Purpose

The purpose of this study is to examine the role of emotional intelligence (EI) in explaining high-tech entrepreneurs' psychological ownership (PO) and, in turn, how their PO influences venture growth.

Design/methodology/approach

This study is based on data collected from 106 high-tech Israeli entrepreneurs.

Findings

The findings indicate that using emotions for problem-solving is positively associated with PO sense of efficacy, and that appraisal of emotions of others is negatively associated with PO sense of territoriality. Moreover, PO sense of efficacy is positively associated with growth, whereas sense of territoriality is negatively associated with growth. Finally, sense of territoriality has a curvilinear effect on venture growth.

Research limitations/implications

Understanding of the antecedents of entrepreneurs' PO and its influence on firms' growth is scant. The findings contribute to the psychology of entrepreneurship and PO literature by showing the influence of affective-based processes on high-tech start-up growth.

Practical implications

The findings of this study suggest the entrepreneurs' EI indirectly affects other affective behaviors such as PO, which in turn influence venture growth. It highlights the need of entrepreneur to regulate their emotions and manage the emotional- and cognitive-based processes for the sake of firms' growth.

Originality/value

The findings expand the knowledge pertaining to the psychology of entrepreneurship by showing how EI as an affective dimension is interrelated with affective-based process and entrepreneurial firms' growth.

中文翻译：

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企业家情商作为解释企业家心理所有权和高科技创业成长的因素

目的

本研究的目的是检验情商 (EI) 在解释高科技创业者的心理所有权 (PO) 方面的作用，以及他们的 PO 如何影响风险增长。

设计/方法/方法

本研究基于从 106 位以色列高科技企业家收集的数据。

发现

研究结果表明，使用情绪解决问题与 PO 效能感呈正相关，对他人情绪的评价与 PO 领土感呈负相关。此外，PO 效能感与成长呈正相关，而领土感与成长呈负相关。最后，地域感对风险增长具有曲线效应。

研究限制/影响

对企业家 PO 的前因及其对公司增长的影响的了解很少。这些发现通过展示基于情感的过程对高科技初创企业成长的影响，对创业心理学和 PO 文学做出了贡献。

实际影响

本研究的结果表明，企业家的 EI 间接影响其他情感行为，如 PO，进而影响风险增长。它强调了企业家为了公司的发展需要调节自己的情绪并管理基于情绪和认知的过程。

原创性/价值

研究结果通过展示作为情感维度的 EI 如何与基于情感的过程和创业公司的成长相关联，扩展了与创业心理学有关的知识。