The recently recognized core construct of psychological capital or PsyCap (consisting the positive resources efficacy, hope, optimism, and resilience) has been demonstrated to be related various employee attitudinal, behavioral, performance outcomes. However, date, impact this over time on important well-being outcomes not tested. This study meets need by analyzing relationship between a broad cross-section employees' (N = 280) level two measures time. results indicated that was both and,...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the complex relationships between gender and entrepreneurial intentions. Design/methodology/approach This uses a two study design where second constructive replication first study. cross-sectional design, while data collection variables were temporally separated. analysis conducted using Hayes (2014) process macro 1,000 bootstrapped draws understand interaction creativity potential mediation involving life roles goals. Findings empirical...

Entrepreneurial exit and intentions are emerging areas of research, yet psychological antecedents such understudied. We build on organizational behavior human resource management theories to explain the role work stressors (role ambiguity work–family conflict) as business owners' emotional exhaustion subsequent intentions. tested model in two studies from United States Australia. The results were consistent both that conflict predicted exhaustion, was associated with Post hoc analysis also...

Becoming CEO is an emotionally charged event that characterized by a sharp increase in visibility, responsibilities, expectations, and job vulnerability. Thus, rather than “honeymoon” period, new CEOs are extremely busy learning about each aspect of the firm, developing relationships with stakeholders, determining firm's strategic direction. We suggest increased demands associated leading coupled accentuated vulnerability, alter regulatory fit experience, thus eliciting unique reactions...

Entrepreneurial ecosystems are incubators of start-up businesses, providing a nurturing environment, resources, and the context for activity to flourish. from perspective an ecosystem is not well understood, flow resources across levels has had limited research attention. While in general within have been considered top-down view as influential on activity, there little how that often held by individuals organizations other than entrepreneur emerge specific properties ecosystem. We...

Knowledge transfer behaviors of organizational members can be a critical source competitive advantage for organizations. This study investigates the effect personal and dispositional factors employees which may influence employees’ willingness to share knowledge. In over 800 working adults, we found that perceptions psychological safety, capital (PsyCap) affect-based cognition-based trust influenced Additionally, mediated relationships between perception safety PsyCap with individual...

Mental health is an increasingly important area of entrepreneurship research. Yet, we do not know enough about how stressors self-employment affect the mental individuals. Using a longitudinal sample from HILDA (waves 9-15), investigate long-term effects uncertainty and work-family conflict. We found that for men, diminishes individual effect mediated through uncertainty, nor did it afford any benefits via reduction also women experience detrimental on health.

This research extends upper echelons theory by exploring the impact of CEO personality factors, specifically regulatory focus, within various contexts. Findings reveal that focus can influence firm strategic change, but only in consideration specific Firm performance prior to a new taking office, status, ongoing tenure, and institutional stock ownership all have moderating effect on relationship between change. We test our hypotheses using panel dataset 531 public firms. These results...