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Entrepreneurs and the stress-coping-strain process: how relevant are existing theoretical frameworks?
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Eager, B and Grant, S and Martitz, A, Entrepreneurs and the stress-coping-strain process: how relevant are existing theoretical frameworks?, Proceedings of the Australian Centre for Entrepreneurship Research Exchange (ACERE) Conference 2015, 1-6 April 2015, Adelaide, pp. 251-265. (2015) [Refereed Conference Paper]
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Abstract
Entrepreneurship is inherently stressful. The associated costs of stress to individuals, their
ventures and society are considerable. Despite its prevalence and impact, our understanding
of the ways in which entrepreneurs cope with stress is limited. There is a scarcity of research,
and that which exists is largely informed by theoretical frameworks forged from
organisational employment settings. Based on a review of literature, we explore potential
issues associated with applying organizationally-derived theory to the entrepreneurship
domain. Consequently, we argue for a more nuanced approach to conducting stress and
coping research in entrepreneurship and recommend that temporal orientation be considered
when investigating coping in entrepreneurs given the identification of proactivity as an
important factor in the entrepreneurship literature. This recommendation forms the basis for
the development of a conceptual model of the stress-coping-strain process in entrepreneurs,
which is presented with the aim of informing future scholarship.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Conference Paper |
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Keywords: | entrepreneur, stress, coping, strain |
Research Division: | Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services |
Research Group: | Strategy, management and organisational behaviour |
Research Field: | Entrepreneurship |
Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
Objective Group: | Expanding knowledge |
Objective Field: | Expanding knowledge in commerce, management, tourism and services |
UTAS Author: | Eager, B (Dr Bronwyn Eager) |
ID Code: | 130796 |
Year Published: | 2015 |
Deposited By: | Management |
Deposited On: | 2019-02-12 |
Last Modified: | 2019-11-07 |
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