a study on success and well-being among entrepreneurs in The Netherlands
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Dijkhuizen, Josette
- Publish Year
- 2015
- Shelfmark
- NED 53 2015 - B
- Thesaurus
- ondernemers, bedrijven, stress, psychische processen, Nederland, proefschrift
- Description
- A study among 277 Dutch entrepreneurs showed that specific job demands like uncertainty, risk, responsibility, and 24/7 availability greatly affect the way in which stress is experienced. Dijkhuizen also explored the relationship between stress and performance. The amount of stress is inversely proportionate to the entrepreneur’s performance, on both financial and personal levels. In the Job Demands-Resources Model used by Dijkhuizen, work engagement (commitment) is the opposite of stress. That ‘passion’ is much higher among entrepreneurs than among employees.