Dynamic relationships between personal resources and work engagement in entrepreneurs

• Published in: Journal of occupational and organizational psychology Vol. 90; no. 2; pp. 248 - 269
• Main Authors: Laguna, Mariola, Razmus, Wiktor, Żaliński, Adam
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Leicester British Psychological Society 01.06.2017
• Subjects: Companies; Efficacy; Entrepreneurs; Entrepreneurship; Longitudinal studies; longitudinal study; Measurement; Occupational psychology; positive affect; Positive emotions; Self-efficacy; Social cognitive theory; Social support; Work; work engagement

The paper presents a longitudinal study that tests the postulates of social cognitive theory in real‐life settings on a sample of entrepreneurs – people who established and managed their firms. This study explores the reciprocal relationships between entrepreneurs’ personal resources and work engage...