Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Date

2026

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy

Department

Business Administration

Committee Chair

Stephen Lanivich

Committee Member

Ben McLarty

Committee Member

James Vardaman

Committee Member

Jihae You

Abstract

Entrepreneurs often face many stressors and constraints on their time, yet popular media advocate that the additional strain of physical activity may improve entrepreneurial outcomes. I explore this phenomenon by framing physical activity as potentially creating more resources than it demands. This dissertation specifically proposes and tests a model whereby physical activity generates cognitive resources that are themselves beneficial to market alertness and personal well-being. In alignment with Conservation of Resources theory, I explore physical activity as generative of discrete resources which enable greater performance across domains of life. Further, I extend a cognitive perspective of entrepreneurship by modelling the interaction between purposeful thought and routinized heuristics to provide fine-grained insights on the leveraging of cognitive resources. Implications for theory and practice are discussed.

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Data is provided by the student.

Library Comment

Dissertation or thesis originally submitted to ProQuest/Clarivate.

Notes

Embargoed until 2028-04-06

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