Abstract
In this paper, we conduct a systematic review on the topic of entrepreneurial passion. We summarize the empirical findings of studies based on the four major conceptualizations of passion: passion for work, the dualistic model of passion, entrepreneurial passion, and perceived passion. Moreover, we analyze 63 published papers in the literature and identify potential research opportunities in this area. First, research on the relationship between entrepreneurial passion and firm performance needs further examination; we need comprehensive and more nuanced studies on this relationship, focusing on diverse types of passion. Second, distinctive mechanisms based on different types of passion would enhance our understanding of how passion influences firm performance and other outcomes. Third, it is essential that future studies carefully match theoretical arguments and measurements, based on the frameworks of passion. Fourth, scholars should conduct empirical research on entrepreneurial passion in various cultural contexts. Fifth, theoretical justifications and contextual appropriateness for each framework of passion are critical to advance the literature. Lastly, scholars need to utilize unified terminologies of passion.
Highlights
Passion is associated with feelings of love (Reis & Aron, 2008; Sternberg, 1986)
We identified areas that could potentially advance the overall entrepreneurial passion literature: 1) conducting in-depth and more nuanced studies on the entrepreneurial passion and firm performance relationships, based on various frameworks of passion, 2) examining specific mechanisms that link each type of passion and performance, 3) solving the issue of mismatch between theoretical frameworks and measurement of entrepreneurial passion, 4) applying entrepreneurial passion in different cultural settings, 5) concentrating on the theoretical justifications for each framework of passion, and 6) utilizing unified terminologies of passion
In order to clarify the confusion, we suggest that scholars use exact terms established in the seminal papers of passion to advance the entrepreneurial passion literature
Summary
Passion is associated with feelings of love (Reis & Aron, 2008; Sternberg, 1986). Passionate people have specific domains they fall in love with as in romantic relationships or even work activities. We aim to synthesize those frameworks by conducting a systematic review on the topic of entrepreneurial passion. We used ‘entrepreneurial passion’ as the overarching term because it has been continuously utilized to refer diverse domains of passion in the entrepreneurship literature (e.g., Cardon, Glauser, & Murnieks, 2017a). We tracked the seminal papers on four major frameworks of passion and used their originally suggested terminologies for each domain
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