TY - JOUR

T1 - Biology (prenatal testosterone), psychology (achievement need) and entrepreneurial impact

AU - Unger, Jens

AU - Rauch, Andreas Jörg

AU - Weis, Sophie E.

AU - Frese, Michael

PY - 2015/12/1

Y1 - 2015/12/1

N2 - Entrepreneurship holds the key to poverty alleviation and economic development. We find entrepreneurial impact as indicated by the number of jobs created by an entrepreneur is predicted by a biological factor – prenatal exposure to testosterone and a psychological factor – need for achievement. In a sample of 64 male German entrepreneurs we find that the interaction between prenatal exposure to testosterone and need for achievement predicted entrepreneurial impact. This study supports the idea that biological and psychological approaches need to be combined to explain social phenomena

AB - Entrepreneurship holds the key to poverty alleviation and economic development. We find entrepreneurial impact as indicated by the number of jobs created by an entrepreneur is predicted by a biological factor – prenatal exposure to testosterone and a psychological factor – need for achievement. In a sample of 64 male German entrepreneurs we find that the interaction between prenatal exposure to testosterone and need for achievement predicted entrepreneurial impact. This study supports the idea that biological and psychological approaches need to be combined to explain social phenomena

KW - Business psychology

KW - Achievement need

KW - Biological and psychological predictors

KW - Contingency approach

KW - Entrepreneurial impact

KW - Prenatal testosterone

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84930677675&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1016/j.jbvi.2015.05.001

DO - 10.1016/j.jbvi.2015.05.001

M3 - Journal articles

VL - 4

SP - 1

EP - 5

JO - Journal of Business Venturing Insights

JF - Journal of Business Venturing Insights

SN - 2352-6734

ER -