ENTREPRENUERIAL HUSTLE SCALE VERSION #1
Use: Provide to entrepreneurs or prospective entrepreneurs.
Instruction:
For each item below choose a number from 1 to 7 to correspond to how strongly you agree with each statement for each entrepreneur (1=strongly disagree, 2=disagree, 3=somewhat disagree, 4=neither agree nor disagree, 5=somewhat agree, 6=agree, 7=strongly agree).
Stem:
During my entrepreneurial endeavors…
Items:
Urgency dimension
1. I work urgently to realize opportunities
2. I act rapidly to improve my venture
3. I act urgently to solve problems
4. I urgently push through in spite of difficulties
5. I work quickly to overcome immediate challenges
6. I promptly address problems that impede venture progress
Unorthodoxy dimension
1. I take unorthodox actions to pursue opportunities
2. My approach to overcoming obstacles is unconventional
3. I have unorthodox ways of approaching problems
4. My approach to solving problems tends to be unusual
5. The actions I take to develop my venture are out of the ordinary
6. I deviate from normal behavior to develop my venture
Note: The final hustle score is then calculated by averaging scores across each dimension
Factors:
Two factors (a) Urgency, and (b) Unorthodoxy.
Citation: Burnell, D., Neubert, E., Fisher, G., Marvel, M. R., Stevenson, R., & Kuratko, D. F. (2024). Entrepreneurial hustle: Scale development and validation. Journal of Business Venturing, 39(4), 106407. Link
ENTREPRENUERIAL HUSTLE SCALE VERSION #2
Use: Provide to coaches, mentors, investors, or other third-parties that observe entrepreneurs as they work or during a pitch setting.
Instruction:
When rating that entrepreneur please consider only that entrepreneur and not any other founders or employees. For each item below place a number from 1 to 7 to correspond to how strongly you agree with each statement for each entrepreneur (1=strongly disagree, 2=disagree, 3=somewhat disagree, 4=neither agree nor disagree, 5=somewhat agree, 6=agree, 7=strongly agree).
Stem:
This entrepreneur...
Items:
Urgency dimension
1. works urgently to realize opportunities
2. acts rapidly to improve his or her venture
3. acts urgently to solve problems
4. urgently pushes through in spite of difficulties
5. works quickly to overcome immediate challenges
6. promptly addresses problems that impede venture progress
Unorthodoxy dimension
1. takes unorthodox actions to pursue opportunities
2. overcomes obstacles is unconventional
3. has unorthodox ways of approaching problems
4. tends to solve problems in unusual ways
5. takes actions to develop his or her venture that are out of the ordinary
6. deviates from normal behavior to develop his or her venture
Note: The final hustle score is then calculated by averaging scores across each dimension
Factors:
Two factors (a) Urgency, and (b) Unorthodoxy.
Citation: Burnell, D., Neubert, E., Fisher, G., Marvel, M. R., Stevenson, R., & Kuratko, D. F. (2024). Entrepreneurial hustle: Scale development and validation. Journal of Business Venturing, 39(4), 106407. Link