TY - JOUR
T1 - Mental disorders in the entrepreneurship context
T2 - When being different can be an advantage
AU - Wiklund, Johan
AU - Hatak, Isabella
AU - Patzelt, Holger
AU - Shepherd, Dean
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2018/5
Y1 - 2018/5
N2 - Mental disorders are prevalent, place considerable burden on the economy, and lead to suffering for those with the disorders and their loved ones. However, there is a flipside. Evidence suggests that people with mental disorders can flourish and productively contribute to society through entrepreneurship. This paper explores the relationship between mental disorders and entrepreneurship. It builds a research agenda to propose that researchers explore the role of mental disorders in the entrepreneurial context. We show how such research will advance this new field of research, but also how it can develop novel insights and theories in entrepreneurship and contribute to theories on the psychology of work, career choice, and clinical psychology.
AB - Mental disorders are prevalent, place considerable burden on the economy, and lead to suffering for those with the disorders and their loved ones. However, there is a flipside. Evidence suggests that people with mental disorders can flourish and productively contribute to society through entrepreneurship. This paper explores the relationship between mental disorders and entrepreneurship. It builds a research agenda to propose that researchers explore the role of mental disorders in the entrepreneurial context. We show how such research will advance this new field of research, but also how it can develop novel insights and theories in entrepreneurship and contribute to theories on the psychology of work, career choice, and clinical psychology.
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U2 - 10.5465/amp.2017.0063
DO - 10.5465/amp.2017.0063
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85050265504
SN - 1558-9080
VL - 32
SP - 182
EP - 206
JO - Academy of Management Perspectives
JF - Academy of Management Perspectives
IS - 2
ER -