Hu Honghao, Du Yuechao, Wang Zhongming
School of Management, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China.
Global Entrepreneurship Research Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China.
Psychol Res Behav Manag. 2023 Aug 7;16:3045-3060. doi: 10.2147/PRBM.S414119. eCollection 2023.
In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, innovation has become a crucial factor for the success of entrepreneurial ventures in China. However, the mechanisms underlying the promotion of innovation by entrepreneurs are not yet fully understood. Drawing on self-determination theory, this study develops a comprehensive "motivation-behaviors-performance" model to examine the relationship between entrepreneurs' felt responsibility for constructive change and ventures' innovation performance.
Two waves of questionnaire surveys with a sample of 376 entrepreneurs in East China were conducted. Hierarchical regression analysis was performed to test the hypotheses.
The empirical findings demonstrate that entrepreneurs' felt responsibility for constructive change is a key driver of innovation performance in ventures. Furthermore, external learning, encompassing technological and market learning, serves as a mediator for the positive link between entrepreneurs' felt responsibility and innovation performance. The study also reveals that entrepreneurs' perception of shared vision moderates the relationships between entrepreneurs' felt responsibility and both technological and market learning, such that the relationships are stronger when the perception of shared vision is higher.
These results yield important contributions to the entrepreneurial psychology research and self-determination theory. The study also has managerial implications for entrepreneurs aiming to enhance ventures' innovation performance.
在新冠疫情之后，创新已成为中国创业企业成功的关键因素。然而，企业家促进创新的潜在机制尚未完全明晰。本研究借鉴自我决定理论，构建了一个全面的“动机—行为—绩效”模型，以检验企业家对建设性变革的责任感与企业创新绩效之间的关系。
对华东地区376名企业家进行了两波问卷调查。采用分层回归分析来检验假设。
实证结果表明，企业家对建设性变革的责任感是企业创新绩效的关键驱动因素。此外，包括技术学习和市场学习在内的外部学习，在企业家的责任感与创新绩效之间的正向联系中起中介作用。研究还表明，企业家对共同愿景的认知调节了企业家的责任感与技术学习和市场学习之间的关系，即当共同愿景认知较高时，这种关系更强。
这些结果对创业心理学研究和自我决定理论做出了重要贡献。该研究对旨在提高企业创新绩效的企业家也具有管理启示意义。
