ADHD Symptoms, Entrepreneurial Orientation (EO), and Firm Performance

Wei Yu; Johan Wiklund; Ana Pérez-Luño

doi:10.1177/1042258719892987

ADHD Symptoms, Entrepreneurial Orientation (EO), and Firm Performance

Wei Yu
, Johan Wiklund
, Ana Pérez-Luño

Management

National University of Singapore
Martin J. Whitman School of Management
Universidad Pablo de Olavide

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Abstract

Recently, scholars have started to investigate the relationship between ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) symptoms and entrepreneurship, finding that ADHD symptoms positively impact entrepreneurial intention and action. However, the performance implications 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 inattention 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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	92-117
Number of pages	26
Journal	Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice
Volume	45
Issue number	1
Early online date	18 Dec 2019
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1042258719892987
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2021

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© The Author(s) 2019.

Funding

The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: Financial support from Singapore Ministry of Education Academic Research Fund Tier 1 (R-266-000-130-133) and from the European FEDER program FEDER Andalucía 2014-2020 is gratefully acknowledged.

Funders	Funder number
Ministry of Education - Singapore	R-266-000-130-133
European Regional Development Fund

UN SDGs

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

ADHD
entrepreneurial orientation
mental health
personality
venture performance

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Business and International Management
Economics and Econometrics

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