Entrepreneurs’ motivation: Goal striving among entrepreneurs in the new venture creation process

Goal Setting , Goal Striving , and Goal Attainment : Entrepreneurs ’ Motivation

from the proposal: “Although goal striving is important in people’s lives, little research has examined goal striving. In the motivation literature focus has been on goal setting and, to a much lesser degree, goal attainment. No published study has examined entrepreneurs’ goal striving, which constitutes the purpose of the study. A sample of entrepreneurs will provide the data for the study. Th...

The New Venture Creation Process: How Nascent Entrepreneurs Behave When Forming a New Venture

Motivation Mediators, Personal Characteristics, and New Venture Performance 1 Motivation Mediators of Entrepreneurs’ Personal Characteristics and New Venture Performance

This six-year study of new venture growth continues renewed research about the effects of entrepreneurs’ personal characteristics. I applied goal theory and social-cognitive theory to propose that entrepreneurs’ personal traits and general competencies cause new venture growth indirectly through situationally specific motivation mediators. Data about traits (passion and tenacity), competencies ...

The Use and Effect of Social Capital in New Venture Creation – Solo Entrepreneurs vs. New Venture Teams

This paper examines the use of social capital in the venture creation process. We compare solo entrepreneurs (n=182) and new venture teams (n=274) from a random sample of start-ups in innovative industries and test social capital use and its effects on firm performance. Our results reveal that solo entrepreneurs and new venture teams do not differ in their degree of use of social capital. Howev...

Institutional Polycentrism, Entrepreneurs’ Social Networks, and New Venture Growth