Research Gains: Benefits of Closer Links Between I/O Psychology and Entrepreneurship
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Authors
This is an unusual book. It is a cooperative endeavor of authors from the areas of entrepreneurship and industrial and organizational psychology (in short, I/O psychology)—to our knowledge, it is the only book of this kind. Amajor goal of this book is the promoting of closer ties between the fields of I/O psychology and entrepreneurship. The basic rationale behind this goal can be stated succinctly: Increased cooperation between the two fields can be highly beneficial to both. In particular, we believe that the findings, methods, principles, and theories of I/O psychology can assist entrepreneurship in answering several of its most basic questions. Conversely, we suggest that the field of entrepreneurship, with its focus on new ventures, can provide I/O psychology with a novel and potentially valuable arena for testing and extending its findings and theories, most of which have been developed in the context of large, mature organizations.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | The Psychology of Entrepreneurship |
| Editors | J. Robert Baum, Michael Frese, Robert A. Baron |
| Number of pages | 27 |
| Place of Publication | Mahwah |
| Publisher | Lawrence Erlbaum Associates |
| Publication date | 2007 |
| Edition | 1. |
| Pages | 347-373 |
| ISBN (print) | 0-8058-5062-7, 9780805850628 |
| ISBN (electronic) | 9781317613794 |
| Publication status | Published - 2007 |
| Externally published | Yes |
- Business psychology
- Entrepreneurship
