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

The purpose of this research study is to examine how entrepreneurs’ well-being and mental health impact the generation of signals that drive business innovation under distressed conditions. Grounded in Zahavi’s (1975) concept of costly signals and the handicap principle and integrating insights from biological and economic signaling theories, the paper proposes an innovative signaling framework.

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2026-06-27
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20964209
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Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
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Entrepreneurs' Well-Being and Innovation in Crisis: A Behavioral Ecology Approach Grounded in Costly Signaling Theory.

Georgios Afxentiou
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
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Entrepreneurs' Well-Being and Innovation in Crisis: A Behavioral Ecology Approach Grounded in Costly Signaling Theory.

Georgios Afxentiou
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Abstract

The purpose of this research study is to examine how entrepreneurs’ well-being and mental health impact the generation of signals that drive business innovation under distressed conditions. Grounded in Zahavi’s (1975) concept of costly signals and the handicap principle and integrating insights from biological and economic signaling theories, the paper proposes an innovative signaling framework.

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Asklepios Klinik St. Georg (DE)
Decent work and economic growth
Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
DOIOpen Access PDFOpenAlex
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Entrepreneurs' Well-Being and Innovation in Crisis: A Behavioral Ecology Approach Grounded in Costly Signaling Theory. — Georgios Afxentiou · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (2026) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS