I can't get no sleep—The differential impact of entrepreneurial stressors on work-home interference and insomnia among experienced versus novice entrepreneurs

Family support as social exchange in entrepreneurship: Its moderating impact on entrepreneurial stressors-well-being relationships

“…In relation to person-level variables, we controlled for age and gender, which are associated with entrepreneurial processes and outcomes ( Powell & Eddleston, 2013 ). We controlled for prior venture experience as it shapes the effects of entrepreneurial stressors on entrepreneurial well-being ( Kollmann et al, 2019 ). Because we focused on the effects of perceived family support, we controlled for marital status (assessed by whether participants were married) ( Powell & Eddleston, 2013 ).…”

“…Drawing on this theoretical distinction, we model the two types of social exchange relationships between entrepreneurs and family members as they occur in entrepreneurs’ daily lives by focusing on stressors that constrain entrepreneurs’ actions or well-being ( Kollmann et al, 2019 , Rauch et al, 2018 ). According to a recent study ( Stephan, 2018 ), financial and workload stressors that are seen as the most widely explored types of stressors are intrinsic to entrepreneurial processes, such that entrepreneurs operate ventures in unique conditions that demand excessive time and effort ( Cardon & Patel, 2015 ), as well as financial resources, which are critical to sustain and develop the business ( Shepherd, Wiklund, & Haynie, 2009 ).…”

“…In terms of this critical perspective towards the sources of stressors, we believe that there are inconsistent findings concerning the linkage between workload stressors and well-being. While a majority of studies suggest that different types of workload stressors are negatively related to entrepreneurial well-being and health (e.g., Kollmann et al, 2019 , Stephan and Roesler, 2010 ), others suggest no association with entrepreneurial well-being (e.g., Millan, Hessels, Thurik, & Aguado, 2013 ).…”

“…Second, we assume that the exchange process between entrepreneurs and family members frequently occurs in stressful contexts that characterize the entire entrepreneurial process ( Rauch, Fink, & Hatak, 2018 ). Entrepreneurial stressors , defined as the specific conditions entrepreneurs encounter in their daily work lives ( Boyd and Gumpert, 1983 , Dijkhuizen et al, 2016 , Kollmann et al, 2019 ), impact entrepreneurial well-being ( Stephan, 2018 , for a review), which is increasingly regarded as a critical indicator for subjective venture success ( Wiklund et al, 2019 ). We focus on the moderating effects of family support on the association between entrepreneurial stressors and entrepreneurial well-being, according to the theoretical model of family social support in an entrepreneurial setting ( Kim et al, 2013 , Powell and Eddleston, 2013 ).…”

It’s Always a Women’s Problem! Micro-Entrepreneurs, Work-Family Balance and Economic Crisis

“…This may have forced women entrepreneurs to devote more time to their businesses (Kirkwood and Tootell 2008), to try to avoid failure, thus reducing time and energies available for the family and the household. Moreover, the crisis may have created more psychological stress that has spilled over into other dimensions of life (Cardon and Patel 2015;Kollmann et al 2018) and women entrepreneurs' sense of guilt may have increased, as they feel they have neglected their role as mothers and wives (McGowan et al 2012;) (2) family-work conflicts (family responsibilities that interfere with work) may have worsened because the crisis have reduced family income. Therefore, families may have had problems in bearing costs for family and domestic services and the burden of taking on such services have fallen mostly on women.…”