Emotions, Emotionality, and Entrepreneurship
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Call for Papers – Emotions, Emotionality, and Entrepreneurship
Journal: New England Journal of Entrepreneurship
Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Submission deadline: 1 December 2026
This special issue focuses on the role of emotions and emotionality throughout the entrepreneurial process and journey, from opportunity sensing and judgment to launch, growth, and exits. It invites research that investigates how discrete emotions, moral emotions, passion, narcissism, and AI‑augmented decision‑making shape entrepreneurial behaviour, cognition, and performance.
Types of research this SI invites
Type of research | Typical focus |
|---|---|
Conceptual / theory‑building | New frameworks linking emotion, emotionality, and entrepreneurship |
Empirical / lab‑ or field‑based studies | Quantitative and qualitative work on entrepreneurs’ emotions, AI‑induced shifts, and physiological / neuroscientific measures |
Practitioner / practice‑oriented notes | “Practitioner Notes” and “Research Notes” on applied insights |
Guest editors (full information)
Dr Chihmao Hsieh, SUNY Korea, Email: chihmao.hsieh@sunykorea.ac.kr
Dr Dan K. Hsu, North Dakota State University, Email: dan.hsu@ndsu.edu
Dr C. S. Richard Chan, Stony Brook University, Email: Richard.Chan@stonybrook.edu
Dr Younggeun Lee, SUNY Korea, Email: younggeun.lee@sunykorea.ac.kr
List of suggested topic areas
Emotion and opportunity formation (discovery vs. creation; empathy and socio‑political campaigning)
Emotion and judgment‑based approaches to entrepreneurship (e.g., fear, hope, regret under uncertainty)
Moral emotions in entrepreneurship (guilt, shame, pride) and their interaction with passion and socioemotional wealth
Serendipity, surprise, and epistemic emotions in entrepreneurial discovery
Entrepreneurial emotion and AI (how AI alters passion, fear of failure, locus of control, and stigma)
Physiology and neuroscience of entrepreneurial emotion (stress, recovery, hormones, neuroimaging)
Interaction between narcissism and passion in entrepreneurial identity and performance
Stress, negative emotion, burnout, teamwork, leadership, family entrepreneurship, and social entrepreneurship
Regional and national environments shaping emotional dynamics in entrepreneurship
Submission information
The special issue opens for submissions on 1 April 2026 and the final deadline is 1 December 2026.
Submissions are made via the journal’s ScholarOne portal:
https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/neje
When submitting, select “SI: Emotions, Emotionality, and Entrepreneurship” from the special‑issue drop‑down menu.
Follow the New England Journal of Entrepreneurship author guidelines for style, length, and formatting.
Papers will be screened by the guest editors and then sent for double‑blind review on a rolling basis; accepted papers may appear online early (EarlyCite) before the full issue is compiled.
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