Zhu, Y, Collins, A, Xu, Z et al. (2 more authors) (2022) Achieving aging well through senior entrepreneurship: a three-country empirical study. Small Business Economics, 59 (2). pp. 665-689. ISSN 0921-898X
Abstract
Seniors strive to achieve aging well by engaging in entrepreneurial activities subsequent to ceasing their organizational employment. While this is a common practice in many societies, scant research exists on what motivates seniors to engage in entrepreneurial activities once they end their formal employment. We adopt the self-determination theory (SDT) to investigate the effects of goal contents and motives on the well-being among seniors who launch their entrepreneurship journeys. Based on in-depth interviews with senior entrepreneurs in China, India, and Turkey, we contribute to extant knowledge by linking separate paradigms. These are as follows: goal contents and intrinsic motivation-driven entrepreneurship, management of inner and outer challenges, and achievement of the eventual outcome of aging well. We also investigate the culture-specific drivers of senior entrepreneurship in a comparative framework.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2021. This is an author produced version of an article published in Small Business Economics. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Active aging; Aging well; Cultural elements; Goal contents; Intrinsic motivation; Senior entrepreneurship |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Business (Leeds) > Management Division (LUBS) (Leeds) > Management Division Strategy and Organisation (LUBS) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 10 Dec 2021 13:32 |
Last Modified: | 12 Nov 2022 01:13 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Springer |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/s11187-021-00564-8 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:181418 |