Economic Behaviour & Psychological Markers

An alternative route for developing psychological theory unique to entrepreneurship may be to instead venture outside of variables that are positively related to human endeavors in general. In particular, although a dominant force in the field of psychology, clinical approaches and the study of mental disor-der are virtually absent in entrepreneurship research. We believe that such approaches have a lot to of-fer. To the extent that such research identifies mechanisms that are common in prior research, it will call into question the validity of how previously identified personal factors influence entrepreneurial out-comes (e.g., good health, positive psychological attributes). To the extent that it highlights new mecha-nisms, it will open important discussion about equifinality in entrepreneurial endeavors and plurality in entrepreneurial logics for action. In either case, the research will open a promising new area of research that contributes to entrepreneurship theory.

Program

• DARE Seminar co-organised with the Erasmus Centre for Entrepreneurship (ECE), the Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), and the European Council for Small Business in the Netherlands (ECSB).