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Tired in the early stages? Exhaustion, insomnia and entrepreneurial stressors of entrepreneurs

Munz, Constantin LU (2024) ENTN19 20241
Department of Business Administration
Abstract
When starting and running a new business, entrepreneurs often face stressors and sleep
turbulence such as insomnia that disrupt their daily activities. These challenges frequently result
in increased exhaustion, which negatively affects cognitive functioning and entrepreneurial
performance. Drawing on existing research, I introduce a conceptual framework to gain valuable
understanding into the interconnectedness of insomnia, stressors, and perceived exhaustion in the
entrepreneurial context. Adopting a positivist and quantitative cross-sectional approach, the
research utilises an online survey to gather data from 61 early-stage entrepreneurs in Sweden and
Germany. The findings reveal a significant positive correlation between... (More)
When starting and running a new business, entrepreneurs often face stressors and sleep
turbulence such as insomnia that disrupt their daily activities. These challenges frequently result
in increased exhaustion, which negatively affects cognitive functioning and entrepreneurial
performance. Drawing on existing research, I introduce a conceptual framework to gain valuable
understanding into the interconnectedness of insomnia, stressors, and perceived exhaustion in the
entrepreneurial context. Adopting a positivist and quantitative cross-sectional approach, the
research utilises an online survey to gather data from 61 early-stage entrepreneurs in Sweden and
Germany. The findings reveal a significant positive correlation between insomnia and
entrepreneurial exhaustion, indicating that early-stage entrepreneurs experiencing higher levels
of insomnia also report greater exhaustion. Additionally, entrepreneurial stressors are
significantly linked to increased levels of perceived entrepreneurial exhaustion. Contrary to
expectations, insomnia does not contribute to the perception of entrepreneurial stressors, and
hence, stressors do not mediate the relationship between insomnia and exhaustion. It can be said
that both insomnia and entrepreneurial stressors independently increase entrepreneurial
exhaustion. These results highlight the need for targeted interventions to address entrepreneurial
exhaustion by managing stressors and insomnia among early-stage entrepreneurs. This research
contributes to the growing literature on entrepreneurial well-being and performance, offering
actionable insights for policymakers and practitioners dedicated to fostering a healthy and
sustainable entrepreneurial ecosystem. (Less)
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author
Munz, Constantin LU
supervisor
organization
course
ENTN19 20241
year
type
H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
subject
keywords
entrepreneurial exhaustion, insomnia, entrepreneurial stressors, early-stage entrepreneurship
language
English
id
9168711
date added to LUP
2024-08-20 08:59:15
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2024-08-20 08:59:15
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  abstract     = {{When starting and running a new business, entrepreneurs often face stressors and sleep
turbulence such as insomnia that disrupt their daily activities. These challenges frequently result
in increased exhaustion, which negatively affects cognitive functioning and entrepreneurial
performance. Drawing on existing research, I introduce a conceptual framework to gain valuable
understanding into the interconnectedness of insomnia, stressors, and perceived exhaustion in the
entrepreneurial context. Adopting a positivist and quantitative cross-sectional approach, the
research utilises an online survey to gather data from 61 early-stage entrepreneurs in Sweden and
Germany. The findings reveal a significant positive correlation between insomnia and
entrepreneurial exhaustion, indicating that early-stage entrepreneurs experiencing higher levels
of insomnia also report greater exhaustion. Additionally, entrepreneurial stressors are
significantly linked to increased levels of perceived entrepreneurial exhaustion. Contrary to
expectations, insomnia does not contribute to the perception of entrepreneurial stressors, and
hence, stressors do not mediate the relationship between insomnia and exhaustion. It can be said
that both insomnia and entrepreneurial stressors independently increase entrepreneurial
exhaustion. These results highlight the need for targeted interventions to address entrepreneurial
exhaustion by managing stressors and insomnia among early-stage entrepreneurs. This research
contributes to the growing literature on entrepreneurial well-being and performance, offering
actionable insights for policymakers and practitioners dedicated to fostering a healthy and
sustainable entrepreneurial ecosystem.}},
  author       = {{Munz, Constantin}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Tired in the early stages? Exhaustion, insomnia and entrepreneurial stressors of entrepreneurs}},
  year         = {{2024}},
}