The Effects of Motivational Orientation on Entrepreneurial Well-Being
(2020) ENTN19 20201Department of Business Administration
- Abstract
- Different from the short-lived pleasure of hedonic well-being, eudaimonic well-being conceptualizes the often effortful but fulfilling nature of self-actualization. Eudaimonia has recently started to attract attention in entrepreneurship literature because it promises to reflect the specific attributes of entrepreneurial well-being.
This study sets out to apply the concept to the context of social entrepreneurship by examining the influence of the orientation of motivation on the nature of well-being derived from entrepreneurship. In alignment with a recent study providing evidence about the theoretical value of orientation of motivation, this exploratory study aims to investigate the mechanism behind the relation between the... (More) - Different from the short-lived pleasure of hedonic well-being, eudaimonic well-being conceptualizes the often effortful but fulfilling nature of self-actualization. Eudaimonia has recently started to attract attention in entrepreneurship literature because it promises to reflect the specific attributes of entrepreneurial well-being.
This study sets out to apply the concept to the context of social entrepreneurship by examining the influence of the orientation of motivation on the nature of well-being derived from entrepreneurship. In alignment with a recent study providing evidence about the theoretical value of orientation of motivation, this exploratory study aims to investigate the mechanism behind the relation between the orientation of motivation and well-being. The findings show that, on the one hand, other-oriented motivation, in comparison to self-oriented motivation, leads to a notably lower hedonic well-being due to high negative affect. On the other hand, other-oriented motivation leads to higher eudaimonic well-being, due to its multifaceted effect on the dimensions purpose in life and personal growth. We provide evidence to support the notion that other-oriented entrepreneurs are more willing to sacrifice short-lived hedonic wellbeing in exchange for a long-lasting sense of fulfillment. Lastly, this study underlines the relevance of the theoretical value of orientation of motivation as it allows a more nuanced perception of social entrepreneurial motivation. (Less)
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- author
- Dancker, Johannes Benjamin LU and Klyeisen, Michael LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- ENTN19 20201
- year
- 2020
- type
- H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
- subject
- keywords
- Entrepreneurial well-being, eudaimonic orientation of motivation, social entrepreneurship
- language
- English
- id
- 9012745
- date added to LUP
- 2020-06-15 09:16:25
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@misc{9012745,
abstract = {{Different from the short-lived pleasure of hedonic well-being, eudaimonic well-being conceptualizes the often effortful but fulfilling nature of self-actualization. Eudaimonia has recently started to attract attention in entrepreneurship literature because it promises to reflect the specific attributes of entrepreneurial well-being.
This study sets out to apply the concept to the context of social entrepreneurship by examining the influence of the orientation of motivation on the nature of well-being derived from entrepreneurship. In alignment with a recent study providing evidence about the theoretical value of orientation of motivation, this exploratory study aims to investigate the mechanism behind the relation between the orientation of motivation and well-being. The findings show that, on the one hand, other-oriented motivation, in comparison to self-oriented motivation, leads to a notably lower hedonic well-being due to high negative affect. On the other hand, other-oriented motivation leads to higher eudaimonic well-being, due to its multifaceted effect on the dimensions purpose in life and personal growth. We provide evidence to support the notion that other-oriented entrepreneurs are more willing to sacrifice short-lived hedonic wellbeing in exchange for a long-lasting sense of fulfillment. Lastly, this study underlines the relevance of the theoretical value of orientation of motivation as it allows a more nuanced perception of social entrepreneurial motivation.}},
author = {{Dancker, Johannes Benjamin and Klyeisen, Michael}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{The Effects of Motivational Orientation on Entrepreneurial Well-Being}},
year = {{2020}},
}