1. Introduction 2. Theoretical Background 2.1. Entrepreneurial Motivation 2.2. Entrepreneurial Cognition 2.3. Entrepreneurial Affect and Positive Psychology 3. Research Design 3.1. Methods 3.2. Samples 3.3. Data Collection and Analysis Strategy 4. Data Analysis 4.1. Open Coding 4.2. Spindle Coding 4.3. Selective Coding 5.Case Analysis and Discovery 5.1. Entrepreneurial Emotional Characteristics in Different Stages of Entrepreneurial Development 5.1.1. Pre-launch Stage 5.1.2. Launch Stage 5.1.3. Post-launch Stage 5.2. Entrepreneurial Motivation Driven by Emotion 5.3 Rate of Positive Emotions in the Process of Entrepreneurship 5.3.1. Effect of Positive Emotion on the Formation of Entrepreneurial Willingness 5.3.2. Effect of Positive Emotion on the Acquisition of Entrepreneurial Resources 5.3.3. Effect of Positive Emotion on the Expansion of Entrepreneurial Ability 5.4 Entrepreneurial Emotion and Results 6. Discussion 6.1. Conclusions 6.2. Contributions 6.3. Managerial Implications 6.4. Limitations |