Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/174015 
Year of Publication: 
2017
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 11105
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
A growing conversation has emerged linking ostensibly dark or pathological individual-level characteristics to entrepreneurship. Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) emerged as a proof-of-concept phenomenon. Recent studies in entrepreneurship journals have made great strides – articulating the theoretical relevance of ADHD-type behavior in entrepreneurship, and suggesting a positive link consistent with narratives in the popular press. While the recent research has made important inroads, quantitative studies have yet to empirically examine ADHD in line with its theoretical roots and definition – as a full-blown clinical disorder. The present paper contributes by providing a theoretically-empirically aligned test of the connection between clinical ADHD and entrepreneurial intention as well as action.
Subjects: 
nascent venturing
ADHD
attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder
entrepreneurial intentions
entrepreneurial action
JEL: 
L26
I12
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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