Entrepreneurs' Well-Being and Innovation in Crisis: A Behavioral Ecology Approach Grounded in Costly Signaling Theory.

Key Points

• This research aims to explore the relationship between entrepreneurs' well-being and their ability to signal for innovation during crises.
• Developed a novel signaling framework based on costly signaling theory.
• Integrated insights from biological and economic signaling theories.
• Focused on distressed conditions impacting entrepreneurs.
• Found that enhanced well-being positively influences innovation signaling among entrepreneurs.
• Indicated that effective signaling in crises can drive business innovation.
• Proposed new insights into the interplay between well-being and innovation in entrepreneurial contexts.