Entrepreneurial Tendencies Among People with ADHD

Dimic, Nebojsa; Orlov, Vitaly

doi:10.2139/ssrn.2405366

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“…Significantly higher values in entrepreneurial tendency measures and a significantly higher marginal probability of being entrepreneurs were found among 103 ADHD participants in a survey that included 167 comparison participants (Dimic and Orlov 2014). Dopamine receptor genes have been associated with sensation seeking, novelty seeking, entrepreneurship, and ADHD (Nicolaou et al 2011).…”

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The prevalence and co-occurrence of psychiatric conditions among entrepreneurs and their families

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Psychiatric conditions and sub-threshold psychiatric temperaments may influence entrepreneurs' affect, cognition, energy, motivation, circadian rhythms, activity levels, self-concept, creativity, and interpersonal behaviors in ways that influence business outcomes. We used a self-report survey to examine the prevalence and co-occurrence of five psychiatric conditions among 242 entrepreneurs and 93 comparison participants. Mental health differences directly or indirectly affected 72% of the entrepreneurs in this sample, including those with a personal mental health history (49%) and family mental health history among the asymptomatic entrepreneurs (23%). Entrepreneurs reported experiencing more depression (30%), ADHD (29%), substance use (12%), and bipolar disorder (11%) than comparison participants. Furthermore, 32% of the entrepreneurs reported having two or more mental health conditions, while 18% reported having three or more mental health conditions. Asymptomatic entrepreneurs (having no mental health issues) with asymptomatic families constituted only 24% of the entrepreneur participants. Entrepreneurs' psychiatric issues can affect their functioning and that of their ventures. Therefore, integrating knowledge about psychiatric conditions with research on personality traits can broaden the understanding of how mental healthrelated traits, states, and family history can influence entrepreneurial outcomes. We discuss methodological limitations as well as implications of our findings for entrepreneurship research and practice.

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Section: Adhdmentioning

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The prevalence and co-occurrence of psychiatric conditions among entrepreneurs and their families

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“…In adulthood, given the need to seek economic support or gainful employment, a challenged population may have to resort to unusual types of work, with self-employment in one's own business establishment becoming an important option. (Light, Bhachu, & Karageorgis, 1993), those hobbled by lack of skill or economic opportunities (Block & Wagner, 2015) as well as those with ADHD (Dimic & Orlov, 2014) and dyslexia (Logan, 2009).…”

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Underdog Entrepreneurs: A Model of Challenge–Based Entrepreneurship

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Breton‐Miller

2017

Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice

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Although there has been abundant research on the positive personality and environmental qualities that stimulate entrepreneurship, we argue that negative personal circumstances of an economic, sociocultural, cognitive, and physical/ emotional nature may have an equally powerful role to play in getting people to become effective entrepreneurs. These challenges create conditions and experiences that motivate particular adaptive requirements which in turn foster outcomes such as work discipline, risk tolerance, social and network skills, and creativity.

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“…The emerging literature thus far confirms a positive relationship between ADHD symptoms and different manifestations of entrepreneurship (Antshel, 2018). Dimic and Orlov (2014) showed that being diagnosed with ADHD increases the likelihood that an individual becomes an entrepreneur. Additionally, an increase in the presence of ADHD symptoms goes together with an increase in the intention of becoming an entrepreneur and being self‐employed in general (Verheul et al, 2015, 2016).…”

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Attention‐Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms and Entrepreneurial Orientation: A Replication Note

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There is a small body of literature linking attention‐deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and its symptoms to entrepreneurial manifestations. Some studies take a subclinical perspective by studying the presence of symptoms, while other studies take a clinical perspective by studying the formal diagnosis of ADHD. The entrepreneurial manifestations examined range from entrepreneurial intention to the choice to become self‐employed and from entrepreneurial orientation (EO) to entrepreneurial success. Despite its prominence in the entrepreneurship literature, to date only one study tested for a link with EO. The present study aims to replicate the relationship between ADHD symptoms and EO using a large data set of French small business owners. We do so by discriminating between the two dimensions of ADHD, namely attention‐deficit and hyperactivity, as well as the three dimensions of EO, namely innovativeness, proactiveness, and risk‐taking. We do not find a link between ADHD and EO, although we do find a positive link between ADHD and the risk‐taking subdimension of EO. Hyperactivity symptoms are positively related to EO, which is mainly driven by the subdimensions proactiveness and risk‐taking. We do not find a link between attention‐deficit symptoms and EO, though there is a negative link between attention‐deficit and proactiveness.

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Entrepreneurial Tendencies Among People with ADHD

Cited by 20 publications

References 39 publications

The prevalence and co-occurrence of psychiatric conditions among entrepreneurs and their families

The prevalence and co-occurrence of psychiatric conditions among entrepreneurs and their families

Underdog Entrepreneurs: A Model of Challenge–Based Entrepreneurship

Attention‐Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms and Entrepreneurial Orientation: A Replication Note

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