The purpose of this paper is to examine the roles of one’s original family and current family in influencing his or her entering entrepreneurial endeavors. Specifically, individuals’ original family is also crucial for entrepreneurship, which has been neglected by prior studies to a large extent. Moreover, the authors argue that a good marital relationship between two parents within the original family could facilitate an entrepreneurial spirit by providing better family support, whereas a good relationship with one’s life partner or spouse within their current family could also increase the likelihood of entrepreneurial activities through reducing work stress.,The authors use two archival data sets: National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 and 2013 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Adult Population Survey to test whether a harmonious relationship between two parents or with life partner/spouse could encourage individuals to become an entrepreneur and whether family support and work conflict mediate such a relationship.,This study found that parents’ relationship in one’s adolescence provides individuals with more support, which leads to more entrepreneurial endeavors, whereas the conflicts between two parents will reduce their likelihood of initiating entrepreneurial activities. Besides, a good relationship with one’s life partner/spouse can release his/her work stress, which is also important for entrepreneurship development.,Different from the extant related research that focuses more on on-site predictors of entrepreneurship, the current study proposes factors from other life domains, including those in one’s adolescence, that can also influence and change individuals’ choice of entrepreneurial activities throughout their entire life. Harmonious family relationships (i.e. fewer family conflicts) are important for one to start a business, and family conflicts can reduce the likelihood of choosing entrepreneurship as the main occupation.

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和谐家庭如何鼓励个人创业

本文的目的是检验一个人的原始家庭和当前家庭在影响其进入创业事业中的作用。具体来说，个人的原始家庭对于创业精神也至关重要，这在先前的研究中已被很大程度上忽略。此外，作者认为，原家庭中两个父母之间的良好婚姻关系可通过提供更好的家庭支持来促进企业家精神，而与现任家庭中的伴侣或配偶的良好关系也可能增加企业家活动的可能性通过减少工作压力。作者使用了两个档案数据集：1997年和2013年全国青年纵向调查全球企业家精神监测的成年人口调查，以测试两个父母之间或与生活伴侣/配偶之间的和谐关系是否可以鼓励个人成为企业家，以及家庭支持和工作冲突是否可以调解这种关系。研究发现，父母在青春期的关系为个人提供了更多的支持，这导致了更多的创业努力，而两个父母之间的冲突将减少他们发起创业活动的可能性。此外，与人生伴侣/配偶的良好关系可以释放他/她的工作压力，这对于企业家精神的发展也很重要。与现有的相关研究不同，后者更侧重于企业家的现场预测因素，当前的研究提出了来自其他生活领域的因素，包括青少年时期的因素，这些因素也可能影响和改变个人一生的创业活动选择。和谐的家庭关系（即减少家庭冲突）对于创业非常重要，家庭冲突可以减少选择创业作为主要职业的可能性。