Abstract
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between personality traits, risk-taking attitude and investment decisions among potential private investors in a post-Soviet transition country, i.e. Kazakhstan. The study provides valuable insights to investment experts and policymakers to understand investors’ behavior in post-Soviet transition countries. Design/methodology/approach – A quantitative research method is used to measure personality traits, risk-taking behavior and investment decisions of the respondents. A survey was conducted among the students and teachers of a business school in Kazakhstan. Based on literature review, two multiple regression models were development and tested in this study. Software packages SPSS and EViews were used to analyze the data. Findings – The findings revealed that personality traits have some impact on an individual’s risk-tolerance behavior, which, in turn, influences investment decisions about stock, securities and bonds. The results of ...
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