How Does Passion Affect Small Firm Growth? The Mediating Role of Entrepreneurial Alertness

Although there has been growing interest and substantial development of knowledge regarding the role of cognition and passion in the entrepreneurial process, there remain several unanswered empirical questions on how entrepreneurial cognition and passion directly or indirectly affect firm growth. In this study, we investigate the effects of entrepreneurial passion on firm growth and the mediating role of entrepreneurial alertness. Based on primary data collected from 124 small firm owners in Zambia our findings show that entrepreneurial passion has a direct positive effect on firm growth and that the relationship is partially mediated by entrepreneurial alertness. Full paper available at https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2019.14558abstract