Temporal Focus and Entrepreneurial Orientation of Solo Self-Employed Workers

Jinia Mukerjee (), Roy Thurik () and Ingrid Verheul ()
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Jinia Mukerjee: Montpellier Business School
Roy Thurik: Erasmus School of Economics
Ingrid Verheul: Erasmus University Rotterdam

No 17571, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: The temporal dimensions of managerial behavior and their impact on organizational outcomes have garnered increasing attention in the literature. Given the significant role of managers' time perception in shaping a firm's strategic direction, this study contributes by examining the relationship between temporal focus and the entrepreneurial orientation (EO) of solo self-employed workers. Drawing on a Dutch sample of 783 self-employed individuals, we find that both present and future temporal focus positively relate to their EO, and that this relationship is stronger for future focus. Our findings also suggest that these two temporal orientations act as substitutes rather than complements, in determining the EO of self-employed workers. We contend that this outcome may be attributed to the resource limitations typically encountered in solo self-employment. Collectively, our results underscore the critical role of temporal focus in the context of entrepreneurial pursuits.

Keywords: temporal focus; entrepreneurial orientation; solo self-employment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D22 L26 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 23 pages
Date: 2024-12
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