Russian entrepreneurial motive patterns: A validation of the Miner Sentence Completion Scale in Russia

This study utilises the Miner Sentence Completion Scale Form T, translated into Russian, to compare the entrepreneurial motivation of 120 Russian mana gers interested in entrepreneurial activity with an American sample found i n Miner (1986). This contrast shows very substantial differences between th e two groups. After four years a follow-up study was conducted on the Russi an sample. Of the 120 managers who originally took the MSCS, 58 men and wom en were found actually engaged in running their own businesses. Comparing t his follow-up sample with a similar one provided by Miner, Smith, & Bracker (1994) shows very little difference between American and Russian active en trepreneurs. Correlations of MSCS Form T with two criteria of entrepreneuri al success show similar positive results for both samples. Implications for use of the test by Russian authorities are discussed.