reviewJournal of Small Business ManagementFeb 15, 2022BRONZE OA

Psychological resilience of entrepreneurs: A review and agenda for future research

SHSilja HartmannJBJulia BackmannANAlexander NewmanKBKyle BrykmanRJRobert J. Pidduck

Berlin School of Economics and Law · Freie Universität Berlin · +4 more institutions

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Abstract

Given that entrepreneurs face substantial adversity in initiating and developing new ventures, a burgeoning stream of research has sought to understand the concept of entrepreneurs’ psychological resilience. To structure and synthesize what we know about entrepreneurs’ psychological resilience, we systematically review the empirical literature to provide insights on how it has been conceptualized and operationalized, along with its key antecedents and outcomes. Based on our review, we advance a promising agenda for future research, grounded in connecting the psychological resilience of entrepreneurs to other research areas connected to the new venture development process. Overall, we point to the urgent need…

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  • Operationalization
  • Resilience (materials science)
  • Face (sociological concept)
  • Empirical research
  • Process (computing)
  • Psychological resilience
  • Psychology
  • Sociology
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