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Research sample consisted of student population from three countries: Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina (EU candidate countries) and Belgium (EU country). Research results will be valuable for the development of entrepreneurship in EU candidate countries. Data were collected from a sample of 1,008 university students from these three countries. KAI inventory, questionnaire on entrepreneurial traits (QET) and the scale of entrepreneurial potential (SEP) were used to obtain data. The canonical discriminant analysis determined differences and structure of differences between the adaptive and innovative persons, described by KAI model and their scores on the dimensions of the entrepreneurial traits model, as well as on entrepreneurial potential model.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title content-type=\"abstract-subheading\">Design\/methodology\/approach<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>In this study, the first research question concentrates on the existence of differences among students from Bosnia, Serbia and Belgium with regard to the dominant style of problem-solving according to KAI model to determine whether students from EU countries and non-EU countries differ in regard to problem-solving style. Second research question is the existence of differences in the development of entrepreneurial potential by EQT and SEP among student adaptors and student innovators according to KAI model to investigate to what extent the dominant style of solving problem contributes to differences in the development of entrepreneurial potential among students.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title content-type=\"abstract-subheading\">Findings<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>The research has confirmed the existence of significant differences between the adaptors and innovators described by the KAI model in terms of developed characteristics of entrepreneurial potential in the student population. Results of the research prove that young innovators possess to a greater extent developed key characteristics important for entrepreneurship, as well as intellectual and organizational skills, motivational factors and social capacity, self-confidence and constitutional factors. This research also revealed key differences among students with regard to the country of origin.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title content-type=\"abstract-subheading\">Practical implications<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>The practical implications of the research are reflected in the creation of the initial guidelines and structural support for the promotion of entrepreneurial potential in young people, where it can be concluded that it is particularly important to encourage innovation and creative approach to problem-solving, but also awareness of young individuals and development of their knowledge of entrepreneurship.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title content-type=\"abstract-subheading\">Originality\/value<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>The main objective of this research was the examination of differences between students who belong to the category of adaptors and students innovators according to the KAI model (Kirton, 1976, 1998, 2003), with regard to the researched dimensions of entrepreneurial potential, to explicitly as possible identify differences in personal characteristics of young people who are predisposed for entrepreneurship and those who are not. Young innovators and adaptors significantly differ according to the researched dimensions of the EQT and SEP models of entrepreneurial potential and young innovators possess more developed entrepreneurial potential than adaptors.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1108\/k-05-2017-0183","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2018,1,15]],"date-time":"2018-01-15T09:43:16Z","timestamp":1516009396000},"page":"1363-1377","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":8,"title":["Differences between adaptors and innovators in the context of entrepreneurial potential dimensions"],"prefix":"10.1108","volume":"47","author":[{"given":"Mladen","family":"Subotic","sequence":"first","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Mia","family":"Maric","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Slavica","family":"Mitrovic","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Maja","family":"Mesko","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]}],"member":"140","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2018,1,15]]},"reference":[{"issue":"1","key":"key2021041509183586600_ref001","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"183","DOI":"10.1007\/s11187-011-9410-z","article-title":"Modeling productive entrepreneurship in developing countries","volume":"41","year":"2013","journal-title":"Small Business Economics"},{"issue":"2","key":"key2021041509183586600_ref002","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"354","DOI":"10.5465\/amr.1984.4277721","article-title":"Differentiating entrepreneurs from small business owners: a conceptualization","volume":"9","year":"1984","journal-title":"Academy of Management Review"},{"issue":"1","key":"key2021041509183586600_ref003","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"7","DOI":"10.1080\/135943200398030","article-title":"Assessing entrepreneurial intentions: some approaches and empirical evidence","volume":"9","year":"2000","journal-title":"European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology"},{"volume-title":"Innovation and Entrepreneurship","year":"1985","key":"key2021041509183586600_ref004"},{"issue":"3","key":"key2021041509183586600_ref005","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"364","DOI":"10.1007\/BF03026466","article-title":"Styles of creativity: adaptors and innovators in Singapore context","volume":"8","year":"2007","journal-title":"Asia Pacific Education Review"},{"issue":"3","key":"key2021041509183586600_ref006","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"719","DOI":"10.1007\/s00168-010-0419-z","article-title":"Nonlinearities in regional economic growth and convergence: the role of entrepreneurship in the European union regions","volume":"48","year":"2012","journal-title":"The Annals of Regional Science"},{"issue":"4","key":"key2021041509183586600_ref007","first-page":"1","article-title":"Identifying entrepreneurial potential? 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