Why Are Optimistic Entrepreneurs Successful? An Application of the Regulatory Focus Theory
dc.contributor.author | Aidis, Ruta | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Mickiewicz, Tomasz | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Sauka, Arnis | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2009-11-17T17:02:36Z | |
dc.date.available | 2009-11-17T17:02:36Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2008-02-01 | en_US |
dc.identifier.other | RePEc:wdi:papers:2008-914 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/64399 | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Does entrepreneurial optimism affect business performance? Using a unique data set based on repeated survey design, we investigate this relationship empirically. Our measures of ëoptimismí and ërealismí are derived from comparing the turnover growth expectations of 133 owners-managers with the actual outcomes one year later. Our results indicate that entrepreneurial optimists perform significantly better in terms of profits than pessimists. Moreover, it is the optimist-realist combination that performs best. We interpret our results using regulatory focus theory. | en_US |
dc.format.extent | 227550 bytes | |
dc.format.extent | 1802 bytes | |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.format.mimetype | text/plain | |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | wp914 | en_US |
dc.subject | Entrepreneurship, Optimism, Venture Growth, Regulatory Focus Theory, Latvia | en_US |
dc.subject.other | D21, L21, L26, M13 | en_US |
dc.title | Why Are Optimistic Entrepreneurs Successful? An Application of the Regulatory Focus Theory | en_US |
dc.type | Working Paper | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Economics | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Business | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | William Davidson Institute | en_US |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/64399/1/wp914.pdf | |
dc.contributor.authoremail | r.aidis@ucl.ac.uk | en_US |
dc.contributor.authoremail | t.mickiewicz@ucl.ac.uk | en_US |
dc.contributor.authoremail | asauka@sseriga.edu.lv | en_US |
dc.owningcollname | William Davidson Institute (WDI) - Working Papers |
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