Abstract
Entrepreneurship is uniquely stressful. Entrepreneurs often cannot avoid entrepreneurial stressors (e.g., uncertainty, workload, resource constraints) and these stressors can deter natural recovery activities (e.g., detachment and sleep). Yet, entrepreneurs may be able to lessen the negative impact of stress on their well-being, health, and productivity by engaging in recovery. In this editorial, we outline how scholars can employ recovery interventions to ameliorate some of entrepreneurship’s ill effects and support entrepreneurs’ health, well-being, and productivity. We aim to move the focus of scholarly inquiry from documenting the health and well-being challenges of entrepreneurs, toward identifying and implementing solutions to support entrepreneurs.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1307-1338 |
Number of pages | 32 |
Journal | Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice |
Volume | 45 |
Issue number | 6 |
Early online date | 22 Apr 2021 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Nov 2021 |
Keywords
- emotions
- entrepreneurial well-being
- entrepreneurship
- experimental methods/simulation
- health
- intervention
- intervention design
- psychology
- randomized control trials
- RCT
- recovery
- stress
- stressors
- subjective well-being
- well-being