The cost of injustice: overall justice, emotional exhaustion, and performance among entrepreneurs: do founders fare better?

Soenen, Guillaume; Eib, Constanze; Torrès, Olivier

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“…Regarding the ownership stake, we could not find studies dealing with its link with burnout except Lechat and Torrès (2016), who argued that an increase in financial involvement generates additional stressors, 6 and Soenen et al (2019), who found a link between entrepreneurial burnout and firm performance.…”

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“…We also consider the size of the business (in terms of employees) and the growth of turnover, and their possible relationship with burnout (Hatak et al, 2015;Soenen et al, 2019). The seminal work of Mintzberg (1979) made a connection between business size and stressors.…”

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“…However, the burnout of entrepreneurs has only recently become a topic of interest (Jamal, 2007;Perry et al, 2008;Shepherd et al, 2010;Hatak et al, 2015;Wei et al, 2015;Fernet et al, 2016;Mol et al, 2018;Omrane et al, 2018;Soenen et al, 2019;Torrès, Benzari, et al, 2021b, forthcoming). In part, this is because non-salaried workers are not part of the public occupational health system in various countries.…”

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Risk of burnout in French entrepreneurs during the COVID-19 crisis

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The COVID-19 crisis presents manifest threats for entrepreneurs since their business survival is often directly at stake given the alarming economic downturn. This existential threat, together with their crucial role in the economy, is the reason for the plethora of public financial support schemes being implemented throughout the entire world. However, support schemes for mental health are lacking. We aim to investigate, first, whether burnout levels have increased during the crisis and, second, whether burnout levels during the COVID-19 crisis depend on the threat of becoming ill, having to stay at home due to the lockdown, and/or having to file for bankruptcy due to the economic downturn. We do so using seven data sets of French entrepreneurs with a temporal comparison of averages and two data sets of French entrepreneurs with a cross-sectional analysis of individuals. Our findings show that indeed, the risks of burnout have increased during the pandemic and that the threat of bankruptcy is the dominant threat. As an increasing number of studies in the entrepreneurship literature indicate that entrepreneurs’ mental health influences their activities, as well as the growth and sustainability of their ventures, our study is important and timely in its contribution, as it takes a close look at the perception of burnout in general and more specifically during the COVID-19 pandemic. Plain English Summary The risk of burnout in French entrepreneurs has increased significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, which calls for not only financial support but also other forms of support. The COVID-19 pandemic presents many threats for entrepreneurs since their business survival is often directly at stake. These threats are not just financial but also related to health, such as the threat of burnout. The findings of our study show that for French entrepreneurs, the threat of burnout increased after the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic. This finding raises the question whether this outcome is due to the threat to health, the effects of the lockdown, or the threat of bankruptcy. It appears that all three factors play important roles, although the financial threat is the dominant threat. These findings call for the extension of entrepreneurial support systems beyond the financial area by also involving an “entrepreneurship care” aspect, which includes telephone support, webinars, and mental help facilities.

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“…Elst et al (2014) proposed that employee emotional exhaustion in the workplace is an indicator of well-being at work, which is manifested by the exhaustion of an individual's feelings for a certain thing (Chang, 2009). As a result, employees have negative experiences and negative work emotions, such as impaired self-esteem, depression, nervousness, and irritability (Guillaume et al, 2018). In addition, employees with state anxiety tend to exhaust their energy and attention to worry about taskrelated issues and criticize their abilities (Sarason, 1984).…”

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Can Ethical Leadership Improve Employees’ Well-Being at Work? Another Side of Ethical Leadership Based on Organizational Citizenship Anxiety

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Liu

2020

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Most of the previous literature has focused on the positive effects of ethical leadership on organizations and employees, but some studies have unexpectedly found that ethical leadership is negatively related to employees' well-being at work. Based on the theory of workplace anxiety, this research explored whether ethical leadership can reduce employees' well-being at work by causing them to feel anxious about organizational citizenship behavior and whether organizational concern motivation moderates this mechanism. We collected 227 three-stage time-crossed data samples from 12 institutions in Hainan China, then tested our research hypotheses to confirm that ethical leadership has a negative impact on employees' well-being at work under certain conditions. We found that: (1) ethical leadership is significantly and positively correlated with the organizational citizenship anxiety perceived by employees, (2) organizational citizenship anxiety perceived by employees plays a completely mediating role between ethical leadership and employee well-being at work, and (3) organizational concern motivation not only negatively moderates the negative correlation between employees' organizational citizenship anxiety and well-being at work, but also further moderates the indirect negative effect of ethical leadership on employee well-being at work through organizational citizenship anxiety.

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“…However, a study by Souder et al (2012) suggested that compared with professional CEOs, founder CEOs are less likely to engage in market expansion. Further, researchers find that the dispositional characteristics of a founder CEO—such as achievement orientation and locus of control (Sebora, Lee, & Sukasame, 2009), positive affect (Baron, Tang, & Hmieleski, 2011), and justice perceptions (Soenen, Eib, & Torrès, 2019)—positively affect entrepreneurial venture performance. In addition, founder CEO's social ties (friendship ties) are positively related to new firm performance (Roberts & Sterling, 2012), but the founder's wealth is negatively related to startup performance (Hvide & Møen, 2010).…”

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The founder chief executive officer: A review of current insights and directions for future research

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Acharya

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Research Question/Issue: From its inception in the late 1980s and early 1990s, founder-chief executive officer (CEO) research has garnered significant scholarly attention in the strategy and entrepreneurship disciplines, although other fields-such as economics, finance, and family business-have also generated substantial research insight on this topic. Despite this progress, a limited consensus exists on the influence of the founder CEO owing to the fragmented nature of extant research. In this review, we address this fragmentation by reviewing current literature, synthesizing the discipline-specific findings into an integrated framework, and highlighting promising directions for future founder-CEO research. Research Findings/Insights: Using a cross-disciplinary review of founder-CEO research based on 221 articles from 24 academic journals, we synthesize current research and provide directions for future research. Our framework organizes current research on the founder CEO into three broad themes. First, we review and synthesize scholarly work on factors related to the founder CEO during the nascent years of the firm. In the second theme, we review research that explores the impact of the founder CEO on strategic choices and firm configurations. In the third theme, we review the performance consequences of the founder CEO. Theoretical/Academic Implications: This review advances research on the founder CEO by taking stock of insights from various disciplines, highlighting advancements made, and suggesting promising directions for future research on founder CEOs. Additionally, a critical evaluation of current methodological approaches provides opportunities for strengthening the rigor of scholarly inquiry in this area.

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The cost of injustice: overall justice, emotional exhaustion, and performance among entrepreneurs: do founders fare better?

Abstract: This is the accepted version of a paper published in Small Business Economics. This paper has been peer-reviewed but does not include the final publisher proof-corrections or journal pagination.

Cited by 27 publications

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Risk of burnout in French entrepreneurs during the COVID-19 crisis

Risk of burnout in French entrepreneurs during the COVID-19 crisis

Can Ethical Leadership Improve Employees’ Well-Being at Work? Another Side of Ethical Leadership Based on Organizational Citizenship Anxiety

The founder chief executive officer: A review of current insights and directions for future research

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