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Understanding the Emergence of Entrepreneurial Passion: The Influence of Perceived Emotional Support and Competences
List of Authors: Pekka Stenholm, Mette Nielsen
Publisher: Emerald
Publication year: 2019
Journal: International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research
Volume number: 25
Issue number: 6
Start page: 1368
End page: 1388
Number of pages: 21
ISSN: 1355-2554
eISSN: 1355-2554
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/IJEBR-02-2018-0065
URL: https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/IJEBR-02-2018-0065/full/html
Self-archived copy’s web address: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/41916271
Recent research acknowledges entrepreneurial passion’s outcomes, but far less is known about how entrepreneurial passion comes about. In this study, the authors are interested in the emergence of entrepreneurial passion, and how competences and social network are associated with entrepreneurial passion. The paper aims to discuss these issues. The authors investigate whether entrepreneurial passion emerges out of socialisation, entrepreneurial experience or various combinations thereof. The authors tested the hypotheses on a data set of entrepreneurs who started their businesses with government financial support (n=1150). The findings show that within a social environment, perceived emotional support is positively associated with entrepreneurial passion. Moreover, entrepreneurs’ task-related competence moderates this relationship positively. By investigating the emergence of entrepreneurial passion, the authors contribute to prior passion literature, which has mainly focused on its consequences.
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