Uncovering the Relationship between Perceptions of Psychological Safety, Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy, and Entrepreneurial Bricolage Behaviors

2023 | HICSS | Citations: 0

Authors: Letting, Cynthia; Menold, Jessica

Abstract: While a significant amount of research has identified individual founder traits ... Expand

Abstract: While a significant amount of research has identified individual founder traits and perceptions that significantly affect startup trajectory, relatively little work has investigated the interactions between these variables. Specifically, while prior research has shown that psychological safety, entrepreneurial self-efficacy, and entrepreneurial bricolage skills are correlated with firm performance, the linkages between these variables is unknown. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between these variables leveraging data from 71 startup founders. Results suggest that team psychological safety and entrepreneurial self-efficacy can individually predict entrepreneurial bricolage, with the combination of the two yielding a stronger predictive relationship. Finally, findings suggest that psychological safety, entrepreneurial self-efficacy, and entrepreneurial bricolage are not correlated with firm performance, contradicting prior findings. Collapse

Topics: self efficacy organizational productivity financial performance innovation management database system

Methods: descriptive statistic survey multiple regression regression analysis method LexisNexis

Theories: social cognitive theory of achievement motivation