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The role of inspiration in entrepreneurship: Theory and the future research agenda

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  • Wartiovaara, Markus
  • Lahti, Tom
  • Wincent, Joakim

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The role of entrepreneurial inspiration has largely been overlooked in the entrepreneurship literature. Recent findings in the psychology literature indicate that inspiration plays a key role in creative processes and may have significant transformative effects on cognition, affect, and behavior. The objective of this study is to define the construct, review the literature, and propose a theory for understanding the role of inspiration in entrepreneurship. We show that our theory can answer unresolved questions in entrepreneurship.

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  • Wartiovaara, Markus & Lahti, Tom & Wincent, Joakim, 2019. "The role of inspiration in entrepreneurship: Theory and the future research agenda," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 101(C), pages 548-554.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jbrese:v:101:y:2019:i:c:p:548-554
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2018.11.035
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    1. Mansoor, Mahnaz & Paul, Justin & Saeed, Abid & Cheah, Jun-Hwa, 2024. "When mass meets prestige: The impact of symbolic motivations, inspirations, and purchase intentions for Masstige products," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 176(C).
    2. Perez, Dikla & Munichor, Nira & Buskila, Gadi, 2023. "Help yourself: Pictures of donation recipients engaged in physical self-help enhance donations on crowdfunding platforms," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 161(C).
    3. Thuy Thu Nguyen & Linh Thi Phuong Nguyen & Hoa Thi Thanh Phan & Anh Trong Vu, 2021. "Impact of Entrepreneurship Extracurricular Activities and Inspiration on Entrepreneurial Intention: Mediator and Moderator Effect," SAGE Open, , vol. 11(3), pages 21582440211, July.

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