Sweat for success : pathways between entrepreneurs’ physical exercise, grit, well-being and firm performance

Drnovšek, Mateja (avtor), Slavec Gomezel, Alenka (avtor)

Purpose - The aim of this study is to conceptualise and test the role of physical exercise and entrepreneurial grit as a critical personal resource in maintaining entrepreneurs' well-being and firm performance. Design/methodology/approach - This study uses data from multiple sources collected at different points in time. It combines self-reported data collected from a sample of 203 entrepreneurs with lagged objective financial performance data of their firms over 4 years. Using structural equation modelling the authors describe the effects of grit and different types of physical exercise on entrepreneurs' well-being and firm performance. Findings - The study finds that grit mediates the relationship between moderate-to-vigorous physical exercise and the entrepreneur's well-being. The authors also demonstrate a non-linear effect between exercise and subjective well-being, suggesting diminishing returns of exercise at very high levels. Finally, the study finds that the entrepreneur's well-being has a significant impact on organisational performance over time. Originality/value - This study's theorising and empirical testing integrates disparate strands of literature on entrepreneurial well-being and firm performance by clarifying the micro-processes at the entrepreneur level that influence firm performance in the long term.

• Jezik: Angleški jezik
• Ključne besede: entrepreneurs, recreation, health, well-being, company performance, physical exercise, grit, firm performance
• Vrsta gradiva: Članek v reviji
• Tipologija: 1.01 - Izvirni znanstveni članek
• Organizacija: EF - Ekonomska fakulteta
• Status publikacije: Objavljeno
• Različica publikacije: Objavljena publikacija
• Leto izida: 2026
• Št. strani: Str. 26-48
• Številčenje: Vol. 32, no. 11
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-177837
• UDK: 658
• ISSN pri članku: 1355-2554
• DOI: 10.1108/IJEBR-12-2024-1387
• COBISS.SI-ID: 263009795
• Datum objave v RUL: 09.01.2026

Gradivo je del revije

• Naslov: International journal of entrepreneurial behavior & research
• Skrajšan naslov: Int. j. entrep. behav. res.
• Založnik: Emerald
• ISSN: 1355-2554
• COBISS.SI-ID: 2370332

Licence

• Licenca: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Priznanje avtorstva 4.0 Mednarodna
• Povezava: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.sl
• Opis: To je standardna licenca Creative Commons, ki daje uporabnikom največ možnosti za nadaljnjo uporabo dela, pri čemer morajo navesti avtorja.

Sekundarni jezik

• Jezik: Slovenski jezik
• Ključne besede: podjetnik, rekreacija, zdravje, dobro počutje, poslovanje podjetja