The Weary Founder: Sleep Problems, ADHD-Like Tendencies, and Entrepreneurial Intentions
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Scholars have persuasively documented the positive influence of ADHD-like tendencies (the impermanent experience of ADHD-like symptoms) on entrepreneurial intentions. Yet, we know little about the causes of ADHD-like tendencies, and thus about factors that could heighten entrepreneurial intentions through such tendencies. Drawing from the biopsychosocial model, sleep physiology literature, and entrepreneurship literature, we propose that the biological experience of sleep problems may heighten the psychological experience of ADHD-like tendencies, which could nudge people toward the socially-embedded intention to venture. Four studies and a mini meta-analysis provide support, extending several literatures and suggesting that sleep problems could contribute to business founding.
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- Authors
- Gunia, B. C., Gish, J. J., & Mensmann, M.
- Affiliations
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- University of Central Florida (US)
- University of Warwick (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Gunia, Brian C.
- Venue
- Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2020-08-12
- Volume
- 45
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 175-210
- ISSN
- 1042-2587 (ISSN-L)
- 1540-6520
- OpenAlex
- W3048391303
- Cited by
- 47
- References
- 123
- Citations by year
- 2026: 8 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 10 · 2020: 1
- FWCI
- 5.03
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- doi.org
- Locations
- Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice (publishedVersion)
- SSRN Electronic Journal (publishedVersion)
- Warwick Research Archive Portal (University of Warwick) (acceptedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Management of Technology and Innovation › Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
- Keywords
- sleep disorders, entrepreneurial intention, business founding, biopsychosocial model, sleep physiology, ADHD symptoms
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