Purpose

Applying the broaden-and-build theory, this paper aims to examine the effect of entrepreneurial wellbeing (EWB) on the opportunity recognition (OpR) ability and how it changes over entrepreneurial stages.

Design/methodology/approach

This study was based on the survey data of 307 entrepreneurs in Vietnam, which is an emerging market with full support for entrepreneurship by the government.

Findings

The results indicated that EWB has a salient effect on the OpR ability of entrepreneurs. Besides, in the later stages of the entrepreneurial process, EWB increases in its importance toward the ability to recognize potential business opportunities.

Originality/value

This study contributes to EWB and entrepreneurship research by providing theoretical and empirical evidence of wellbeing as a crucial psychological resource in entrepreneurship. Besides, this study uncovers the dynamic nature of entrepreneurship by analyzing when EWB can produce higher levels of entrepreneurs’ OpR along entrepreneurial stages.

中文翻译：

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情感视角下企业家的机会识别能力：如何以及何时？

目的

本文旨在应用拓宽与构建理论，研究创业幸福感（EWB）对机会识别（OpR）能力的影响及其在创业阶段的变化。

设计/方法论/途径

本研究基于对越南307名企业家的调查数据，越南是一个政府全力支持创业的新兴市场。

发现

结果表明，EWB对企业家的OpR能力有显着影响。此外，在创业过程的后期，EWB对于识别潜在商机的能力的重要性不断增加。

原创性/价值

这项研究通过提供幸福感作为创业中重要心理资源的理论和实证证据，为 EWB 和创业研究做出了贡献。此外，本研究通过分析EWB何时可以在创业阶段产生更高水平的企业家OpR，揭示了创业的动态本质。