ADHD Symptoms, Entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and firm performance

Wei Yu; Johan Wiklund; Ana Perez-Luño

doi:10.5465/AMBPP.2018.51

ADHD Symptoms, Entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and firm performance

Wei Yu, Johan Wiklund, Ana Perez-Luño

Whitman School of Management

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Abstract

Inspired by anecdotal evidence of successful entrepreneurs with attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD), scholars have started to investigate the relationship between ADHD and entrepreneurship. However, there is limited understanding of whether or not ADHD symptoms of entrepreneurs are functional in terms of firm performance. Drawing on two samples of entrepreneurs we found that impulsive and hyperactive symptoms of ADHD are conducive to firm performance while inattention symptoms are not. Further, the positive relationship between ADHD symptoms and firm performance is fully mediated by Entrepreneurial Orientation (EO). We discuss the implications of our findings for entrepreneurship literature.

Original language	English (US)
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2018.51
State	Published - 2018
Event	78th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, AOM 2018 - Chicago, United States Duration: Aug 10 2018 → Aug 14 2018

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Other	78th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, AOM 2018
Country/Territory	United States
City	Chicago
Period	8/10/18 → 8/14/18

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Management Information Systems
Management of Technology and Innovation
Industrial relations

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