The European Journal of Social & Behavioural Sciences
Online ISSN: 2301-2218
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A Meta-Theoretical Approach into the Determinants of Internal Psychological Resources for Entrepreneurs
Table 1: Meta theoretical approach to internal psychological resources for entrepreneurs
| Theories | Concepts | Inspired by: |
| Salutogenesis Theory | Inner Strength | Dingley, et al. (2000) ; Lundman et al (2010) ; Miettola & Viljanen (2014); Smith, Dingley, and Roux (2019) |
| Sense of Coherence | Flensborg-Madsen, Ventegodt & Merrick (2005); Mitonga-Monga & Mayer (2020); Ruiz-Frutos et al. (2021) | |
| Self Determination Theory | Self-Leadership | Boekaerts et al. (2000); Brockner & Higgins (2001); Kanfer et al. (2008); Deci & Ryan (2012); Browning (2018); Al-Jubari, Mosbah & Talib (2019) |
| Psychological Capital Theory | Psychological Capital (PsyCap) | Baluku, Kikooma, Bantu, & Otto (2018); Luthans & Youssef-Morgan ; Luthans, Avey, Avolio, & Peterson (2010) |
| Lay Epistemic Theory; Cognitive Consistency Theory | Epistemic Motivation | Kruglanski (1989); Kruglanski, Orehek, & Dechesne (2010); Atak et al (2017) |
| Need for Closure (eventually termed as ‘Risk Orientation’ in this study) | Abelson et al. (1968); Norton & Moore (2002); Barbosa & Fayolle (2007); Ahunov & Yusupov (2017); Lian & Yen (2017) | |
| Tolerance of Ambuiguity | Brockhaus (1980); Carland et al. (1984); De Jong & Ozcan (2016). | |
| Entrepreneurial Orientation Theory, Passion Theory, Grit Theory | Entrepreneurial Orientation | Vallerand & Verner-Filion (2013); Santos et al. (2020); Martin & Javalgi (2016); Kantur (2016); Gao et al. (2018); Duckworth et al. (2007); Covin & Lumpkin (2011) |
| Alertness Theory, Resource-Based Theory of Firm | Entrepreneurial Alertness | Barney (1991); Hunt & Morgan (1995); Gartner & Shane (1995); Kirzner (2009); Zhao, Yang, Hughes, & Li (2020) |
| Goal-Setting Theory of Motivation | Aspirations | Locke & Latham (2002); Locke & Latham (2013); Locke & Latham (2006); Koestner (2008); Lee & Venkataraman (2006) |