Emotions and Entrepreneurship: The Road Traveled, Boundary Conditions, and New Approaches

Abstract

Interest among entrepreneurship researchers in emotional issues is growing in recognition of the role emotions play in the entrepreneurial process (Shepherd, 2016). A large number of studies on emotions in entrepreneurship examine categories of emotions such as positive or negative affect, moods, or feelings as antecedents to, boundary conditions of, and/or a consequences of, the entrepreneurial process at individual or multiple levels of analysis (Foo, Uy, & Baron , 2009). Yet the study of affect and emotions in entrepreneurship is still an emerging domain. There has been limited work challenging the quality of affect- based scholarship in entrepreneurship with regard to utilization of methodologies or conceptualization of emotions, both of which deserve attention. Further, entrepreneurs experience significant and persistent dilemmas when it comes to experiencing and displaying their emotions, as well as managing and reacting to employees’ or other stakeholders’ emotions. There is, therefore, a need to understand the role of affect, emotions, moods, or feelings at different stages of entrepreneurship and/or at different levels of analysis. It is also useful to pause and take stock of the progress being made in the field to identify what is silent or misrepresented in the growing ‘emotions and entrepreneurship’ literature. There is also a need to provide greater insight into the ways in which entrepreneurs resolve various emotional dilemmas. Taking the Pulse: State of the (He)art of Entrepreneurial Emotion Research Presenter: Melissa S. Cardon; U. of Tennessee Presenter: Alka Gupta; Bernard M. and Ruth R. Bass Center for Leadership Studies Presenter: Safal Batra; Indian Institute of Management, Kashipur Presenter: Golshan Javadian; Morgan State U. Presenter: Vishal K. Gupta; U. of Alabama Affect and Personal Initiative Among Early-Stage Entrepreneurs: A Dual Tuning Perspective Presenter: Marilyn Ang Uy; Nanyang Technological U. Presenter: Gabriel Henry Jacob; Nanyang Technological U. Presenter: Michael Marcus Gielnik; Leuphana U. Lüneburg Presenter: John Luis Lagdameo; SOMBA Presenter: Armando G Miclat Jr.; Ateneo de Manila U., Philippines Presenter: Enrico Osi; Ateneo de Manila U., Philippines Entrepreneurial Envy: A Mixed-Blessing for Entrepreneurial Action? Presenter: Joel B. Carnevale; Syracuse U. Presenter: Jordan McSweeney; U. of Connecticut Presenter: Kevin McSweeney; Oxford U., Saïd Business School Presenter: Reginald Lewis Tucker; Louisiana State U. Where There is No Shame, There is No Honor: Can Shame Help Entrepreneurs Rebound from Failure? Presenter: Song Lin; Central U. of Finance and Economics Presenter: Stephen Xu Zhang; U. Of Sydney Presenter: Jing Yu Yang; U. Of Sydney Presenter: Siran Zhan; U. of New South Wales It’s Not What You Say, It’s How You Say It: Emotional Vocal Cues in Entrepreneurial Pitching Outcomes Presenter: Jarrod Ormiston; Maastricht U. Presenter: Deniz Iren; The Open U., Netherlands Presenter: Jermain Christopher Kaminski; Maastricht U., School of Business & Economics Presenter: Michael Leyer; U. of Rostock / Queensland U. of Technology Presenter: Stefano Bromuri; The Open U., Netherlands