@article{7973d6e0a4e84cc6b8d3b6d964739c33,
title = "How entrepreneurs influence their employees{\textquoteright} job satisfaction: The double-edged sword of proactive personality",
abstract = "This paper aims to enhance our understanding of work and wellbeing in the entrepreneurial society. We integrate research on proactive personality (PP) and job design to explore how entrepreneurs{\textquoteright} PP impacts their employees{\textquoteright} job satisfaction by shaping employee job design in a multi-source multilevel study of 43 entrepreneurs/firms and 511 of their employees. In contexts of firm instability, entrepreneurs{\textquoteright} PP was negatively associated with employee job satisfaction due to higher employee job demands. In stable firms, PP related positively to employee job satisfaction due to higher employee job control and social support. We replicate these findings for mental health as a broader indicator of employee wellbeing. Our study extends research on entrepreneur PP by considering its effect on employees. It advances understanding of the bright and dark sides of PP for others in the organization, and contributes new insights on the origins of job design and the quality of work in entrepreneur-led firms.",
keywords = "entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, employees, job satisfaction, mental health, proactive, Personal initiative, SMALL FIRMS, MANAGEMENT",
author = "Ute Stephan and Karoline Strauss and Gorgievski, {Marjan j.} and Dominika Wach",
note = "Funding Information: We thank the participants of the Special issue workshop “A Better Tomorrow? Work and Well-being in the Entrepreneurial Society” in May 2022 for constructive feedback on our work, including Michael Frese, Joel Carnevale, Johan Wiklund, Sarah Jack, Boris Nikolaev, Marco van Gelderen, Evangelia Demerouti, Arnold Bakker, Dimo Dimov, Christopher Pryor. We also thank Ian Macdonald and Ulrike Roesler for comments to the manuscript. The manuscript has also benefitted from other feedback at conferences and internal workshops for which we are grateful. We thank Sara Klinkebiel for her valuable research assistance. This research was supported in part by a grant from the German Ministry of Research and Education, grant number FKZ 01HN0149. All mistakes remain our own. Funding Information: Dominika Wach is a Professor in Psychology at Macromedia University of Applied Sciences where she teaches Business Psychology and Research Methods. Previously she was a postdoctoral researcher at Technische Universit{\"a}t Dresden, where she completed her Ph.D. in Psychology of Entrepreneurship. Dominika explores business opportunity recognition, entrepreneurial intentions, and psychological well-being. Her current research focuses on entrepreneurial stressors, recovery, and mindfulness. Dominika is associated PI in research project promoting innovation, health, and sustainability in textile industry in Bangladesh, entitled „Fostering Innovation, Performance and Resilience through Leadership and modern Work Design”, funded by the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ). Amongst others, Dominika published her work in Journal of Business Venturing, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Journal of Small Business Management, and Applied Psychology: An International Review. Funding Information: We thank the participants of the Special issue workshop “A Better Tomorrow? Work and Well-being in the Entrepreneurial Society” in May 2022 for constructive feedback on our work, including Michael Frese, Joel Carnevale, Johan Wiklund, Sarah Jack, Boris Nikolaev, Marco van Gelderen, Evangelia Demerouti, Arnold Bakker, Dimo Dimov, Christopher Pryor. We also thank Ian Macdonald and Ulrike Roesler for comments to the manuscript. The manuscript has also benefitted from other feedback at conferences and internal workshops for which we are grateful. We thank Sara Klinkebiel for her valuable research assistance. This research was supported in part by a grant from the German Ministry of Research and Education , grant number FKZ 01HN0149 . All mistakes remain our own. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2023 The Author(s)",
year = "2024",
month = mar,
doi = "10.1016/j.jbusres.2023.114492",
language = "English",
volume = "174",
journal = "Journal of Business Research",
issn = "0148-2963",
publisher = "Elsevier Inc.",
}
