Entrepreneurial Passion Research Articles

Entrepreneurial passion of business and technical students: The roles of subjective norms, entrepreneurial education, entrepreneurial self-efficacy, and risk propensity

Entrepreneurial passion plays a critical role in entrepreneurial intention and behavior, which in turn promote innovation, new jobs, and economic development. However, research on the antecedents of entrepreneurial passion remains scarce. This study aimed to investigate the effects of environmental factors, including subjective norms and entrepreneurial education, on entrepreneurial passion; the roles of risk propensity and entrepreneurial self-efficacy (ESE) were examined as well. Data were gathered from 919 business and technical students in Vietnam. Analysis was performed using partial least-squares structural equation modeling. The results showed that subjective norms had positive effects on entrepreneurial passion, and subjective norms and ESE mediated the effect of entrepreneurial education on entrepreneurial passion. Moreover, risk propensity moderated the effect of ESE on entrepreneurial passion. This study is among the first studies to uncover the direct effect of subjective norms on entrepreneurial passion, as well as the moderating effects of risk propensity on the relationship between ESE and entrepreneurial passion. We also revealed the mediating roles of subjective norms and ESE in the relationship between entrepreneurial education and entrepreneurial passion.

Which Individual Characteristics Mediate the Relationship Between Social Entrepreneurial Passion and Social Entrepreneurial Intention?

Social entrepreneurship, operationalized through social entrepreneurial behavior, focuses on social missions, primarily looking for new solutions to social problems. Social entrepreneurial intention, however, is the main foundation before the emergence of social entrepreneurial behavior. This research examines a model of social entrepreneurial intention empirically tested on undergraduate students involved in innovative business projects. Specifically, this study aims to test the positive relationship between social entrepreneurial passion and social entrepreneurial intention and verify which individual characteristics (i.e., social entrepreneurial self-efficacy, pro-social behavior, and social support) mediate the positive relationship between social entrepreneurial passion and social entrepreneurial intention. The data was collected from 416 undergraduate students and analyzed using the confirmatory factor analysis and Hayes’s PROCESS macro approach. The results showed that social entrepreneurial self-efficacy, pro-social behavior, and social support completely mediated the positive relationship between social entrepreneurial passion and social entrepreneurial intention. This study provides theoretical implications for extending the literature regarding the theory of planned behavior in the context of social entrepreneurship. This study also has practical consequences for entrepreneurship educators and policymakers in educational management.

The failure of passionate entrepreneurs to persist: a self-regulatory approach

PurposeEntrepreneurial passion is constantly considered a core driver of the entrepreneurial process. In reality, however, many passionate entrepreneurs still fail to persist in their ventures. Whether entrepreneurial passion negatively affects entrepreneurial persistence is not well known. The current study explores how entrepreneurial passion inhibits entrepreneurial persistence based on self-regulation theory. The moderating role of the perceived entrepreneurial institutional environment on the relationship is further investigated.Design/methodology/approachThe study collected data from 200 entrepreneurs using a two-stage questionnaire. In the first stage, demographic information was obtained from the respondents, and their entrepreneurial passion, self-regulatory assessment mode and perceived entrepreneurial institutional environment were measured. Three months later, in the second stage, entrepreneurial persistence was evaluated.FindingsThe results show that entrepreneurial passion has a positive effect on self-regulatory assessment mode. Further, self-regulatory assessment mode negatively impacts entrepreneurial persistence and mediates the negative relationship between entrepreneurial passion and persistence. In addition, the greater the perceived level of the entrepreneurial institutional environment is, the weaker the positive association between entrepreneurial passion and self-regulatory assessment mode and the weaker the mediating effect of self-regulatory assessment mode on the relationship between entrepreneurial passion and entrepreneurial persistence and vice versa.Originality/valueThis paper clarifies the unknown negative effects of entrepreneurial passion, contributes to the theoretical relationship between the constructs of entrepreneurial passion and persistence and provides insights for decision-making by entrepreneurs, government and venture capital institutions.

Revealing the power of informal social support: Impact on rural migrants' entrepreneurial income

AbstractEntrepreneurship is a typical socially embedded activity and informal social support reflects the functional manifestation of unique social relationships among rural migrants. Given the limited attention in existing research, we employed data from the nationally representative China Labor‐force Dynamics Survey to investigate the impact and mechanism of informal social support on rural migrants' entrepreneurial income. We found that informal social support and its sub‐dimensions (instrumental and emotional support) significantly positively affect rural migrants' entrepreneurial income. A series of endogeneity and robustness tests substantiate this conclusion. Mechanism analysis suggests that these effects occur through the enhancement of entrepreneurial passion and mental health. Furthermore, using a cutting‐edge machine learning method (generalised random forests) to determine the basis for variable selection in heterogeneity testing, the results reveal that industry and age have the highest importance. Subsequent analysis shows that the above effects were more significant among rural migrant entrepreneurs in labour‐intensive industries and the younger generation. Finally, the theoretical and practical significance of this study has been discussed.

