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Obsessed to succeed: The media depiction of entrepreneurial passion 痴迷于成功：媒体对企业家激情的描述

Journal of Business Venturing Insights Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbvi.2026.e00601

Ahmed Abdelmoula , Martina Gianecchini

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Back and here again: Heresy and the search for a philosophical entrepreneurship 再回到这里：异端和对哲学企业家精神的探索

Journal of Business Venturing Insights Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbvi.2026.e00595

Richard T. Harrison

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A stronger growth mindset of frugality predicts entrepreneurs’ responses to setbacks in resourcefulness behavior 更强的节俭成长心态预示着企业家对足智多谋行为挫折的反应

Journal of Business Venturing Insights Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbvi.2026.e00599

Jeffrey M. Pollack , Timothy L. Michaelis , Joseph Billingsley , David J. Scheaf , Jeni L. Burnette , Jon C. Carr

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Entrepreneurship and ideology: Accelerationism, degrowth, and the emerging political economy of venture creation 企业家精神与意识形态：加速主义、去增长和新兴的风险创造的政治经济学

Journal of Business Venturing Insights Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2025-08-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbvi.2025.e00566

Dominic Chalmers, Felix Honecker, David Johnson, Gemma Milne

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Is entrepreneurship an economic remedy for people with disabilities? Evidence on earnings and job satisfaction 创业是残疾人的经济救济吗？收入和工作满意度的证据

Journal of Business Venturing Insights Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbvi.2025.e00590

Seung Hoon D. Chung , Naryoung Yu

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Isotropy: Knowing when and how to pivot 各向同性：知道何时以及如何转向

Journal of Business Venturing Insights Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbvi.2026.e00592

Aman Bhuwania , Saras D. Sarasvathy

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Digital but not borderless: Geographic persistence in Brazilian equity crowdfunding 数字化但并非无边界：巴西股权众筹的地理持久性

Journal of Business Venturing Insights Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-06-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbvi.2026.e00622

Luisa de Souza Nascimento , Eduardo de Rezende Francisco , J.P. Correia , Israel José dos Santos Felipe

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Founding Editorial Board 创始编辑委员会

Journal of Business Venturing Insights Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-06-17 DOI: 10.1016/S2352-6734(26)00049-1

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How happy are self-employed in the moment? The temporal nature of well-being among self-employed 当下的个体户有多快乐？个体经营者幸福感的时间性质

Journal of Business Venturing Insights Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-06-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbvi.2026.e00637

Marcus T. Wolfe , Pankaj C. Patel

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Narrative role-play for ethical and entrepreneurial learning: Translational insights from The Midnight World 伦理和创业学习的叙事角色扮演：来自午夜世界的翻译见解

Journal of Business Venturing Insights Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbvi.2026.e00598

Shawn E. Schooley

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