RT Journal Article
T1 ADHD Symptoms, Entrepreneurial Orientation (EO), and Firm Performance
A1 Yu, Wei
A1 Wiklund, Johan
A1 Pérez-Luño, Ana
K1 ADHD
K1 Entrepreneurial orientation
K1 Venture performance
K1 Personality
K1 Mental health
AB Recently, scholars have started to investigate the relationship between ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) symptoms and entrepreneurship, finding that ADHD symp-toms positively impact entrepreneurial intention and action. However, the performance impli-cations of ADHD symptoms are still unknown. Using two samples of entrepreneurs from the United States and Spain, we find evidence that impulsive and hyperactive symptoms of ADHD are largely conducive to firm performance through entrepreneurial orientation (EO) while in-attention symptoms are not. This suggests that the performance advantages of entrepreneurs ADHD symptoms can be derived from greater focus on innovation, proactiveness, and risk- taking. We discuss the implications of our findings for the entrepreneurship literature.
PB SAGE
YR 2021
FD 2021
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10433/19565
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10433/19565
LA en
NO Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 2021, Vol.45 (1), p.92-117
NO FEDER Andalucía 2014-2020
NO Departamento de Organización de Empresas y Marketing
DS RIO
RD May 22, 2026