A high score in this section means that the applicant:

Is imaginative and innovative
Has a tendency to daydream
Is versatile and curious
Has lot of ideas
Is intuitive and can guess well
Enjoys new challenges
Likes novelty and change


SECTION 4 : Moderate/Calculated Risk Taking
Maximum score - 12 Average score - 8 : Your Score is 
If the applicant has done well in this section, he tends to:

Act on incomplete information
Judge when incomplete data is sufficient
Accurately assesses his/her own capabilities
Be neither over nor under-ambitious
Evaluate likely benefit against likely costs
Set challenging but attainable goal


SECTION 5: Drive and Determination
Maximum score - 12 Average score - 8 : Your Score is 
If the applicant has achieved a high score in this section, he/she tends to:

Take advantage of opportunities
Discount fate
Make own luck
Be self-confident
Believe in controlling own destiny
Equate results with effort
Show considerable determination

Your Total Score is