Entrepreneurship: Reflections on a subversive activity

Smilor, Raymond W.

doi:10.1016/s0883-9026(97)00008-6

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“…Even if disagreement has emerged regarding whether passion promotes or inhibits behaviour, most can agree with the view of passion "as any intense emotion that stirs humans with energy and deep longing to make difference" (Cardon et al, 2009, p. 515). Smilor (1997) suggested that entrepreneurial passion is one of the most observed phenomena in entrepreneurship research. Despite this acknowledgment, the research field singly lacks a theory-based definition of the concept.…”

Section: Passion Self-efficacy and Risk Perceptionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Risk perception matters: why women’s passion may not lead to a business start-up

Dalborg

Friedrichs

Wincent

2015

International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship

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If you would like to write for this, or any other Emerald publication, then please use our Emerald for Authors service information about how to choose which publication to write for and submission guidelines are available for all. Please visit www.emeraldinsight.com/authors for more information. About Emerald www.emeraldinsight.comEmerald is a global publisher linking research and practice to the benefit of society. The company manages a portfolio of more than 290 journals and over 2,350 books and book series volumes, as well as providing an extensive range of online products and additional customer resources and services.Emerald is both COUNTER 4 and TRANSFER compliant. The organization is a partner of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and also works with Portico and the LOCKSS initiative for digital archive preservation.*Related content and download information correct at time of download. Purpose -This paper aims to explore whether nascent women entrepreneurs perceive more risks than men, and to determine how higher risk perceptions might limit start-up decisions by mediating the potential influence of passion and self-efficacy. Design/methodology/approach -This study surveyed 103 participants in Sweden -both women and men -who, in the period 2008 through 2011, intended to start a business. ANOVA tests and binominal logistic regression models were conducted to test hypothesized framework. Findings -The authors found that nascent women entrepreneurs perceive more risk than nascent male entrepreneurs, that risk perceptions influence start-up decisions and that risk preferences partial out the otherwise identified influence of passion on start-up decisions.Research limitations/implications -The authors reveal a consequence of gender socialization and how it impacts the start-up decisions of nascent women entrepreneurs. Support systems should consider developing activities that change the public's perception of who is an entrepreneur and seek ways to balance risk perceptions between men and women. Originality/value -The authors argue here that risk perceptions play a prominent role in start-up decisions. Specifically, they consider that nascent women entrepreneurs perceive more risks than men, and that their view of risk partials out any potential influence of their perceived passion and self-efficacy on their start-up decision.

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Section: Passion Self-efficacy and Risk Perceptionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Risk perception matters: why women’s passion may not lead to a business start-up

Dalborg

Friedrichs

Wincent

2015

International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship

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“…Researchers established long ago that passion is a strong motivator of action (see David Hume 1711-1778; Jean Jacques Rosseau 1712-1778) as well as of entrepreneurial decisions (Smilor 1997). We turn to selfdetermination theory Gagne and Deci 2005; and its extension to passion (Vallerand et al 2003) to gain a deeper understanding of entrepreneurial motivation.…”

Section: Entrepreneurial Passionmentioning

confidence: 96%

Entrepreneurial Cognition

Shepherd

Patzelt²

2018

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“…Researchers established long ago that passion is a strong motivator of action (see David Hume 1711-1778; Jean Jacques Rosseau 1712-1778) as well as of entrepreneurial decisions (Smilor 1997). We turn to selfdetermination theory Gagne and Deci 2005;Ryan and Deci 2000) and its extension to passion to gain a deeper understanding of entrepreneurial motivation.…”

Section: Entrepreneurial Passionmentioning

confidence: 97%