Focus on opportunities as a mediator of the relationship between business owner's age and venture growth

Michael Gielnik; Hannes Zacher; Michael Frese

doi:10.1016/j.jbusvent.2010.05.002

Focus on opportunities as a mediator of the relationship between business owner's age and venture growth

Michael Gielnik
, Hannes Zacher
, Michael Frese

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Abstract

Combining upper echelons and lifespan theories, we investigated the mediating effect of focus on opportunities on the negative relationship between business owners' age and venture growth. We also expected that mental health moderates the negative relationship between business owners' age and focus on opportunities. Path analytic findings based on data from 84 business owners (mean age=44, range 24–74) supported these hypotheses. Findings suggest that focus on opportunities is a psychological mechanism that links business owners' age with
venture growth. Our findings also indicate that mental health helps maintain a high level of focus on opportunities with increasing age.

Originalsprache	Englisch
Zeitschrift	Journal of Business Venturing
Jahrgang	27
Ausgabenummer	1
Seiten (von - bis)	127-142
Seitenumfang	16
ISSN	0883-9026
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusvent.2010.05.002
Publikationsstatus	Erschienen - 01.2012

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