The psychology of entrepreneurial performance—theoretical and applied: Robert A. Baron and Michael Frese, co-recipients of the 2024 Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research

Jeffery S. McMullen (), Magnus Henrekson (), Lucia Naldi, Mikael Stenkula, Karin Thorburn (), Caroline Wigren-Kristoferson, Joakim Wincent and Ivo Zander ()
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Jeffery S. McMullen: Kelley School of Business, Indiana University
Lucia Naldi: Jönköping University
Caroline Wigren-Kristoferson: Malmö University
Joakim Wincent: Hanken School of Economics
Ivo Zander: Uppsala University

Small Business Economics, 2024, vol. 63, issue 4, No 1, 1354 pages

Abstract: Abstract Professors Robert A. Baron and Michael Frese are the joint recipients of the 2024 Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research. Their research contributions have helped establish the disciplinary foundation necessary to explore entrepreneurship from theoretical and applied psychological perspectives. From a theoretical psychological perspective, Professor Baron has repeatedly introduced a disciplinary scaffolding from cognitive psychology, social psychology, and judgment and decision-making psychology to develop the field’s socio-cognitive perspective. He has examined entrepreneurship’s basic “why” questions: (1) Why do some persons but not others choose to become entrepreneurs? (2) Why do some persons but not others recognize opportunities for new products or services that can be profitably exploited? (3) Why are some entrepreneurs so much more successful than others? From an applied psychological perspective, Professor Frese has examined entrepreneurship as the epitome of a proactive approach to work, advocating the benefits of personal initiative and the need for a self-regulatory approach to performance among both small business owners and employees in transition economies. Continually taking stock of what is known about the psychology of entrepreneurship through reviews and meta-analysis, he and his students have advanced an evidence-based approach to entrepreneurial training and performance in challenging contexts. Together, Professors Baron and Frese have served as ambassadors for the field of entrepreneurship, welcoming an entire generation of micro scholars to explore the entrepreneurial process and the psychology of the entrepreneurs who enact it.

Keywords: Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research; Entrepreneurship; Psychology; Cognition; Affect (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D81 L26 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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