I make my own rules: The role of rule-breaking and ethics in driving entrepreneurial intention and involvement
研究发现，打破规则的倾向能正向预测创业意向和参与，但这一关系在理想主义高的人中减弱，因为他们更倾向于认为规则普遍有效。
At times, individuals break rules in pursuit of greater good for themselves or their communities. For such individuals, entrepreneurship—marked by creative disruption—can represent an especially appealing career path. Building on the virtue-based model of rule-breaking, we hypothesize that rule-breaking tendencies positively predict entrepreneurial intentions and involvement. We further propose that this relationship weakens among individuals high in idealism, who tend to view rules as universally valid and are thus less likely to perceive gaps in existing systems as entrepreneurial opportunities. Two studies tested these hypotheses: Study 1 employed a computerized laboratory task to assess general rule-breaking behavior, minimizing biases related to social desirability, rule perceptions, and examined its link to entrepreneurial intentions. Study 2 adopted a contextualized approach, analyzing how entrepreneurial prosocial rule-breaking relates to both future entrepreneurial intentions and current entrepreneurial involvement among working adults, including entrepreneurs and non-entrepreneurs. Across both studies, findings consistently demonstrate that rule-breaking tendencies foster entrepreneurial outcomes, with idealism serving as a boundary condition. This research introduces a novel methodological framework and advances understanding of the ethical antecedents of entrepreneurship.