Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: Verheul, I.
Author-Name-Last: Verheul
Author-Name-First: Ingrid
Author-Person: pve71
Author-Name: Block, J.H.
Author-Name-Last: Block
Author-Name-First: Jörn
Author-Person: pbl61
Author-Name: Burmeister-Lamp, K.
Author-Name-Last: Burmeister-Lamp
Author-Name-First: Katrin
Author-Name: Thurik, A.R.
Author-Name-Last: Thurik
Author-Name-First: Roy
Author-Person: pth26
Author-Name: Tiemeier, H.W.
Author-Name-Last: Tiemeier
Author-Name-First: Henning
Author-Name: Turturea, R.
Author-Name-Last: Turturea
Author-Name-First: Roxana
Title: ADHD-like behavior and entrepreneurial intentions
Abstract: Little is known about the relation between validated psychiatric symptoms scores and the entrepreneurial decision. Building on the Person-Environment (P-E) fit literature and using data of over 10,000 students, we test whether individuals with higher levels of attention deficit and hyperactivity (ADHD) have higher entrepreneurial career intentions compared to others. We find that students reporting higher levels of ADHD-like behavior (assessed with a symptom score on an ADHD screening scale) are more likely than their peers to display entrepreneurial intentions and become student entrepreneurs. This can be partly explained by their high need for independence and their risk tolerance.
Creation-Date: 2013-10-29
File-URL: https://repub.eur.nl/pub/37266/ERS-2012-011-STR_version_20131004.pdf
File-Format: application/pdf
Series: RePEc:ems:eureri
Number: ERS-2012-011-STR
Classification-JEL: J24, L26
Keywords: ADHD-like behavior, entrepreneurial intentions, innovative drive, need for independence, risk tolerance
Handle: RePEc:ems:eureri:37266