The paper points out research showing that entrepreneurs can be described as mildly sociopathic. It argues that further empirical research in this area is needed and outlines a proposal to survey 300 entrepreneurs and a control sample to further understand the nature of entrepreneurial behavior. (JDD)

The paper presents a conceptual model depicting proposed antecedents of entrepreneurial behavior, and applies the model to a case example of a company called Q.M.S. The model encompasses: personality characteristics, values, and behavioral orientations of the individual; organizational environment/structure; entrepreneurial role models; and the…

This study examined how type of task affected 42 subjects' drinking patterns. Results indicated that subjects who had completed light creative work drank more alcohol than those in noncreative tasks, and participants completing hard creative tasks drank more of both alcoholic and nonalcoholic fluids. Results are discussed in terms of the need to…

Three myths about the cognitive processing of television and its effects on children and adults--television is a passive medium, viewing decreases creativity, and viewing is an addictive behavior--are discussed and compared with relevant research findings. (MBR)