Overview
Availability
- Professor Melissa Cardon is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy of Organizational Behavior Studies, Columbia University in the City of New York
Research interests
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The Psychology of Entrepreneurs
Dr. Cardon studies the psychology of entrepreneurs as they found, persist, and succeed (or not) with their ventures. Topics of special interest include entrepreneurial passion, resource acquisition, failure recovery, and well-being, as well as coping mechanisms to address pervasive problems.
Works
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2018
Journal Article
What’s Love Got to Do With It? Team Entrepreneurial Passion and Performance in New Venture Teams
Santos, Susana C. and Cardon, Melissa S. (2018). What’s Love Got to Do With It? Team Entrepreneurial Passion and Performance in New Venture Teams. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 43 (3), 475-504. doi: 10.1177/1042258718812185
2017
Journal Article
Passion for what? Expanding the domains of entrepreneurial passion
Cardon, Melissa S., Glauser, Michael and Murnieks, Charles Y. (2017). Passion for what? Expanding the domains of entrepreneurial passion. Journal of Business Venturing Insights, 8, 24-32. doi: 10.1016/j.jbvi.2017.05.004
2017
Journal Article
Motivational Cues and Angel Investing: Interactions Among Enthusiasm, Preparedness, and Commitment
Cardon, Melissa S., Mitteness, Cheryl and Sudek, Richard (2017). Motivational Cues and Angel Investing: Interactions Among Enthusiasm, Preparedness, and Commitment. Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice, 41 (6), 1057-1085. doi: 10.1111/etap.12255
2017
Book Chapter
Training and development in small and medium enterprises
Cardon, Melissa S. and Valentin, Stephen D. (2017). Training and development in small and medium enterprises. The Cambridge handbook of workplace training and employee development. (pp. 363-382) edited by Kenneth G. Brown. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/9781316091067.018
2017
Journal Article
Team entrepreneurial passion: Its emergence and influence in new venture teams
Cardon, Melissa S., Post, Corinne and Forster, William R. (2017). Team entrepreneurial passion: Its emergence and influence in new venture teams. Academy of Management Review, 42 (2), 283-305. doi: 10.5465/amr.2014.0356
2017
Journal Article
How prior investments of time, money, and employee hires influence time to exit a distressed venture, and the extent to which contingency planning helps
Yamakawa, Yasuhiro and Cardon, Melissa S. (2017). How prior investments of time, money, and employee hires influence time to exit a distressed venture, and the extent to which contingency planning helps. Journal of Business Venturing, 32 (1), 1-17. doi: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2016.10.002
2016
Journal Article
Drawn to the fire: The role of passion, tenacity and inspirational leadership in angel investing
Murnieks, Charles Y., Cardon, Melissa S., Sudek, Richard, White, T. Daniel and Brooks, Wade T. (2016). Drawn to the fire: The role of passion, tenacity and inspirational leadership in angel investing. Journal of Business Venturing, 31 (4), 468-484. doi: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2016.05.002
2016
Journal Article
Direct and Indirect Effects of Passion on Growing Technology Ventures
Drnovsek, Mateja, Cardon, Melissa S. and Patel, Pankaj C. (2016). Direct and Indirect Effects of Passion on Growing Technology Ventures. Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, 10 (2), 194-213. doi: 10.1002/sej.1213
2015
Journal Article
Entrepreneurial Passion as Mediator of the Self-Efficacy to Persistence Relationship
Cardon, Melissa S. and Kirk, Colleen P. (2015). Entrepreneurial Passion as Mediator of the Self-Efficacy to Persistence Relationship. Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice, 39 (5), 1027-1050. doi: 10.1111/etap.12089
2015
Journal Article
Causal ascriptions and perceived learning from entrepreneurial failure
Yamakawa, Yasuhiro and Cardon, Melissa S. (2015). Causal ascriptions and perceived learning from entrepreneurial failure. Small Business Economics, 44 (4), 797-820. doi: 10.1007/s11187-014-9623-z
2015
Journal Article
Is stress worth it? Stress-related health and wealth trade-offs for entrepreneurs
Cardon, Melissa S. and Patel, Pankaj C. (2015). Is stress worth it? Stress-related health and wealth trade-offs for entrepreneurs. Applied Psychology, 64 (2), 379-420. doi: 10.1111/apps.12021
2014
Journal Article
Pathways of Passion: Identity Centrality, Passion, and Behavior Among Entrepreneurs
Murnieks, Charles Y., Mosakowski, Elaine and Cardon, Melissa S. (2014). Pathways of Passion: Identity Centrality, Passion, and Behavior Among Entrepreneurs. Journal of Management, 40 (6), 1583-1606. doi: 10.1177/0149206311433855
2014
Book Chapter
Negative emotional reactions to project failure and the self-compassion to learn from the experience
Shepherd, Dean A. and Cardon, Melissa S. (2014). Negative emotional reactions to project failure and the self-compassion to learn from the experience. A Psychological Approach to Entrepreneurship: Selected Essays of Dean A. Shepherd. (pp. 577-603) Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.. doi: 10.4337/9781783479801.00040
2014
Book Chapter
Cultural context, passion and self-efficacy: Do entrepreneurs operate on different ‘planets’?
Drnovšek, Mateja, Slavec, Alenka and Cardon, Melissa S. (2014). Cultural context, passion and self-efficacy: Do entrepreneurs operate on different ‘planets’?. Handbook of Entrepreneurial Cognition. (pp. 227-253) Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.. doi: 10.4337/9781781006597.00017
2013
Journal Article
Measuring entrepreneurial passion: Conceptual foundations and scale validation
Cardon, Melissa S., Gregoire, Denis A., Stevens, Christopher E. and Patel, Pankaj C. (2013). Measuring entrepreneurial passion: Conceptual foundations and scale validation. Journal of Business Venturing, 28 (3), 373-396. doi: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2012.03.003
2012
Book Chapter
Passion
Perttula, Kimberly H. and Cardon, Melissa S. (2012). Passion. The Oxford Handbook of Positive Organizational Scholarship. Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199734610.013.0015
2012
Journal Article
Angel investor characteristics that determine whether perceived passion leads to higher evaluations of funding potential
Mitteness, Cheryl, Sudek, Richard and Cardon, Melissa S. (2012). Angel investor characteristics that determine whether perceived passion leads to higher evaluations of funding potential. Journal of Business Venturing, 27 (5), 592-606. doi: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2011.11.003
2012
Journal Article
Impact of founder experience on exit intentions
deTienne, Dawn R. and Cardon, Melissa S. (2012). Impact of founder experience on exit intentions. Small Business Economics, 38 (4), 351-374. doi: 10.1007/s11187-010-9284-5
2012
Journal Article
A mutuality perspective of psychological contracts regarding career development and job security
Ye, Jun, Cardon, Melissa S. and Rivera, Efrain (2012). A mutuality perspective of psychological contracts regarding career development and job security. Journal of Business Research, 65 (3), 294-301. doi: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2011.03.006
2012
Journal Article
Exploring the Heart: Entrepreneurial emotion is a hot topic
Cardon, Melissa S., Foo, Maw-Der, Shepherd, Dean and Wiklund, Johan (2012). Exploring the Heart: Entrepreneurial emotion is a hot topic. Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice, 36 (1), 1-10. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-6520.2011.00501.x
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