The Impact of Social Support on Entrepreneurial Well-being: The Role of Entrepreneurial Passion and Entrepreneurial Efficacy

Drawing upon social cognition theory and social support theory, this study investigates the impact of social support on entrepreneurial well-being. Using a valid sample of 228 entrepreneur respondents who are supported by Youth Business China (YBC), this study provides compelling evidence regarding the following key findings: Firstly, family support has a significantly positive impact on entrepreneurs’ entrepreneurial well-being. Partner support significantly and positively affects entrepreneurs’ subjective well-being, although it does not significantly impact objective well-being. The positive impact of social support from institutions on entrepreneurial well-being is not significant. Secondly, partner support and institutional support have significant positive impacts on entrepreneurial passion. However, family support does not exhibit a significant positive effect on positive emotions. Instead, it significantly contributes to entrepreneurial identity. Thirdly, entrepreneurial passion demonstrates a significantly positive impact on entrepreneurial well-being. Fourthly, entrepreneurship passion plays a mediating role between social support and entrepreneurial well-being. Finally, entrepreneurial efficacy positively moderates the relationship between social support and entrepreneurial passion. The study culminates with practical implications for entrepreneurs and policymakers in entrepreneurial practices.

Venture creation through social connections: Role of social networking ties in developing entrepreneurial passion and intentions among university students

Drawing upon S-O-R theory, this study explores the direct and indirect influence of social networking ties (SNTs) on entrepreneurial intention (EI), via the mediation of entrepreneurial passion (EP). It also investigates the moderation effect of the need for achievement (nAch) on the direct relationship between SNTs and EP and further investigates the conditional moderation of nAch on the indirect path from SNTs to EI. Using a sample of 307 Pakistani university students, we employed the PLS-SEM approach to test the model. The results of the measurement model affirmed that the data meet the assumptions of convergent and divergent validities. The findings from the structural model showed that SNTs influence EI both directly and indirectly. Additionally, nAch is also found to positively moderate the link between SNTs and EP. Further, the results of conditional indirect effects infer that the indirect effect of SNTs becomes the most significant for the students who perceive a high level of nAch and the least significant for the students who perceive a low level of nAch. This study adds to the literature by employing the S-O-R approach to understand the link between SNTs and EI via EP and incorporating nAch as a boundary condition.

Events and entrepreneurial passion: The moderating role of event coping competence

Events and entrepreneurial passion: The moderating role of event coping competence

Entrepreneurial passion and professionalism on the success of SMEs in Plateau State, Nigeria

Entrepreneurial passion and professionalism on the success of SMEs in Plateau State, Nigeria

Thwarted by fear of failure, reignited by psychological resilience: Entrepreneurs’ responses to a health crisis (COVID-19) and passion for developing

Crises always have an effect on entrepreneurship and the recent COVID-19 pandemic amplified the impact. Research has provided ample evidence on influences of the COVID-19 pandemic as a socioeconomic crisis for entrepreneurs and their ventures. However, considered a highly infectious disease, COVID-19 is also a personal health crisis that has posed a health threat to entrepreneurs. This research aims to develop and test a model of how and when entrepreneurs' psychological responses to COVID-19 can affect passion for developing based on the job demands-resources theory. Using a time-lag design, results reveal that entrepreneurs' COVID-19 representations can thwart the components of passion for developing through arousing fear of failure. Further, entrepreneurs’ psychological resilience impact changes in these negative, indirect effects. These findings provide important implications for the literature on the linkage between entrepreneurship and crisis and the manifestation process of entrepreneurial passion from the demands-resources process perspective.

Effect of Development Passion on Environmental Sustainability: Augmenting the Process through Effectuation

This paper studies the effect of the development of passion on environmental sustainability and the effect of effectuation as a mediator. Effectuation is gaining popularity among the research community due to its practicality and effectiveness. The samples of 348 respondents were collected to measure the three variables and their relationship. The study uses a self-reported instrument to gauge the effect of Entrepreneurial passion on enterprise environmental sustainability and the impact of effectuation as a mediator. SPSS version 25 is used for statistical analysis, and the Hayes process is employed for obtaining the mediation results. The study finds a strong link between effectuation as a mediator on enterprise environmental sustainability and recommends using the model of effectuation as a process for sustainability outcomes. Enterprise sustainability, economic or environmental is not linear and hence needs passion and resilience. The Effectuation process assists the passionate entrepreneur in employing his/her available resources to enhance their outcomes to achieve enterprise environment sustainability. This research adds to the current literature on how effectuation can become a process of environmental sustainability. It is observed that little studies are found on development passion and this study will augment the literature on development passion and its impact on environmental sustainability. This research recommends the suggestions of the effectuation model which proposes that an entrepreneur needs to develop a network for environmental sustainability instead of trying to do everything by them self.

