Obsessive passion, opportunity recognition, and entrepreneurial performance: The dual moderating effect of the fear of failure

Yuqi Tu; Xiling Hao; Joanna Rosak-Szyrocka; László Vasa; Xin Zhao

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1037250

Obsessive passion, opportunity recognition, and entrepreneurial performance: The dual moderating effect of the fear of failure

Front Psychol. 2023 Jan 4:13:1037250. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1037250. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Yuqi Tu¹, Xiling Hao², Joanna Rosak-Szyrocka³, László Vasa⁴, Xin Zhao⁵

Affiliations

¹ School of Economics and Management, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, China.
² School of Business Administration, Anhui University of Finance and Economics, Bengbu, China.
³ Department of Production Engineering and Safety, Faculty of Management Czestochowa University of Technology, Częstochowa, Poland.
⁴ School of Economics, Széchenyi István University, Győr, Hungary.
⁵ School of Statistics and Applied Mathematics, Anhui University of Finance and Economics, Bengbu, China.

Abstract

A strong inclination toward an important or preferred activity is a critical factor that drives individual to engage in corresponding activities. This study focuses on how entrepreneurs, influenced by obsessive passion, are motivated to put great effort into taking advantage of business opportunities and accomplishing entrepreneurial goals. By using SPSS and AMOS tools to analyze the multi-source questionnaire of 208 entrepreneurs, the research results show that obsessive passion can promote entrepreneurial performance and opportunity recognition plays a mediating role. In addition, endogenous and exogenous fear of failure play different moderating roles in the effect of obsessive passion on opportunity recognition. The research conclusion deepens the theoretical understanding of entrepreneurial passion, opportunity recognition, and fear of failure at a more subtle level.

Keywords: entrepreneurial performance; entrepreneurs; fear of failure; obsessive passion; opportunity recognition.