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Dear colleagues,

Please note that the deadline for submission to the APIR special issue on "Psychology of entrepreneurship" has been extended to the end of this month, September 30, 2014.

Sincerely,

Marjan Gorgievski

Ute Stephan

Call for Papers

Applied Psychology: An International Review Special Issue

Advances in the Psychology of Entrepreneurship

EXTENDED DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

Guest Editors

Marjan J. Gorgievski, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Ute Stephan, University of Sheffield Management School, The United Kingdom

Published as: Gorgievski, M.J. & Stephan, U. (2013). Applied Psychology: An International Review Special Issue Advances in the Psychology of Entrepreneurship. Applied Psychology, 63(1), 219-221.

Background and Rationale for the Special Issue

Entrepreneurship contributes to employment creation, productivity and economic growth (Van Praag and Versloot, 2008) and has the potential to deliver innovative solutions to social and environmental problems (e.g., Mair & Marti, 2006). This calls for knowledge aimed at stimulating people to become and remain successful entrepreneurs worldwide. On the other hand, the unique working environment of entrepreneurs and employees in entrepreneurial firms provides an intriguing opportunity to learn more about its consequences for motivation, stress, health and performance (e.g., Gorgievski, Bakker, & Schaufeli, 2010; Stephan & Roesler, 2010). New ways of working–flexible work arrangements and demands for innovative behavior and intrapreneurship of workers from all levels of the organization–more and more resemble entrepreneurial working conditions. This increases the relevance of gaining an understanding of such topics.

Psychologists can make major contributions to our understanding of entrepreneurship.  Entrepreneurship provides an important context within which to push the boundaries of psychological theories, as well as to develop new theoretical frameworks. A special issue in another journal at the start of this century (Frese, Klandt & Chell, 2000) has inspired scholars worldwide to study entrepreneurship from a psychological perspective, but much more work is needed. Hence, this special issue aims to establish a stronger connection between research in psychology and entrepreneurship by presenting novel empirical and theoretical research examining the psychological antecedents, outcomes and processes associated with entrepreneurship. The special issue loosely defines entrepreneurs as people who own and manage a business. For the specific contributions we expect authors to use more precise terms to specify their sample. The special issue could focus on, but is not restricted to, the following themes:

1.    Entrepreneurial careers (e.g., Entrepreneurial career paths from a lifetime perspective; peoples' choice for alternative types of entrepreneurship.)

2.    Cognitive and emotional aspects of entrepreneurship (e.g., Entrepreneurs' responses to firm failure; the effect of entrepreneurs' emotional intelligence on entrepreneurial performance.)

3.    Entrepreneurs' actions and self-regulation (e.g., The effects of specific self-regulatory activities, such as feedback seeking, emotion regulation and suppressing competing activities, on entrepreneurial outcomes, such as motivation, uncertainty reduction and business success.)

4.    Personal differences and entrepreneurial success (Ideally, papers adopt a dynamic approach, e.g.,  focusing on the mechanisms explaining relationships between personality and entrepreneurial outcomes.)

5.    Leadership and organizational behavior in entrepreneurial firms (e.g., typical management styles and employment relations across different types of business start-ups and their effect on employee outcomes; the effect of "ownership dynamics" on entrepreneurial outcomes)

6.    Multilevel theorizing in entrepreneurship (e.g. the relationship between the business context (community diversity, culture, and formal institutions) and entrepreneurs' performance and intentions, and vice versa, how entrepreneurs shape their context.)

Authors are encouraged to address cross-cultural aspects in their work, in concordance with the mission of APIR. We particularly encourage submissions with an international focus or using multi-country samples.

Submission Instructions

The deadline for submission of manuscripts is September 30, 2014. All submitted manuscripts are subject to the regular double blind review process. Please direct any questions regarding the Special Issue to Dr. Marjan Gorgievski (Gorgievski@fsw.eur.nl) and Dr. Ute Stephan (Stephan.Ute@gmail.com).

Frese, M., Chell, E. and Klandt, H. (2000). Introduction. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 9, 3-6.

Gorgievski, M.J., Bakker, A.B. & Schaufeli, W.B. (2010). Work Engagement and Workaholism: Comparing the Self-Employed and Salaried Employees. Journal of Positive Psychology, 5, 83-96.

Mair, J. & Marti, I. (2006). Social entrepreneurship research: A source of explanation, prediction, and delight. Journal of World Business, 41, 36-44.

Stephan, U., & Roesler, U. (2010). Health of entrepreneurs versus employees in a national representative sample. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 83, 717-738.

Van Praag, C.M. and Versloot, P.H. (2008). The economic benefits and costs of entrepreneurship: a review of the research. Foundations and Trends in Entrepreneurship, 4, 65-154.

Marjan Gorgievski

Erasmus University Rotterdam

Contact:

Erasmus University Rotterdam

Faculty of Social Sciences

Dept. of Work and Organisational Psychology

Room T13-48, Burg. Oudlaan 50

Po Box 1738 - 3000 DR  Rotterdam

T: +31 10 408 9620

E: gorgievski@fsw.eur.nl

W: http://www.pop-lab.com/en/about-us/dr-marjan-gorgievski

APIR Special issue "Psychology of entrepreneurship" call for papers: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/apps.12019/abstract

Extended deadline Septembre 30, 2014