Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship Full Paper Session (C)

Towards Unified Theory of Entrepreneurship: A Neurodiverse Promise of the Spiky Profile

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Munish Thakur XLRI

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Fr Kuruvilla Pandikattu XLRI

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Neelesh Mishra XLRI, Xavier School of Management,

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Abstract

Neurodiversity, encompassing conditions such as ADHD, Dyslexia, OCD, and others, intersects with entrepreneurship in ways that influence entrepreneurial intentions, behaviors, and outcomes. This conceptual paper theorizes a common core to entrepreneurship and proposes a “Unified Theory of Entrepreneurial Agency” by exploring the “spiky profile” within neurodiversity. Inspired by the 2021 Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice journal paper by Prof. JS McMullen, Prof. Katrina M. Brownell, and Prof. Joel Adams, we propose that the spiky profile is a common construct across all entrepreneurship types. Drawing on a comprehensive literature review, we examine the role of the spiky profile in driving entrepreneurial activities. Utilizing socio-material entanglement as a theoretical lens, we explore how neurodiverse entrepreneurs leverage coping mechanisms to convert spiky profiles into essential skills and capabilities. We propose that the concept of a “spiky profile” can become a robust central tenet that explains the different stages of entrepreneurship.

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Entrepreneurship

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Published in BAM2025 Conference

Publisher X-CD Journal

Date of Conference September 1–5, 2025