Merely Folklore? The Role of a Growth Mindset in the Taking and Timing of Entrepreneurial Actions
研究考察了成长心态（与固定心态相比）如何影响潜在创业者采取创业行动的速度和可能性，发现成长心态在挑战性环境下能促进更早、更多的创业行为，而新冠疫情放大了这一效应。
Why do some potential entrepreneurs promptly engage in entrepreneurial behavior while others do not pursue their entrepreneurial intentions or delay acting? This study investigated whether potential entrepreneurs’ mindset shapes engaging in entrepreneurial behavior and the time until they do so. Over a 16-month period, holding more of a growth (vs. fixed) mindset positively predicted taking various entrepreneurial actions and doing so sooner. Interestingly, these effects vanished when individuals faced a less challenging context for entrepreneurship. Post-hoc exploratory analyses revealed that the COVID-19 pandemic magnified the impact of mindsets on entrepreneurial behavior. These findings pave the way for preliminary research on the viability of growth mindset interventions for fostering entrepreneurial behavior.