The study reveals that despite high work engagement and low recovery levels, entrepreneurs avoid burnout and accumulate positive psychological outcomes by investing in more work engagement in a positive environment. This positive workaholism is an adaptive psychological strategy that helps entrepreneurs stay in control of their business and gain personal benefits.

Not all obsessive passions are perceived as equal within the entrepreneurship environment.

Do entrepreneurs make decisions rationally?

Causal and effectual logic in the decision-making process.

Radical innovation in (multi)family-owned firms

Entrepreneur's high-arousal vocal expressions, whether positive or negative, increase perceptions of their passion.

For failed crowdfunding projects, more market validation predicts commercialization performance.

Can failure of the venture prompt an identity change in the entrepreneur?

How does the time of day influence early-stage investment decisions?

Do entrepreneurs benefit from frequently changing their facial expression from one emotion to another?

By acting resourcefully and transforming that action into a narrative, entrepreneurs can resourcefully mobilize support.

How do emotions affect entrepreneur decision-making? What helps entrepreneurs make sustainability-related decisions?

This article portrays the entrepreneurial process as a mechanism through which “private obsession” fulfills “public need.”