The creation of opportunity is an opportunity to create: Entrepreneurship as an outlet for the legacy motive
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Fox, M; Wade-Benzoni, K
Published in: Research in Organizational Behavior
January 1, 2017
As evidence has accumulated that entrepreneurs may pay a financial penalty for their career choice, researchers have struggled to explain the motivation that might lead individuals to pursue the creation of new firms, technologies, and opportunities. We introduce the desire to leave a legacy as both a common source of motivation for many entrepreneurs, and a source of variation, as entrepreneurs who wish to leave a legacy must decide what they would like to leave behind, and whom they wish to benefit from that act. We discuss the implications of the different kinds of legacies for entrepreneurs and their organizations, particularly at founding and exit, when the legacy motive is likely to be particularly salient.
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Research in Organizational Behavior
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0191-3085
Publication Date
January 1, 2017
Volume
37
Start / End Page
167 / 184
Related Subject Headings
- Business & Management
- 5201 Applied and developmental psychology
- 3507 Strategy, management and organisational behaviour
- 3505 Human resources and industrial relations
- 1701 Psychology
- 1503 Business and Management
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Fox, M., & Wade-Benzoni, K. (2017). The creation of opportunity is an opportunity to create: Entrepreneurship as an outlet for the legacy motive. Research in Organizational Behavior, 37, 167–184. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.riob.2017.10.003
Fox, M., and K. Wade-Benzoni. “The creation of opportunity is an opportunity to create: Entrepreneurship as an outlet for the legacy motive.” Research in Organizational Behavior 37 (January 1, 2017): 167–84. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.riob.2017.10.003.
Fox M, Wade-Benzoni K. The creation of opportunity is an opportunity to create: Entrepreneurship as an outlet for the legacy motive. Research in Organizational Behavior. 2017 Jan 1;37:167–84.
Fox, M., and K. Wade-Benzoni. “The creation of opportunity is an opportunity to create: Entrepreneurship as an outlet for the legacy motive.” Research in Organizational Behavior, vol. 37, Jan. 2017, pp. 167–84. Scopus, doi:10.1016/j.riob.2017.10.003.
Fox M, Wade-Benzoni K. The creation of opportunity is an opportunity to create: Entrepreneurship as an outlet for the legacy motive. Research in Organizational Behavior. 2017 Jan 1;37:167–184.
Published In
Research in Organizational Behavior
DOI
ISSN
0191-3085
Publication Date
January 1, 2017
Volume
37
Start / End Page
167 / 184
Related Subject Headings
- Business & Management
- 5201 Applied and developmental psychology
- 3507 Strategy, management and organisational behaviour
- 3505 Human resources and industrial relations
- 1701 Psychology
- 1503 Business and Management