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Retracted: ADHD Symptoms and Entrepreneurial Orientation of Small Firm Owners
Author(s) -
Thurik Roy,
Khedhaouria Anis,
Torrès Olivier,
Verheul Ingrid
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
applied psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.497
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 1464-0597
pISSN - 0269-994X
DOI - 10.1111/apps.12062
Subject(s) - entrepreneurship , psychology , entrepreneurial orientation , big five personality traits , orientation (vector space) , small business , set (abstract data type) , attention deficit hyperactivity disorder , personality , future orientation , clinical psychology , business , developmental psychology , social psychology , marketing , finance , geometry , mathematics , computer science , programming language
This study investigates the link between attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms and entrepreneurial orientation (EO). EO is known to be a crucial factor for small firm survival and growth, conceptualised as a business characteristic but influenced by the personality of the small business owner and measured at her individual level. There is ample anecdotal evidence claiming that ADHD symptoms have helped entrepreneurs in their careers. Using a data set of French small firm owners, we are the first to go beyond the anecdotal level in linking ADHD symptoms and EO. Our study contributes to our understanding of entrepreneurship, particularly the determinants of EO, and to “destigmatising” ADHD, which is considered solely a clinical disorder that should be treated.