Hybrid Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurs’ Well-Being

Starting a business has many consequences for its founders, including their well-being and mental health. In a new study, Prof. Dr. Matthias Schulz (Chair of Value Chain Management), together with Prof. Dr. Christian Schwens and Johanna Kuske from the University of Cologne, is investigating the extent to which it is helpful to start a business as a sideline and gain initial learning experience in order to subsequently benefit from greater well-being in the full-time employment phase. The paper was published in the prestigious journal Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice.

The researchers analysed British longitudinal data for their empirical findings. In particular, they considered the role of inflexible working hours and entrepreneurs' family responsibilities as mitigating factors. The analysis of the data showed, among other things, that male part-time entrepreneurs are affected by inflexible working hours and female part-time entrepreneurs by family responsibilities in their subsequent well-being.

Publication: “Hybrid Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurs’ Well-Being: The Moderating Effect of Role Demands Outside Entrepreneurship”, Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice (ABS: 4*, VHB: A): https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/10422587241288108