Happy and proactive ? The role of hedonic and eudaimonic well-being in business owners’ personal initiative
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This two-year study with 122 business owners examined the link between affective well-being and task-oriented as well as relationship-oriented personal initiative (PI). We tested two complementary models explaining the link between well-being and PI: (1) broaden-and-build theory and (2) self-regulation as limited resource approach. In line with current research on well-being, we differentiated between hedonic and eudaimonic well-being using life satisfaction and vigor as indicators. Hierarchical regression analyses showed that only vigor predicted both forms of PI. Our results support the self-regulation approach and indicate that eudaimonic well-being is the relevant affective well-being dimension for proactive behavior.
| Originalsprache | Englisch | 
|---|---|
| Zeitschrift | Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice | 
| Jahrgang | 36 | 
| Ausgabenummer | 1 | 
| Seiten (von - bis) | 97-114 | 
| Anzahl der Seiten | 18 | 
| ISSN | 1042-2587 | 
| DOIs | |
| Publikationsstatus | Erschienen - 01.2012 | 
- Volkswirtschaftslehre und Ökonometrie
 - Betriebswirtschaft und Internationales Management
 
ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete
- Wirtschaftspsychologie
 - Entrepreneurship
 
