ADHD-like behavior and entrepreneurial intentions

Ingrid Verheul (), Joern Block, Katrin Burmeister-Lamp, Roy Thurik, Henning Tiemeier and Roxana Turturea

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Abstract: Little is known about the relation between validated psychiatric symptoms scores and the entrepreneurial decision. Building on the Person-Environment (P-E) fit literature and using data of over 10,000 students, we test whether individuals with higher levels of attention deficit and hyperactivity (ADHD) have higher entrepreneurial career intentions compared to others. We find that students reporting higher levels of ADHD-like behavior (assessed with a symptom score on an ADHD screening scale) are more likely than their peers to display entrepreneurial intentions and become student entrepreneurs. This can be partly explained by their high need for independence and their risk tolerance.

Keywords: ADHD-like behavior; entrepreneurial intentions; innovative drive; need for independence; risk tolerance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J24 L26 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013-10-29
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