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Tech-entrepreneurs’ psychological contracts with their institutional environment: Insights from Sweden

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: This qualitative interview study examines how high-tech entrepreneurs in Sweden ( N = 11) perceive their contextual prerequisites and the expectations they hold towards their broader social and institutional environment. Findings from a thematic analysis reveal that participants have implicit expectations towards society and the state that are not being met, leading to frustrations, perceptions of unfairness, and cynicism. Through the lens of psychological contract theory, we demonstrate how the contextual framework shapes expectations and experiences of entrepreneurs, contributing to both psychological contract theory and to the contextualization of entrepreneurship.

Source: Economic and Industrial Democracy

DOI: 10.1177/0143831x251339070

Authors: Constanze Eib, Linda Weidenstedt

Institutions: Uppsala University, Stockholm University, Stockholm School of Economics, Ratio

Language: English

Topic: Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences

Subfield: Management of Technology and Innovation

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,650