Social Entrepreneurial Behavior Research Articles

Which Individual Characteristics Mediate the Relationship Between Social Entrepreneurial Passion and Social Entrepreneurial Intention?

Social entrepreneurship, operationalized through social entrepreneurial behavior, focuses on social missions, primarily looking for new solutions to social problems. Social entrepreneurial intention, however, is the main foundation before the emergence of social entrepreneurial behavior. This research examines a model of social entrepreneurial intention empirically tested on undergraduate students involved in innovative business projects. Specifically, this study aims to test the positive relationship between social entrepreneurial passion and social entrepreneurial intention and verify which individual characteristics (i.e., social entrepreneurial self-efficacy, pro-social behavior, and social support) mediate the positive relationship between social entrepreneurial passion and social entrepreneurial intention. The data was collected from 416 undergraduate students and analyzed using the confirmatory factor analysis and Hayes’s PROCESS macro approach. The results showed that social entrepreneurial self-efficacy, pro-social behavior, and social support completely mediated the positive relationship between social entrepreneurial passion and social entrepreneurial intention. This study provides theoretical implications for extending the literature regarding the theory of planned behavior in the context of social entrepreneurship. This study also has practical consequences for entrepreneurship educators and policymakers in educational management.

The Antecedents and Driving Factors of Social Entrepreneurial Behavior in Saudi Arabia. A Systematic Literature Review from the Last Decade

This study examines the factors and motivations behind social entrepreneurial behavior in Saudi Arabia, specifically highlighting the main findings. The research employs the Web of Science and Scopus databases to conduct a literature review following the PRISMA statement guidelines. Using the VOS viewer software, the analysis and identification of key terms result in three primary classifications. (1) The study of social entrepreneurial behavior and its consequences. (2) The examination of organizational dynamics and the creation of social value, including social innovation and corporate social responsibility. (3) The exploration of the relationship between the entrepreneurial ecosystem and planned behavioral constructs. The study explores Saudi Arabia’s efforts to promote entrepreneurial development and tackle ongoing challenges like high unemployment rates. The research highlights the potential of social entrepreneurship to create positive societal change. The text emphasizes the importance of improving the entrepreneurial ecosystem by focusing on cultural factors, social networks, institutional frameworks, investment capital, and economic policies. The findings enhance our comprehension of planned behavior outcomes in the context of social entrepreneurial behavior in Saudi Arabia.

THE EFFECT OF EMPATHY AND PREVIOUS EXPERIENCES ON SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR BEHAVIOR WITH SELF-EFFICACY, OUTCOME EXPECTATIONS AND SOCIAL SUPPORT AS MEDIATOR IN JAKARTA

This study aims to empirically examine the effect of empathy and prior experience on social entrepreneurial behavior with self-efficacy, outcome expectation and perceived social support as mediator. The sampling technique used in this research is non-probability sampling using convenience sampling technique. Data collection using a google form questionnaire distributed through social media with a total of 200 respondents. Data processing in this study using SmartPLS software version 3.2.9. The sample in this study is social entrepreneur who live in Jakarta. The results of the analysis of this study are: 1) self-efficacy can positively and significantly effect on social entrepreneurial behavior, 2) outcome expectation can positively and significantly effect on social entrepreneurial behavior, 3) perceived social support can positively and significantly effect on social entrepreneurial behavior, 4) empathy can positively and significantly effect on social entrepreneurial behavior with self-efficacy, outcome expectation and perceived social support, 5) prior experience can positively and significantly effect on social entrepreneurial behavior with self-efficacy, outcome expectation and perceived social support.

Exploring Perceptions and Elements of Entrepreneurial Behavior in Pesantren: Understanding Fundamental Concepts of Entrepreneurial Behavior

This study aims to analyze the perceptions of understanding, elements, and categories of entrepreneurial behavior important for understanding the basic concepts of Islamic boarding schools' entrepreneurial behavior. This study uses a qualitative approach. The setting of this research is the Riyadlul Jannah Islamic Boarding School because of its uniqueness in developing entrepreneurial behavior. The research design used is a single case study with one unit of analysis, namely members of the pesantren. Key informants were determined purposively, starting from the Board of Trustees of the Islamic Boarding School (Kyai), followed by a snowball method until it reached 30 informants. The research findings show that understanding the meaning of entrepreneurial behavior includes attitudes, lifestyle, and self-confidence to produce economic values that encourage independence. Entrepreneurial behavior includes a series of good deeds (al-amal al-shalih) and noble standards (al-akhlaq al-karimah). The entrepreneurial behavior category consists of personal entrepreneurial behavior, social entrepreneurial behavior, and spiritual entrepreneurial behavior. The basic understanding of Islamic boarding schools' entrepreneurial behavior should be comprehensive, covering all three, namely understanding the meaning, elements, and categories of entrepreneurial behavior.

Motivational catalysts: the dominant role between prosocial personality and social entrepreneurial intentions among university students

PurposeSocial entrepreneurship has the potential to address societal challenges, and high-education students are expected to be future social leaders. However, engagement in social entrepreneurship remains low in many countries. This study aims to investigate the mediating role of motivational mechanisms (i.e. self-efficacy, social support and social worth) in the relationship between prosocial personality and social entrepreneurial intentions (SEIs).Design/methodology/approachBased on the theory of planned behaviour, the authors conducted a survey of 292 valid respondents from 35 major public and private universities. The collected data were analysed using the structural equation modelling technique. The reliability of the measurements and the model’s predictive capabilities are substantial and assured.FindingsThe findings suggest that prosocial personality alone does not directly predict social entrepreneurial behaviour. However, motivational forces are dominant mediators in the relationship between prosocial personality and SEIs. Specifically, self-efficacy, social support and social worth significantly mediate this relationship.Research limitations/implicationsThe findings of this study provide insights into why prior studies on this topic has produced contradictory results.Practical implicationsThe authors recommend that universities and policymakers provide adequate cognitive learning experiences, capacity-building programmes, funding support and recognition to enhance graduates’ inner strength and foster SEIs.Originality/valueThe empirical results resolve the contradictions found in many prior studies and highlight the importance of supportive mechanisms when promoting SEI in emerging regions.

