Abstract The use of mindfulness skill promises a bevy of positive outcomes at work, increasing organizational interest in designing interventions for boosting it. To create these interventions, organizations need more information on key elements that support mindfulness and deeper understanding about how each element mechanizes deployment of mindfulness skill. This manuscript addresses these needs. We […]

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As a commentary in the journal Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Grace Lemmon PhD, Goran Kuljanin PhD, Jennifer Golden DBA, and I respond to a recent article advocating quiet environments and intentional silence at work. The authors argue that there is value in speaking up, and having a voice in one’s organization, value both for the […]

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Abstract: Crowdfunding has become an attractive option to raise funds in recent years. Several studies have examined language use in crowdfunding campaigns, and a few have attempted to understand entrepreneurs’ language use on these platforms precisely. All assume that those categorized as entrepreneurial are inherently different from those categorized as other. We aim to explore […]

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Entrepreneurs are exhausted. They have been operating their businesses during a pandemic for two years. Not to mention the years of civil strife. Entrepreneurial passion is not always enough to get us through the emotional turmoil of crises. And, undoubtedly, there will be a string of future crises. Whether it is future COVID-19 spikes, hurricanes, […]

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Much of the popular writing entrepreneurs turn to for guidance is flim-flam. Popular entrepreneurship books and articles have a foundation built from the experiences–often impressive experiences–of their authors. This writing falls into what I call the Richard Branson, “grow long hair and you, too, can own a private island,” genre of business advice. So why […]

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