How harmonious family encourages individuals to enter entrepreneurship
A view from conservation of resource theory
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21620166 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Weichun Zhu (0000-0001-9302-6493, Bloomsburg University), Jinyi Zhou (0000-0001-6057-862X, University of Science and Technology Beijing), Wai Kwan Lau (0000-0001-8877-7292, Bloomsburg University), Steve Welch (Bloomsburg University) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 333-351 |
| Publication date | 2020-03-25 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Conflict Management (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1044-4068 • E-ISSN: 1758-8545 |
| Publisher | Emerald (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1108/ijcma-09-2019-0176 |
| OpenAlex | W3013422584 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 55 |
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the roles of one’s original family and current family in influencing his or her entering entrepreneurial endeavors. Specifically, individuals’ original family is also crucial for entrepreneurship, which has been neglected by prior studies to a large extent. Moreover, the authors argue that a good marital relationship between two parents within the original family could facilitate an entrepreneurial spirit by providing better family support, whereas a good relationship with one’s life partner or spouse within their current family could also increase the likelihood of entrepreneurial activities through reducing work stress. Design/methodology/approach The authors use two archival data sets: National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 and 2013 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Adult Population Survey to test whether a harmonious relationship between two parents or with life partner/spouse could encourage individuals to become an entrepreneur and whether family support and work conflict mediate such a relationship. Findings This study found that parents’ relationship in one’s adolescence provides individuals with more support, which leads to more entrepreneurial endeavors, whereas the conflicts between two parents will reduce their likelihood of initiating entrepreneurial activities. Besides, a good relationship with one’s life partner/spouse can release his/her work stress, which is also important for entrepreneurship development. Originality/value Different from the extant related research that focuses more on on-site predictors of entrepreneurship, the current study proposes factors from other life domains, including those in one’s adolescence, that can also influence and change individuals’ choice of entrepreneurial activities throughout their entire life. Harmonious family relationships (i.e. fewer family conflicts) are important for one to start a business, and family conflicts can reduce the likelihood of choosing entrepreneurship as the main occupation
Creativity · Demographic economics · Economics · Entrepreneurship · Extant taxon · Originality · Political science · Population · Sociology · Spouse · Demography · Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences · Family Business Performance and Succession · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Psychology · Social Psychology
Differences between women and men MBA entrepreneurs
The Sources of Four Commonly Reported Cutoff Criteria
An Empirical Investigation of the Predictors of Executive Career Success
Predictors of Objective and Subjective Career Success
Conservation of Resources and Disaster in Cultural Context
The People Make the Place
The pervasive effects of family on entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurial Action And The Role Of Uncertainty In The Theory Of The Entrepreneur
The Big Five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status
Asymptotic and resampling strategies for assessing and comparing indirect effects in multiple mediator models
Business as Plan B
Rethinking individualism and collectivism
The relationship between social support and physiological processes
Antecedents of work–family conflict
What parents know, how they know it, and several forms of adolescent adjustment
Perceived parenting style and adolescent adjustment
The moderator–mediator variable distinction in social psychological research
The moderator-mediator variable distinction in social psychological research
Conservation of resources
Social and Psychological Resources and Adaptation
A life-span, life-space approach to career development
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |