Perceptions of Entrepreneurial Passion and Employees’ Commitment to Entrepreneurial Ventures
基于情感传染和目标设定理论，研究员工感知到的创业激情如何影响其对创业企业的承诺，发现对发明和发展激情的感知增强承诺，而对创建激情的感知则降低承诺，积极情感和目标清晰度起中介作用。
Drawing on theories of emotional contagion and goal setting, we propose two mechanisms as to how employees’ perceptions of entrepreneurial passion influence their commitment to entrepreneurial ventures. Testing these mechanisms with data from a survey of 124 employees, we find that employees’ perceptions of their supervisors’ passion for inventing, founding, and developing differentially impact commitment. While perceptions of entrepreneurs’ passion for inventing and developing enhance commitment, passion for founding reduces it. Employees’ experiences of positive affect at work and their goal clarity mediate these effects. Our results have implications for the literature on entrepreneurial passion and leadership in entrepreneurial firms.