Advancing the Psychology of Entrepreneurship: A Review of the Psychological Literature and an Introduction
Year: 2016
Type: article
Abstract: This article provides a narrative review of psychology of entrepreneurship research published in leading psychology journals, based on which we develop an organising framework for future psychological contributions to this field. Furthermore, we introduce the manuscripts collected in this special issue. Our review identified five research areas, broadly corresponding with basic psychological domains, namely personal differences; careers; health and well‐being; cognition and behaviour; and leadership; as well as three cross‐cutting themes: gender issues; genetic and biological foundations; and context. With the aim to stimulate integration across different approaches and disciplines, we propose a framework to understand how psychologists can offer innovative contributions to the multi‐disciplinary entrepreneurship literature. This includes a focus on the entrepreneur embedded in and in interaction with his or her immediate and wider context; attention to different types of entrepreneurs; and a focus on dynamic within‐person processes evolving over time.
Source: Applied Psychology
DOI: 10.1111/apps.12073
Authors: Marjan J. Gorgievski, Ute Stephan
Institutions: Erasmus University Rotterdam, Aston University
Language: English
Subfield: Management of Technology and Innovation
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2397745741