Exploring Social Entrepreneurship Intention among Students of Indian B-Schools

Abstract

Social entrepreneurship intention (SEI), an individual's goal to create an innovative business venture that yields sustainable solutions to social problems, serves as an indicator of entrepreneurs’ thoughts and feelings regarding new venture creation focussing on solving social issues and problems. This study investigates antecedents to SEI, including entrepreneur’s perception of social entrepreneurship, risk aversion, social network and gender. Bivariate correlation and multiple linear regression were used on data from a structured questionnaire using previously validated scales canvassed over 90 Indian business school students. Initial results indicate that contrary to previous studies, gender does not significantly influence SEI, while perception of social entrepreneurship, social network and risk aversion mindset influences respondents’ SEI. This paper augments existing literature on pedagogy for promoting social entrepreneurship.