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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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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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From selection to Circularity: How Stakeholder Co-creation transforms incubation 从选择到循环：利益相关者共同创造如何转变孵化

Journal of Business Venturing Insights Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbvi.2026.e00593

Israa Thiab , Clyde Eirikur Hull

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Building an entrepreneurial ecosystem in a fragile post-war economy: The role of entrepreneurial support organizations 在脆弱的战后经济中建立创业生态系统：创业支持组织的作用

Journal of Business Venturing Insights Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbvi.2025.e00591

Ramzi Fathallah , Trenton A. Williams , Ahmad Sufian Bayram , Matthew Grimes , Jeffery S. McMullen , Chris Sutter

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Acceleration as dialectical learning and co-construction of practices 加速作为辩证学习和实践共建

Journal of Business Venturing Insights Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbvi.2026.e00594

Qian Li , Ketan Goswami

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Building civic capacity through enterprise: Self-employment’s association with who volunteers—and how much 通过企业建设公民能力：个体经营者与志愿者的关系——以及志愿者的数量

Journal of Business Venturing Insights Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbvi.2025.e00588

Pankaj C. Patel

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Bringing “her” to life: Why entrepreneurial teams anthropomorphize their focal technologies under uncertainty 将“她”带入生活：为什么创业团队在不确定的情况下将他们的重点技术拟人化

Journal of Business Venturing Insights Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-31 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbvi.2026.e00597

Christopher S. Hayter

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