Mental Disorders in the Entrepreneurship Context: When Being Different Can Be An Advantage
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Mental disorders are prevalent, place considerable burden on the economy, and lead to suffering for those with the disorders and their loved ones. However, there is a flipside. Evidence suggests that people with mental disorders can flourish and productively contribute to society through entrepreneurship. This paper explores the relationship between mental disorders and entrepreneurship. It builds a research agenda to propose that researchers explore the role of mental disorders in the entrepreneurial context. We show how such research will advance this new field of research, but also how it can develop novel insights and theories in entrepreneurship and contribute to theories on the psychology of work, career choice, and clinical psychology.
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- Authors
- Wiklund, J., Hatak, I., Patzelt, H., & Shepherd, D. A.
- Affiliations
- Syracuse University (US)
- University of St.Gallen (CH)
- Technical University of Munich (DE)
- University of Notre Dame (US)
- Venue
- Academy of Management Perspectives
- Publisher
- Academy of Management
- Published
- 2018-05
- Volume
- 32
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 182-206
- ISSN
- 1558-9080 (ISSN-L)
- 1943-4529
- OpenAlex
- W2789066661
- Cited by
- 231
- References
- 22
- Citations by year
- 2026: 11 · 2025: 23 · 2024: 23 · 2023: 76 · 2022: 25 · 2021: 27 · 2020: 24 · 2019: 16 · 2018: 6
- FWCI
- 24.48
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- research.utwente.nl
- Licence
- other-oa
- Locations
- Academy of Management Perspectives (publishedVersion)
- University of Twente Research Information (publishedVersion, other-oa)
- Alexandria (UniSG) (University of St.Gallen) (submittedVersion)
- mediaTUM – the media and publications repository of the Technical University Munich (Technical University Munich) (submittedVersion)
- University of Twente Research Information (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Funders
- Syracuse University
- 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 › Social Psychology › Workaholism, burnout, and well-being
- Keywords
- mental illness, entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial success, psychological well-being, career choice, work psychology, clinical psychology, neurodiversity, research agenda
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