@misc{GeenenUrbigMuehlfeldetal., author = {Geenen, Noreen Y. R. and Urbig, Diemo and M{\"u}hlfeld, Katrin and Witteloostuijn, Arjen van and Gargalianou, Vasiliki}, title = {BIS and BAS: Biobehaviorally rooted drivers of entrepreneurial intent}, series = {Personality and Individual Differences}, volume = {95}, journal = {Personality and Individual Differences}, issn = {0191-8869}, doi = {10.1016/j.paid.2016.02.023}, pages = {204 -- 213}, abstract = {We document the predictive relevance of the behavioral inhibition system (BIS) and the behavioral approach system (BAS) in a novel domain of societal importance: entrepreneurship. Based on structural equation models, Study 1 (N = 320) reveals that BAS reward responsiveness (BAS-RR) has a negative and BAS fun seeking (BAS-FS) has a positive association with entrepreneurial intent. Similar results emerge for Study 2 (N = 470): BAS-RR is negatively and BAS drive (BAS-D) is positively related to entrepreneurial intent. Additionally, Study 2 includes entrepreneurial experience, which is negatively related with BAS-RR and positively with BAS-D. We do not find any significant relationship between the BIS and entrepreneurial intent or experience. Our results support the multidimensionality of the BAS, with the subscales being differently associated with both entrepreneurial intent and experience. Finally, by simultaneously including intent and experience, Study 2 makes a methodological contribution related to the validity of student samples when analyzing entrepreneurial intent.}, language = {en} } @misc{GeenenMuehlfeldUrbig, author = {Geenen, Noreen Y. R. and M{\"u}hlfeld, Katrin and Urbig, Diemo}, title = {Foundations of innovativeness in the international arena: Foreign language use and creative performance}, series = {European Journal of International Management}, journal = {European Journal of International Management}, issn = {1751-6765}, doi = {10.1504/EJIM.2022.10045539}, abstract = {Individuals' creativity is a key resource underlying an organisation's innovativeness. With workplaces becoming increasingly multilingual, a question of growing relevance concerns whether using a native versus a foreign language affects individuals' creativity. This study integrates research on foreign language in international business and on determinants of individual creativity with cognitive psychological research. Experiments suggest a detrimental effect of foreign versus native language use on creative performance, which is stronger in verbal tasks. Subjectively perceived foreign language proficiency appears to mitigate this negative effect. In tasks framed in figural terms, foreign language use even seems to stimulate creativity compared with a native language setting. This finding implies a potential lever for organisations seeking to stimulate employees' creativity to deliberately use a foreign language context to encourage thinking outside the box, particularly when using nonverbal creativity tools. Important implications arise for future research and practice in international management and creativity and innovation management.}, language = {en} }