AUTHOR=Chen Hongbo , Tao Yitao 

TITLE=Efficacy of Entrepreneurs' Psychological Capital on the Performance of New Ventures in the Development of Regional Economy in the Greater Bay Area

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology

VOLUME=Volume 12 - 2021

YEAR=2021

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.705095

DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2021.705095

ISSN=1664-1078

ABSTRACT=The study aims to analyze the relationship between entrepreneurs’ psychological capital and enterprise performance and provide direction for the optimization of regional economic development and talent introduction mechanism. First, the theoretical basis is established from regional economic development, innovative talent introduction, and individual psychological capital theory, according to which the QS (Questionnaire Survey) is designed, and four dimensions of C (Self-efficacy), W (Wish), T (Toughness), and O (Optimism) are selected to set the questions on psychological capital and innovation performance. Then, following statistical analysis, the characteristics of new ventures are revealed. Finally, based on the empirical research model, the hypotheses are put forward based on psychological capital and its four sub-dimensions, and the relationship between the efficacy of entrepreneurs’ psychological capital and the performance of new ventures is revealed through regression analysis. The results show that the proportion of the computer and education industry in the new ventures reaches 67.7%, and the proportion of enterprises with 1-5 entrepreneurial years reaches 78%. Meanwhile, the proportion of first-time entrepreneurship is 60.5%, and the proportion of entrepreneurs motivated by their ideal reaches 35.8%. The new entrepreneurs have a good grasp of the market situation, and the overall operation condition is stable. Most of them originate from MSE (Micro and small enterprises). Psychological capital has a great influence on individual entrepreneurship. The empirical results show that entrepreneurs’ psychological capital has a positive effect on the performance of new ventures. Except for the sub-dimension of Optimism, the other three sub-dimensions (Self-efficacy, Toughness, and Wish) of psychological capital have a positive effect on the performance of new ventures, and psychological capital as a whole has the greatest impact. The results provide a reference for the relationship between the performance improvement of new ventures and regional economic development.