Examining incubated and nonincubated startups from fear of failure and entrepreneurial well-being during crises

Donard Games, Dessy Kurnia Sari, Venny Darlis, Danny Hidayat and Bader Albatati

Innovation & Management Review, 2024, vol. 21, issue 4, 286-301

Abstract: Purpose - This research aimed to examine entrepreneurial fear of failure and entrepreneurial well-being from the perspectives of incubated and nonincubated startups during crises. Design/methodology/approach - Data were collected by distributing online questionnaires to 152 respondents comprising 43 incubated and 109 nonincubated startups in Indonesia. A multivariate discriminant analysis procedure was used to examine the interrelationships between both groups at the discovery, validation, customer creation and construction stages. Findings - The result showed a significant difference between these startups at various stages, which was analyzed to provide insights into the relevant dimensions of fear of failure for startups. The essence of entrepreneurial well-being during crises is in accordance with the role of business incubators in an emerging market economy. Practical implications - Startups need to innovate in order to grow while considering other factors such as work-life balance and financial resource availability. This is important to ensure they have sufficient motivating dosage of fear of failure. Originality/value - The present study evaluates incubated and nonincubated startups in an emerging market economy by using both the entrepreneurial fear of failure and well-being to capture possible differences between groups. The context of pandemic crises helps us formulate appropriate approaches taken by incubators and startups in the future crises.

Keywords: Business incubators; Entrepreneurial well-being; Entrepreneurial fear of failure; Startups; Startups’ stage; Innovation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1108/INMR-02-2023-0029

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