企业家创业行为心理动因的实证分析

现有创业研究文献很少关注企业家的感知与情绪体验。对92位企业家的实证分析显示:企业家在创业活动中有不同程度的高峰绩效、顶峰体验和沉浸体验,高、低成长型企业家在这三个构念上得分有显著差异。这一结果对于当前的创业研究特别是企业家的创业动机研究具有重要的启发意义。研究表明,创业是人生最佳体验的一种手段,体验是企业家极为重要的创业动机。

An Empirical Research on Entrepreneurial Psychological Motivation of Entreprenuers

The entrepreneurship literature has paid limited attention to the cognitive and emotional experiences of entrepreneurs.The empirical research from 92 entrepreneurs suggest:Entrepreneurs have different degree of peak performance,peak and flow experience,and the scores of the three experience are significant different between the entrepreneurs from high or low growth ventures.A number of implications are drawn for ongoing research and entrepreneurial practice,most notably in the area of entrepreneurial motivation.The findings suggest that entrepreneurship be approached as a vehicle for optimal human experiencing.The experience is a most important entrepreneurial motivation.