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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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
2011
Book Chapter
Academy of management review
Carpenter, Mason A., Cardon, Melissa S., McMullen, Jeffery S., Shepherd, Dean A., Mitchell, Ronald K., Veiga, John F. and Lumpkin, G. Thomas (2011). Academy of management review. In Search Of Research Excellence: Exemplars in Entrepreneurship. (pp. 154-172) Edward Elgar Publishing. doi: 10.4337/9781849807630.00018
2011
Journal Article
Misfortunes or mistakes?. Cultural sensemaking of entrepreneurial failure
Cardon, Melissa S., Stevens, Christopher E. and Potter, D. Ryland (2011). Misfortunes or mistakes?. Cultural sensemaking of entrepreneurial failure. Journal of Business Venturing, 26 (1), 79-92. doi: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2009.06.004
2010
Journal Article
Reconceptualizing entrepreneurial exit: Divergent exit routes and their drivers
Wennberg, Karl, Wiklund, Johan, DeTienne, Dawn R. and Cardon, Melissa S. (2010). Reconceptualizing entrepreneurial exit: Divergent exit routes and their drivers. Journal of Business Venturing, 25 (4), 361-375. doi: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2009.01.001
2010
Journal Article
Adopting HRM practices and their effectiveness in small firms facing product-market competition
Patel, Pankaj C. and Cardon, Melissa S. (2010). Adopting HRM practices and their effectiveness in small firms facing product-market competition. Human Resource Management, 49 (2), 265-290. doi: 10.1002/hrm.20346
2010
Journal Article
Entrepreneurial self-efficacy and business start-up: Developing a multi-dimensional definition
Drnovšek, Mateja, Wincent, Joakim and Cardon, Melissa S. (2010). Entrepreneurial self-efficacy and business start-up: Developing a multi-dimensional definition. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research, 16 (4), 329-348. doi: 10.1108/13552551011054516
2009
Journal Article
Immigrant and US-born Mexican-owned business: Motivations and management
Shinnar, Rachel S., Cardon, Melissa S., Eisenman, Micki, Zuiker, Virginia Solis and Lee, Myung-Soo (2009). Immigrant and US-born Mexican-owned business: Motivations and management. Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship, 14 (3), 273-295. doi: 10.1142/S1084946709001296
2009
Journal Article
Negative emotional reactions to project failure and the self-compassion to learn from the experience
Shepherd, Dean A. and Cardon, Melissa S. (2009). Negative emotional reactions to project failure and the self-compassion to learn from the experience. Journal of Management Studies, 46 (6), 923-949. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2009.00821.x
2009
Journal Article
The nature and experience of entrepreneurial passion
Cardon, Melissa S., Wincent, Joakim, Singh, Jagdip and Drnovsek, Mateja (2009). The nature and experience of entrepreneurial passion. Academy of Management Review, 34 (3), 511-532. doi: 10.5465/AMR.2009.40633190
2009
Book Chapter
Collective Passion in Entrepreneurial Teams
Drnovsek, Mateja, Cardon, Melissa S. and Murnieks, Charles Y. (2009). Collective Passion in Entrepreneurial Teams. International Studies in Entrepreneurship. (pp. 191-215) Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4419-0443-0_9
2008
Book Chapter
Organizational attractiveness of small businesses
Cardon, Melissa S. and Tarique, Ibraiz (2008). Organizational attractiveness of small businesses. International Handbook of Entrepreneurship and HRM. (pp. 345-360) Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd..
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