TY - JOUR

T1 - When passions collide: Passion convergence in entrepreneurial teams

AU - Uy, Marilyn A.

AU - Jacob, Gabriel H.

AU - Gielnik, Michael Marcus

AU - Frese, Michael

AU - Antonio, Toni

AU - Wonohadidjojo, Daniel Martomanggolo

AU - Christina, Christina

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2020 American Psychological Association

PY - 2021/6/1

Y1 - 2021/6/1

N2 - Extant research on passion is replete with individual-level studies. Although team-level studies have emerged, these empirical studies have adopted a static approach. We pivot from the predominant static focus on passion by examining passion convergence, or the dynamic pattern of increasing similarity in passion among members of a team. Drawing on multilevel theory of emergence in teams and using the novel consensus emergence model approach, we theorize the phenomenon of passion convergence and focus on how within-team experiences of progress and setback shape passion convergence. We also analyze the impact of passion convergence on team performance. Data from 314 individuals nested in 82 new venture teams indicate that experiencing team progress facilitated passion convergence, whereas experiencing team setbacks did not have a significant impact on passion convergence. Results also suggest that teams with members converging on a high level of passion positively predicted team performance. We discuss the theoretical and practical significance of our study. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved)

AB - Extant research on passion is replete with individual-level studies. Although team-level studies have emerged, these empirical studies have adopted a static approach. We pivot from the predominant static focus on passion by examining passion convergence, or the dynamic pattern of increasing similarity in passion among members of a team. Drawing on multilevel theory of emergence in teams and using the novel consensus emergence model approach, we theorize the phenomenon of passion convergence and focus on how within-team experiences of progress and setback shape passion convergence. We also analyze the impact of passion convergence on team performance. Data from 314 individuals nested in 82 new venture teams indicate that experiencing team progress facilitated passion convergence, whereas experiencing team setbacks did not have a significant impact on passion convergence. Results also suggest that teams with members converging on a high level of passion positively predicted team performance. We discuss the theoretical and practical significance of our study. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved)

KW - Business psychology

KW - Entrepreneurship

KW - consensus emergence model

KW - passion convergence

KW - team performance

KW - team progress

KW - team setback

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85088840523&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1037/apl0000812

DO - 10.1037/apl0000812

M3 - Journal articles

C2 - 32718154

VL - 106

SP - 902

EP - 920

JO - Journal of Applied Psychology

JF - Journal of Applied Psychology

SN - 0021-9010

IS - 6

ER -