Entrepreneurial passion and venture profit: Examining the moderating effects of political connections and environmental dynamism in an emerging market Samuel Adomako University of Birmingham, UK Kevin F Mole University of Warwick, UK Rebecca J Franklin Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada Charles Y Murnieks University of Missouri, USA Abstract This article analyses the contingent factors which influence the relationship between entrepre-neurial passion and venture profit. While research on entrepreneurial passion is burgeoning, studies that analyse contingent factors and boundary conditions surrounding entrepreneurial passion theory are sparse. Moreover, we know very little about how the influence of entrepreneurial passion on venture outcomes might vary in emerging markets, typically characterised by higher level of bureaucratic involvement and institutional deficiencies. We extend entrepreneurial passion theory by testing a contingent model that evaluates the influence ...
