30 research outputs found
Human flourishing from eudaimonic balance of values in entrepreneurs
Much of the focus in the entrepreneurial literature is on the primacy of financial values but in this paper, we argue that this is misplaced. Instead, we propose that entrepreneurs pursue an eudaimonic balance of values to achieve human flourishing. Using insights from the institutional logics perspective, we present findings from an empirical, qualitative, cross-cultural, multi-case study in Taiwan and Vietnam. We show how entrepreneurs strive for a range of goals from different facets of life, demonstrating the importance of non-financial goals for eudaimonia, or human flourishing. We contribute insights from outside the commonly studied North American and European contexts, showing the importance of culture and tradition in shaping the influences operating upon individuals and the value-laden objectives they pursue. Consequently, we illustrate the need for a more complex and complete framing of entrepreneurial values that contradicts much of the literature employing rational-actor theory, economic models, and quantitative analysis
Entrepreneurial alertness: A mechanism for innovation and growth in an emerging economy
In this study, we draw from the conservation of resources theory to develop and test a model on the processes through which resiliency influences two entrepreneurial strategies, product differentiation and international diversification. Results from 226 entrepreneurs in Pakistan demonstrate that psychological resiliency predicts product diversification and international diversification through entrepreneurial alertness. Also, we find that institutional voids moderate the relationship between entrepreneurial alertness, product diversification, and international diversification. Our theorizing advances entrepreneurial alertness as a lynchpin variable for operationalizing founders’ characteristics to affect innovation and expansion efforts. Furthermore, by demonstrating the complementary effect of institutional voids on the entrepreneurial alertness–product differentiation and entrepreneurial alertness–international diversification relationships, we draw the attention of entrepreneurs to the brighter side of institutional voids. This is an important addition to international entrepreneurship literature and a critical contextual contribution to entrepreneurial alertness theory development because limited attention is devoted to examining how resiliency promotes entrepreneurial alertness for facilitating product differentiation and international diversification strategies in the Asia Pacific region
What's on job seekers' social media sites? A content analysis and effects of structure on recruiter judgments and predictive validity
Many organizational representatives review social media (SM) information (e.g., Facebook, Twitter) when recruiting and assessing job applicants. Despite this, very little empirical data exist concerning the SM information available to organizations or whether assessments of such information are a valid predictor of work outcomes. This multistudy investigation examines several critical issues in this emerging area. In Study 1, we conducted a content analysis of job seekers' Facebook sites (n = 266) and found that these sites often provide demographic variables that U.S. employment laws typically prohibit organizations from using when making personnel decisions (e.g., age, ethnicity, and religion), as well as other personal information that is not work-related (e.g., sexual orientation, marital status). In Study (n = 140), we examined whether job seekers' SM information is related to recruiter evaluations. Results revealed that various types of SM information correlated with recruiter judgments of hireability, including demographic variables (e.g.. gender, marital status), variables organizations routinely assess (e.g.. education. training, and skills). and variables that may be a concern to organizations (e.g., profanity. sexual behavior). In Study 3 (ta = 81), we examined whether structuring SM assessments (e.g., via rater training) affects criterion-related validity. Results showed that structuring SM assessments did not appear to improve the prediction of future job performance or withdrawal intentions. Overall, the present findings suggest that organizations should be cautious about assessing SM information during the staffing process
The RICH Entrepreneur: Using Conservation of Resources Theory in Contexts of Uncertainty
This research was designed to extend the scope and conversation of conservation of resource theory (COR) to contexts of uncertainty, including entrepreneurship. In doing so, the resource-induced coping heuristic (RICH) construct is introduced, developed, and validated. Results from two investigations, involving three samples and a total of 813 participants, indicated strong reliability, and internal validity for the theoretically justified, three-factor measure. Also, results of validity tests show the RICH as a robust predictor of factors pertaining to entrepreneurial success, including financial performance and perceived entrepreneurial success. Practical and academic implications, strengths and limitations, and directions for future research are discussed
The Impact of Job Autonomy, Pride, and Resource Competence on Change-Oriented OCB
This research investigates the relationship between employee job autonomy, experienced pride, and competence regarding resources to the enactment of change-oriented OCB (OCB-CH) in organizational settings. Grounded in self-determination theory (SDT), empirical evidence is presented to establish a positive correlation between these constructs and the satisfaction of autonomy, relatedness, and competence basic needs, respectively. Leveraging a daily diary study involving 72 Greek employees across five consecutive workdays, this study sheds light on the pivotal role of employee job autonomy, experienced pride, and competence regarding resources as critical factors for OCB-CH. Moreover, this investigation contributes empirical insights into the dynamic nature of employee resource-induced coping heuristic (RICH) tendencies on a daily basis, marking a significant advancement in the understanding of this explanatory mechanism
Filling institutional voids: Combinative effects of institutional shortcomings and gender on the alertness – Opportunity recognition relationship
This study focuses on the impact of entrepreneurial alertness on opportunity recognition and the disparity between males and females in the context of institutional voids. Our research integrates institutional theory and entrepreneurial alertness literature to argue that institutional voids help facilitate the entrepreneurial alertness-opportunity recognition relationship – but this relationship is different for men and women. The theoretically-derived model was investigated with survey data from 266 entrepreneurs in Ghana. We found entrepreneurial alertness positively relates to opportunity recognition and this relationship is moderated by institutional voids. Also, we found that this moderated relationship is further moderated by gender such that the relationship signifies an exclusionary context for female entrepreneurs. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed
A set-theoretic investigation into the origins of creation and discovery opportunities
Research Summary: This study employs textual coding techniques to investigate 25 creation and discovery opportunities using entrepreneurs\u27 start-up interviews. Based on Austrian economics and social constructionism theoretical arguments, we identified four casual conditions: social bonds, social bridges, prior knowledge, and past start-up experience. These causal conditions are analyzed using qualitative comparative analysis. Results indicate that creation opportunities are associated with social bonds, prior knowledge, and lack of prior entrepreneurial experience. Alternatively, discovery opportunities are associated with prior knowledge, social bonds, and social bridges. Our empirical findings demonstrate the differences in social and human capital configurations associated with forming creation and discovery opportunities. Managerial Summary: In an effort to better understand how creation and discovery opportunities arise, we investigated and compared likely factors including: close relationships, distant relationships, prior knowledge about related markets and industries, and past start-up experience. Results show that creation opportunities are associated with close relationships, prior knowledge about related markets and industries, and lack of prior entrepreneurial experience. Discovery opportunities are associated with prior knowledge about related markets and industries, close relationships, and distant relationships. Our findings begin to describe how different types of opportunities are realized. Specifically, particular forms of human and social capital may be needed for generating differing types of opportunities
ADHD-Related Neurodiversity and the Entrepreneurial Mindset
To better understand how neurodiversity (i.e., neurobiological/brain-related differences) is related to entrepreneurial cognition, this study draws on prior research from entrepreneurship and neuroscience to empirically examine the relationship between attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and the entrepreneurial mindset. We examine differences between entrepreneurs with and without ADHD in cognitive style, entrepreneurial alertness, metacognition, and resource-induced coping heuristic (RICH). Our results suggest neurodiversity from ADHD is meaningfully related to aspects of an entrepreneurial mindset. Our results suggest entrepreneurs with ADHD employ a more intuitive cognitive style and demonstrate higher levels of entrepreneurial alertness and RICH, while no significant differences in metacognition were found