Modelling the effects of entrepreneurship education and passion on youths’ entrepreneurial intention in the tourism sector

ABSTRACT Tourism is an important sector within the South African economy, and tourism entrepreneurship drives this sector. A significant portion of entrepreneurship research concentrates on the samples of higher education students and the general population, not focussing on the youth, whether they are higher education students or not. Therefore, the central objective of this paper was to explore the relationships between three independent variables, namely, entrepreneurship education (ED), entrepreneurial meaning (EM), and entrepreneurial passion (EP) and the dependent variable, entrepreneurial intention (EI) of the general youth population regarding starting tourism-related business. It further analysed the impact that levels of general education may have on both the independent and dependent variables. A structured questionnaire was used to gather data from a purposive sample of 400 youths residing in different regions of the King Cetshwayo District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal Province of South Africa. Partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) on SmartPLS software version 4.0.8.5 was used to evaluate the relationships between the independent variables and dependent variables. The results show, among others, statistically significant positive relationships between youths’ ED, EP and their EI in the tourism sector. The study recommends that it is imperative for business decision-makers of the study area (KCDM) and academics to comprehend how ED and EP influence the EI of youths and their ability to establish and manage their own businesses, including tourism businesses. This will foster youth entrepreneurship.

The Influence of Positive Leadership on Team Creativity in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: Mediating Role of the Team's Entrepreneurial Passion

Purpose: This paper examines the mediating role of the team's entrepreneurial passion between positive leadership and team creativity in small and medium-sized enterprises. Design/methodology/approach: The data was collected from 604 Chinese SME team leaders. A structural equation model was used to analyze the direct and indirect effects of positive leadership, team creativity, and entrepreneurial passion. SPSS 16 and AMOS 23 software were used for statistical analysis. The findings are as follows: First, Positive leadership in small and medium-sized enterprises has a positive influence on the team's creativity. Second, positive leadership has a positive impact on the entrepreneurial passion of small and medium-sized enterprise teams. Third, the entrepreneurial passion of teams has a positive influence on the creativity of teams in SMEs. Fourth, in SMEs, the entrepreneurial passion of the team plays a mediating role between positive leadership and team creativity. Research limitations/Implications： This study is static and does not fully capture the dynamic process of team creativity in which positive leadership is involved through its long-term effects on team cognition and team emotions. The research focuses mainly on the team level but does not explore the complex relationship between positive leadership and team creativity. Originality/Value ： This paper aims to support SME leaders in choosing the right team leader type and enhance team members' intrinsic cognitive and emotional strengths through positive leadership, thus providing helpful guidance for team creativity. We constructed a model based on social cognitive theory to test our research hypothesis.

A Meta-Analysis About the Correlation Between Entrepreneurial Passion and Entrepreneurs’ Behavior

A Meta-Analysis About the Correlation Between Entrepreneurial Passion and Entrepreneurs’ Behavior

Keep the Fire Burning: Shared Leadership, ADHD Symptoms and Entrepreneurial Passion in Tech Ventures

Keep the Fire Burning: Shared Leadership, ADHD Symptoms and Entrepreneurial Passion in Tech Ventures

Taming the Fire: A Dynamic Model of Coping Strategies to Regulate Obsessive Entrepreneurial Passion

Taming the Fire: A Dynamic Model of Coping Strategies to Regulate Obsessive Entrepreneurial Passion

WHAT MOTIVATES STUDENTS TO PURSUE ENTREPRENEURIAL ENDEAVOURS? THE PREDICTING ROLES OF ENTREPRENEURIAL PASSION AND ENTREPRENEURIAL EDUCATION

Entrepreneurship plays a crucial role in the economy of any nation, including Indonesia. Recognizing the demographic advantage, the government has emphasized youth entrepreneurship. Therefore, this study aims to examine how entrepreneurial passion and entrepreneurship education influence students’ entrepreneurial intentions. The study employed purposive sampling and collected data from 232 active students in Indonesia. Data analysis was performed using Partial Least Squares (Smart PLS). The results indicate that entrepreneurial passion directly impacts entrepreneurial intention, whereas the effect of entrepreneurship education is not significant. Additionally, the study confirms the role of entrepreneurship education in fostering entrepreneurial passion. Both entrepreneurial passion and entrepreneurship education influence attitude, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control. However, only attitude and perceived behavioral control positively affect entrepreneurial intention, while subjective norms show no significant effect. Perceived behavioral control fully mediates the relationship between entrepreneurial passion, entrepreneurship education, and entrepreneurial intention, as indicated by the mediation analysis. Notably, attitude influences the relationship, while subjective norms do not. Policymakers can leverage on these findings to develop entrepreneurial curricula aimed at enhancing entrepreneurial intention among students.

