The missing capital: The case for psychological capital in entrepreneurship research

Chris Welter and Alex Scrimpshire

Journal of Business Venturing Insights, 2021, vol. 16, issue C

Abstract: Psychological capital has received limited attention in entrepreneurship research despite growing interest in its subconstructs – self-efficacy, hope, optimism, and resilience. We build a case for incorporating psychological capital into entrepreneurship research broadly and then specifically describe how psychological capital could impact opportunity evaluation research. Finally, we highlight how entrepreneurship research can provide new insights into psychological capital.

Keywords: Psychological capital; Entrepreneurship; Entrepreneurial process; Opportunity evaluation; Perspective-taking (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jbvi.2021.e00267

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