The role of work-life balance and wellbeing has received great interest during the pandemic. There is support for research in entrepreneurship focused on this area, but it has predominantly been addressed based on hedonic aspects of wellbeing (e.g., life satisfaction). In contrast, we focus on eudaimonic wellbeing, which includes psychological functioning, e.g., purpose in life, autonomy, etc. This study examines how several factors (work-life enhancement, personal life interference with work, and sense of community) affect the wellbeing of self-employed women and men. The wellbeing model is tested using structural equation modelling with data from the Canadian Index of Wellbeing. Our research shows how the interaction of work, family, and community enable or constrain entrepreneurs’ ability to fulfill their eudaimonic wellbeing.
Pergelova, AlbenaZwiegelaar, Jeremy Smale, Bryan
Oxford Brookes Business School
Year of publication: 2022Date of RADAR deposit: 2024-08-08