Entrepreneurial passion and the big five: Impact on entrepreneurial behavior

Although there has been a long history of research linking personality traits and entrepreneurship, this interchange has provided inconsistent results without a definitive entrepreneurial trait profile. In this research, the relationship between entrepreneurial passion (EP) for inventing and entrepreneurial behavior was investigated by exploring the moderating effects of personality as conceptualized by the Big Five Personality Traits. Results provided evidence that the personality traits of conscientiousness, agreeableness, and extraversion moderated the relationship between EP and entrepreneurial behavior. Individuals with a high level of conscientiousness, agreeableness, or extraversion exhibited a higher likelihood of entrepreneurial behaviors. The moderation effect of agreeableness was most pronounced at low levels of EP with this effect dissipating as the level of passion rises to a high level. A significant contribution of this research is a greater understanding as to what characteristics and processes increase the likelihood of a person to undertake entrepreneurial behaviors. Theoretical and practical implications of study findings as well as limitations and future research directions were discussed.

The Influence of Entrepreneurship Education and Its Implementation

Research related to entrepreneurial education (EU) and its implementation is very important to develop entrepreneurial abilities. Therefore, this research was conducted to determine the influence of EU and its implementation in relation to entrepreneurial capacity (EC), entrepreneurial passion (EP) and entrepreneurial intentions (EI). EC is a person's ability to find, recognize and absorb opportunities before undertaking. Furthermore, PE is the motivating force to influence the recognition by seeing opportunities, the vision, the mission, the decisions and the perseverance to get involved in the business to be built. Furthermore, PE is a person's thinking to form new business concepts and have a career in it. world of entrepreneurship. This research uses a literature study method by reviewing the results of previous research following the steps: (1) identify the research topic to be studied; (2) collect library sources that are relevant to the research topic; (3) read and analyze these library sources comprehensively; (4) identify findings and information relevant to the research topic; (5) organize and compile the findings in the form of a research report. The results of this research show that the EU in its implementation influences the EC, the EP and the EI. Furthermore, this research shows that the EU, EC and EP influence EI. Therefore, educational institutions that want to develop entrepreneurial skills can implement a curriculum based on project-based learning and problem-based learning so that students can directly experience concrete entrepreneurial learning in terms of knowledge, skills and experience. so that they can increase their entrepreneurial intentions and can even develop the business that they have been running since they were students.

The Curvilinear Effect of Entrepreneurship Education on Entrepreneurial Intentions: The Roles of Entrepreneurial Passion and Resilience

The Curvilinear Effect of Entrepreneurship Education on Entrepreneurial Intentions: The Roles of Entrepreneurial Passion and Resilience

The influence mechanism of Chinese lithium-ion battery new venture growth based on the perspective of entrepreneurial characteristics

Entrepreneurial self-efficacy has a predictive effect on entrepreneurial performance. The lithium-ion battery industry is the cornerstone of the emergency of the four emerging industries of “new energy”, “new materials”, “new technology” and “high-end manufacturing”. In the past, scholars have not considered the characteristics of entrepreneurs in their research on improving Chinese lithium-ion battery new venture growth. The personal characteristics of entrepreneurs have not received widespread attention from scholars. This article will start with the characteristics of entrepreneurs themselves and explore the path that entrepreneurs’ characteristics affect Chinese lithium battery new venture growth. This article builds a structural equation model to empirically analyze the relationship among variables. The data analysis results show that entrepreneurial self-efficacy significantly promotes the growth of new startups and entrepreneurial resilience plays a mediating role between the two. It cannot be concluded that entrepreneurial passion plays a positive moderation role between entrepreneurial self-efficacy and entrepreneurial resilience. Entrepreneurial passion also does not play a positive moderation effect between entrepreneurial self-efficacy and new venture growth. However, entrepreneurial passion plays a positive moderating role in the influence of entrepreneurial resilience on new venture growth. The findings of the study are beneficial for practitioners of Chinese lithium battery enterprises and will allow their strategies to promote sustainable new venture growth.