When Passion Fades: Disentangling the Temporal Dynamics of Entrepreneurial Passion for Founding

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 966-995

  Collewaert, Veroniek ^a   Anseel, Frederik ^b   Crommelinck, Michiel ^b   De Beuckelaer, Alain ^c   Vermeire, Jacob ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^d VLERICK BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

entrepreneur; feedback seeking behaviour; flexibility; passion; role ambiguity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84958260482     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: 14676486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/joms.12193     Document Type: Article

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