ADHD Symptoms and Entrepreneurial Orientation of Small Firm Owners

Roy Thurik, Anis Khedhaouria, Olivier Torrès and Ingrid Verheul
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Anis Khedhaouria: MRM - Montpellier Research in Management - UPVM - Université Paul-Valéry - Montpellier 3 - UPVD - Université de Perpignan Via Domitia - Groupe Sup de Co Montpellier (GSCM) - Montpellier Business School - UM - Université de Montpellier
Olivier Torrès: MRM - Montpellier Research in Management - UPVM - Université Paul-Valéry - Montpellier 3 - UPVD - Université de Perpignan Via Domitia - Groupe Sup de Co Montpellier (GSCM) - Montpellier Business School - UM - Université de Montpellier

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Abstract: This study investigates the link between attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms and entrepreneurial orientation (EO). EO is known to be a crucial factor for small firm survival and growth, conceptualised as a business characteristic but influenced by the personality of the small business owner and measured at her individual level. There is ample anecdotal evidence claiming that ADHD symptoms have helped entrepreneurs in their careers. Using a data set of French small firm owners, we are the first to go beyond the anecdotal level in linking ADHD symptoms and EO. Our study contributes to our understanding of entrepreneurship, particularly the determinants of EO, and to \textquotedblleftdestigmatising\textquotedblright ADHD, which is considered solely a clinical disorder that should be treated.

Date: 2016
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Published in Applied Psychology, 2016, 65 (3), pp.568-586. ⟨10.1111/apps.12062⟩

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DOI: 10.1111/apps.12062

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