Entrepreneurship in extremes: the mediating role of risk-taking on entrepreneurial intentions during war

Eliran Solodoha () and Rosenboim Mosi ()
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Eliran Solodoha: Peres Academic Center
Rosenboim Mosi: The Guilford Glazer Faculty of Business and Management Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 2025, vol. 14, issue 1, 1-21

Abstract: Abstract This study examines how wartime military service influences entrepreneurial identity development and intentions. Drawing on a sample of 320 Israelis, including 77 reservists activated during a conflict, the research highlights how high-risk combat environments may foster an entrepreneurial identity. This identity is linked to a stronger appetite for risk-taking and entrepreneurial intentions. The study extends entrepreneurial identity theory by applying it to the extreme context of wartime military service. It demonstrates that intense, high-stress environments could meaningfully contribute to shaping entrepreneurial traits. These findings provide new insights into the dynamic formation of entrepreneurial identity under extreme conditions.

Keywords: Entrepreneurial identity; Entrepreneurial intentions; Risk-taking; War; Military reserve service (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1186/s13731-025-00593-7

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