Happy and proactive ? The role of hedonic and eudaimonic well-being in business owners’ personal initiative
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In: Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Vol. 36, No. 1, 01.2012, p. 97-114.
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T1 - Happy and proactive ?
T2 - The role of hedonic and eudaimonic well-being in business owners’ personal initiative
AU - Hahn, Verena
AU - Frese, Michael
AU - Binnewieser, Carmen
AU - Schmitt, Antje
PY - 2012/1
Y1 - 2012/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Business psychology
KW - Entrepreneurship
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84856009674&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/j.1540-6520.2011.00490.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1540-6520.2011.00490.x
M3 - Journal articles
VL - 36
SP - 97
EP - 114
JO - Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice
JF - Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice
SN - 1042-2587
IS - 1
ER -