Depression and Entrepreneurial Exit

By J. Hessels, N. Rietveld, Roy Thurik, Peter van der Zwan. Academy of Management Perspectives, 2018

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Entrepreneurs frequently work in highly unpredictable environments and are involved in a wide variety of tasks for which they are often ill prepared. Good mental health is of utmost importance to adequately manage the challenges, adversity, and stressors that come with running a business. However, little is known about how mental health affects entrepreneurs and the performance of their businesses. Drawing on the literature of personality and entrepreneurial exit as well as on evidence from large-scale survey data on the relation between depression and entrepreneurial exit, we show that there is ample opportunity for research investigating the relation between mental health and entrepreneurship. Five directions for future research on this topic are highlighted.

Subfields: Business and International Management, Management of Technology and Innovation

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Mental disorders in the entrepreneurship context : When Being Different Can Be an Advantage (2018, background): “These benefits are especially important for people with mental disorders, such as those with depression, who struggle to find a sense of purpose and control and face impairments in terms of social functioning (Hessels et al., 2017).”