Entrepreneurial motivation: A review of the literature and an agenda for future research

CY Murnieks, AC Klotz… - Journal of Organizational …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Given the substantial impact that new ventures have on the global economy, understanding
what motivates entrepreneurs is of both practical and theoretical importance. Although …

Organizational failure and decline–A bibliometric study of the scientific frontend

A Kücher, B Feldbauer-Durstmüller - Journal of Business Research, 2019 - Elsevier
In today's challenging economic times, the number of failing firms remains high. Theories of
why corporations fail and consequences for organizations and individuals those affected by …

The Covid-19 pandemic and entrepreneurship: some reflections

F Liñán, I Jaén - International Journal of Emerging Markets, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose The Covid-19 pandemic has affected the world in an unprecedented manner. The
economic recession in 2020 is expected to be the most serious since the Second World War …

A reconceptualization of fear of failure in entrepreneurship

G Cacciotti, JC Hayton, JR Mitchell… - Journal of Business …, 2016 - Elsevier
Fear of failure both inhibits and motivates entrepreneurial behavior and therefore represents
a rich opportunity for better understanding entrepreneurial motivation. Although …

Effect of narcissism, psychopathy, and machiavellianism on entrepreneurial intention—the mediating of entrepreneurial self-efficacy

W Wu, H Wang, C Zheng, YJ Wu - Frontiers in psychology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The driving factors behind the exploration and search for entrepreneurial intention (EI) are
critical to entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial practice. To reveal in depth the …

Entrepreneurial fear of failure and the attitude-intention-behavior gap in entrepreneurship: A moderated mediation model

CD Duong - The International Journal of Management Education, 2022 - Elsevier
Although studies have suggested strong correlations between attitude, intention and actual
behaviour across various domains, the study on entrepreneurial attitude–intention …

Fear of failure as a mediator of the relationship between obstacles and nascent entrepreneurial activity—An experimental approach

T Kollmann, C Stöckmann, JM Kensbock - Journal of Business Venturing, 2017 - Elsevier
The present study introduces fear of failure as a responsive avoidance motive to the
entrepreneurship literature and demonstrates its relevance as a psychological process in …

Entrepreneurial education and intention: fear of failure, self-efficacy and gender

CD Duong, NX Vu - Journal of Small Business and Enterprise …, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose This research adopts the social cognitive career theory (SCCT) and a moderated
mediation model to investigate the moderating impacts of entrepreneurial fear of failure …

The dark triad and nascent entrepreneurship: An examination of unproductive versus productive entrepreneurial motives

KM Hmieleski, DA Lerner - Journal of Small Business …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
This study examined relationships of the dark triad personality characteristics (ie, narcissism,
psychopathy, and Machiavellianism) with entrepreneurial intentions and motives. Results …

Entrepreneurial fear of failure: Scale development and validation

G Cacciotti, JC Hayton, JR Mitchell, DG Allen - Journal of Business …, 2020 - Elsevier
Fear of failure is an important part of the experience of entrepreneurship. Yet past research
has mainly investigated fear of failure in entrepreneurship among non entrepreneurs or …