Entrepreneurship addiction is frequently compared to workaholism, but important differences differentiate the two constructs. Workaholism typically unfolds within structured employment settings, where workers face organizational

The term “entrepreneurship addiction” was formally introduced by Spivack and McKelvie (2018), who argued that entrepreneurial effort can escalate into a pattern resembling behavioral addiction.

Introduction Entrepreneurship addiction is an emerging concept within organizational psychology and entrepreneurship research. While workaholism has been discussed for decades as a form of compulsive