TY - JOUR
T1 - Childhood trauma and entrepreneurs’ individual entrepreneurial orientation
AU - Nguyen, Bach
AU - Tran, Hai-Anh
PY - 2024/2/26
Y1 - 2024/2/26
N2 - Experiencing childhood trauma (that is, neglect/abuse) threatens the cognition, behavior, and well-being of individuals. In this paper, we examine whether and how childhood traumatic experiences, which go along with being an underdog entrepreneur, influence entrepreneurs’ individual entrepreneurial orientation (Ind.EO). Examining two samples of small-business entrepreneurs in the UK, we find that (i) traumatic childhood experiences boost entrepreneurs’ Ind.EO; (ii) this positive effect is the net result of an increase in promotion (relative to prevention) regulatory focus and an increase in self-dehumanization. Moreover, the positive impact of traumatic childhood experiences on entrepreneurs’ Ind.EO is stronger for rule-breaking entrepreneurs.
AB - Experiencing childhood trauma (that is, neglect/abuse) threatens the cognition, behavior, and well-being of individuals. In this paper, we examine whether and how childhood traumatic experiences, which go along with being an underdog entrepreneur, influence entrepreneurs’ individual entrepreneurial orientation (Ind.EO). Examining two samples of small-business entrepreneurs in the UK, we find that (i) traumatic childhood experiences boost entrepreneurs’ Ind.EO; (ii) this positive effect is the net result of an increase in promotion (relative to prevention) regulatory focus and an increase in self-dehumanization. Moreover, the positive impact of traumatic childhood experiences on entrepreneurs’ Ind.EO is stronger for rule-breaking entrepreneurs.
KW - Traumatic childhood experiences
KW - individual entrepreneurial orientation
KW - rule-breaking
KW - self-dehumanization
KW - self-regulatory focus
KW - underdog theory of entrepreneurship
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U2 - 10.1080/00472778.2024.2309653
DO - 10.1080/00472778.2024.2309653
M3 - Article
SN - 0047-2778
JO - Journal of Small Business Management
JF - Journal of Small Business Management
ER -