Entrepreneurship and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a large-scale study involving the clinical condition of ADHD

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dc.contributor.authorLerner, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorVerheul, Ingrid
dc.contributor.authorThurik, Roy
dc.date.accessioned2025-09-22T07:56:58Z
dc.date.available2025-09-22T07:56:58Z
dc.date.issued2019-08-15
dc.date.updated2025-09-22T07:56:58Z
dc.description.abstractA growing conversation has emerged linking ostensibly dark or pathological individual-level characteristics to entrepreneurship. Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is among the most central and emblematic. Recent studies have made great strides—articulating the theoretical relevance of ADHD-type behavior in entrepreneurship and suggesting a positive link consistent with narratives in the popular press. However, quantitative studies have yet to empirically examine ADHD in line with its theoretical roots and definition—as a clinical disorder. The present paper contributes by providing a theoretically–empirically aligned test of the connection between the condition of ADHD and entrepreneurial intention and action. Based on a large-scale data collection effort (N = 9869) and cross-sectional methodology, the results find a positive connection between clinical ADHD and entrepreneurial intentions as well as entrepreneurial action. This grounds prior research on ADHD and entrepreneurship, indicating that individuals with ADHD are indeed more likely to not just espouse entrepreneurial intentions, but also to initiate business venturing. Considering the design, it suggests a self-selection toward entrepreneurship in individuals with ADHD (before potentially being a choice of last resort).en
dc.identifier.citationLerner, D. A., Verheul, I., & Thurik, R. (2019). Entrepreneurship and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a large-scale study involving the clinical condition of ADHD. Small Business Economics, 53(2), 381-392. https://doi.org/10.1007/S11187-018-0061-1
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/S11187-018-0061-1
dc.identifier.eissn1573-0913
dc.identifier.issn0921-898X
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14454/3700
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSpringer New York LLC
dc.rights© The Author(s) 2018
dc.subject.otherADHD
dc.subject.otherAttention deficit/hyperactivity disorder
dc.subject.otherEntrepreneurial action
dc.subject.otherEntrepreneurial intentions
dc.subject.otherEntrepreneurship
dc.subject.otherNascent venturing
dc.titleEntrepreneurship and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a large-scale study involving the clinical condition of ADHDen
dc.typejournal article
dcterms.accessRightsopen access
oaire.citation.endPage392
oaire.citation.issue2
oaire.citation.startPage381
oaire.citation.titleSmall Business Economics
oaire.citation.volume53
oaire.licenseConditionhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
oaire.versionVoR
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