Toward a coping-dueling-fit theory of the ADHD-entrepreneurship relationship: Treatment's influence on business venturing, performance, and persistence

Greidanus, Nathan; Liao, Chi

doi:10.1016/j.jbusvent.2020.106087

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“…Finally, almost all previous studies that have explore the relationship between ADHD and entrepreneurship only focused on ADHD symptoms instead of clinical diagnosis (Canits et al, 2019;Hatak et al, 2020;Gunia et al, 2021;Moore et al, 2019;Patel et al, 2021;Rajah et al, 2021;Tucker et al, 2021;Verheul et al, 2015;Verheul et al, 2016;Wiklund et al, 2017;Wismans et al, 2020), except for Greidanus and Liao (2021), Dimic and Orlov (2014) and Lerner et al (2019). ADHD symptoms include two clusters: inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity (APA, 2013).…”

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ADHD symptoms and entrepreneurial intention among Vietnamese college students: an empirical study

Duong

2021

JEEE

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Purpose This study aims to develop a conceptual framework that integrated insights from Shapero and Sokol (1982)’s model of entrepreneurial event, Bandura (1977)’s social learning theory and clinical psychology to empirically test and discover the underlying mechanism of how attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) symptoms can influence student entrepreneurial intention. Design/methodology/approach The study uses structural equation modeling with a sample of 2,218 students from 14 universities in Vietnam. Findings The research reveals that although ADHD symptoms are not found to have the direct role in shaping student perceived feasibility entrepreneurial intention, these psychiatric symptoms have more influences and significances in the growth of entrepreneurial self-efficacy and perceived desirability. Also, entrepreneurial self-efficacy and perceived desirability are found to be full mediators in ADHD symptoms and entrepreneurial intention linkage. Besides, both perceived desirability and perceived feasibility partially mediate the entrepreneurial self-efficacy effect on entrepreneurial intention. Practical implications The findings provide policymakers and universities with important insights into how to nurture intention to become entrepreneurs among college students, especially those individuals. Originality/value The present study offers a new insight about the linkage between ADHD symptoms and entrepreneurial intention. Also, the model of entrepreneurial event and the social learning theory are shown to be unifying theoretical construct of the relationship between psychiatric symptoms and entrepreneurial intention among Vietnamese students.

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ADHD symptoms and entrepreneurial intention among Vietnamese college students: an empirical study

Duong

2021

JEEE

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“…Beyond advancing the largely unexamined notion that impulsive entrepreneurs are not only likely to act, but also likely to persevere (refer to Greidanus and Liao, 2021, for an exception), this paper also shows how individuals perceive and process the uncertain entrepreneurial context. The heterogeneous dimensions of impulsivity reflect facets of one's personality and thus are broader, and tap different constructs from those represented by specific information processing styles such as intuition (Berg et al , 2015).…”

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“…From a theoretical perspective, this paper thus provides a novel extension of P–E fit theory beyond ADHD and initial entrepreneurial interest (Stappers and Andries, 2021), to the impulsivity–EP relationship. The impact of the impulsivity dimensions on EP was hitherto unknown, and given the relative lack of forethought and poor tolerance for delayed gratification among more impulsive individuals, has been suggested to likely be harmful (Greidanus and Liao, 2021; Patel et al , 2021). Thus, by clarifying how impulsivity affects entrepreneurs' EP, this paper begins to facilitate broader understanding of the implications of impulsivity in the entrepreneurial process (Wiklund et al , 2018b).…”

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“…Although ADHD-entrepreneurship studies have generally conceptualized ADHD as a behavioral disorder, entrepreneurship research has begun to investigate it more from a cognitive standpoint (Moore et al , 2021), with calls growing to investigate the underlying trait which appears to primarily drive these behavioral tendencies, namely impulsivity (Antshel, 2018; Wiklund et al , 2018b). Thus, although research has begun to indicate a positive link between ADHD and duration spent on a venture (Greidanus and Liao, 2021), as well as business failure and poor earnings (Rajah et al , 2021), this work has yet to directly explore EP as distinct and important later-stage entrepreneurial outcome and has yet to explore its relation to impulsivity specifically. We thus focus on trait impulsivity and test how impulsivity, through the attraction toward a particular entrepreneurial endeavor (Schlaegel and Koenig, 2014), affects self-reported EP, and a more objective behavioral indicator of EP over time.…”

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“…Second, this paper begins to uncover a mechanism explaining how certain impulsivity dimensions may actually enhance EP rather than diminish it. Recent conceptual arguments suggest that there may be a negative impact of impulsivity on EP (Greidanus and Liao, 2021; Lerner et al , 2018c; Wiklund et al , 2018a). However, our paper's results challenge these core assumptions in that the implications of impulsive individuals' attraction to the novelty and uncertainty of entrepreneurship extends beyond early-stage behaviors to also increase EP.…”

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Impulsivity and entrepreneurial perseverance: toward an empirical account and entrepreneurship-prone profile

Pietersen

Botha

2021

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PurposeAlthough emerging research has linked impulsivity with the decision to start a business, scholars have yet to draw implications for later-stage entrepreneurial outcomes. Furthermore, the authors have still to derive a parsimonious profile of the multidimensional impulsivity construct which can be positively linked to the entrepreneurial context. This paper proposes and tests a model to explain how impulsivity may relate to entrepreneurial perseverance—a construct typically regarded as a pivotal later-stage entrepreneurial outcome.Design/methodology/approachData were collected from 807 owner-managers using an online survey and augmented with the novel use of longitudinal data from the central registrar of companies in South Africa. Covariance-based structural equation modeling and a D2 indexing approach for forming an entrepreneurship-prone impulsivity profile were employed.FindingsResults show that multidimensional impulsivity is significantly, but differentially, related to entrepreneurial perseverance; the perceived desirability of entrepreneurship mediates this effect for two of the four impulsivity dimensions. In particular, the authors find evidence that insufficiency of deliberation enhances, while urgency hinders, perseverance—reflected behaviorally through the filing of annual returns over a three-year period. Furthermore, the authors derive a new entrepreneurship-prone impulsivity profile which begins to suggest an intraindividual profile of impulsivity traits which may be beneficial to the entrepreneurial context.Originality/valueBy demonstrating how impulsivity impacts entrepreneurial perseverance over time, this paper advances emerging research on the relationship between impulsivity and entrepreneurship, while contributing to explaining why the perseverance decision is not simply a matter of venture pecuniary benefits and feasibility.

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Toward a coping-dueling-fit theory of the ADHD-entrepreneurship relationship: Treatment's influence on business venturing, performance, and persistence

Cited by 13 publications

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ADHD symptoms and entrepreneurial intention among Vietnamese college students: an empirical study

ADHD symptoms and entrepreneurial intention among Vietnamese college students: an empirical study

Impulsivity and entrepreneurial perseverance: toward an empirical account and entrepreneurship-prone profile

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