Model Perilaku Partisipasi Masyarakat Mengelola Bank Sampah Berbasis Kepercayaan dan Keterlibatan Sebagai Pemoderasi

This study aims to conduct a multivariate test of dependent variables on the social entrepreneurial behavior of Troketon residents managing a garbage bank influenced by three independent variables in the form of attitude, subjective norm and perceived behavioral control with trust and involvement as a moderator. The research object as a sample is residents of Troketon Pedan who run village garbage bank businesses as many as 120 respondents. The analysis used in the research was in the form of respondent item validity and reliability test, CFA test, variable regression test used moderation which were used to provide a perception picture in the public minds regarding proving the social entrepreneurial behavior model of Troketon residents related to garbage bank entrepreneurship. Quantitative test used AMOS 21 software. The test results obtained fit model. The findings are the attitude variable model test, perceived behavioral control influence the social entrepreneur behavior of residents, while a subjective norm variable has no significant effect. Two moderating variables, namely trust dan involvement, strengthen significantly the effect of the independent variable on the dependent variable. From the findings of the proven model, a strategy is needed for stakeholders to devise efforts to further increase the knowledge and confidence of local entrepreneurs managing a garbage bank towards increasing the competitiveness of social entrepreneurs in Troketon Village residents through the increase of income and welfare of micro-enterprises.

Social Entrepreneurial Behavior and SMEs' Competitive Advantage: Evidence from Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Kenya

Purpose: The objective of this paper was to examine the effect of social entrepreneurial behavior (SEB) on SMEs' competitive advantage in Kenya.Design/Methodology/Approach: A survey research design approach was adopted. The study population consisted of all the licensed small and medium-sized enterprises in Nairobi County, Kenya. However, out of the 10,924 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), a sample of 386 was selected based on Yamane's (1967) procedure. The data were collected with the aid of a self-administered questionnaire and analyzed through descriptive and inferential statistics. The hypotheses were tested through the entry regression analysis technique.Findings: Evidence obtained from the analysis confirmed that social entrepreneurial behavior (β= 0.499, p < 0.05) had a positive and significant effect on competitive advantage.Research limitations: This study had limitations. First, the study focused only on the aspects of social entrepreneurial behavior linking it to competitive advantage. SEB dimensions such as Entrepreneurial virtue and Judgment capacity may be studied in the future. Second, future studies may examine various methods of measuring social entrepreneurial behavior. Thirdly, the study concentrated on the economy of Kenya, which is a developing country. Thus the result may vary in other economies.Practical implications: Based on the findings, the study recommends that small and medium-sized enterprises should consider social entrepreneurial behavior to enhance competitive advantage and improve their overall performance.Originality/Value: The framework builds on the essential themes of competitive advantage and shows their relevance in practice through social entrepreneurial behavior. Thus, the study partly contributes to the inconclusive debate on social entrepreneurial behavior (SEB) and firm competitive advantage nexus by arguing that social entrepreneurial behavior (SEB) has a direct effect which is more important in enhancing an organization's competitive advantage.

Social Entrepreneurial, Market Orientation, and Learning Orientation: Evidence from Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in Kenya

This paper aimed to examine the effect of Social Entrepreneurial, Market Orientation, and Learning Orientation among small and medium-sized enterprises in Kenya. A survey research design approach was adopted. The study population consisted of all the licensed small and medium-sized enterprises in Nairobi County, Kenya. However, out of the total 10,924 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), a sample of 386 was selected based on Yamane (1967) procedure. The data were collected with the aid of a self-administered questionnaire and analyzed through descriptive and inferential statistics. The hypotheses were tested through the entry regression analysis technique. Evidence obtained from the analysis confirmed moderating effect of market orientation on the relationship between social entrepreneurial behavior and learning orientation of small and medium-sized enterprises (p = .001, b = -.4574, t(296) = -4.0766, p < .01). This study had limitations. First, the study focused only on the aspects of social entrepreneurial behavior linking it to learning orientation. SE dimensions such as Entrepreneurial virtue and Judgment capacity may be studied in the future. Second, the study concentrated on the economy of Kenya, which is a developing country; thus, the result may vary in other economies. Based on the findings, the study recommends that small and medium-sized enterprises should develop social entrepreneurial behavior to enhance learning orientation and overall performance. Thus, the study contributes to the inconclusive debate on social entrepreneurial behavior (SE), market orientation, and learning orientation nexus as strategic organizational resources.

Theory Development for Social Entrepreneurship Engagement

Social Entrepreneurship (SE) is an entrepreneurial activity demonstrating the ability to address complex social problems (Austin et al., 2006). However, despite growing global interest in Social Entrepreneurship, SE theory is still in the process of conceptualization, and there is presently no acknowledged theory that can confine the phenomenon (Sekliuckiene & Kisielius, 2015; Pless, 2012). Therefore, this study aims to develop a rudimentary theory for Social Entrepreneurship engagement. This study is based on the analysis of scientific papers, allowing the researcher to evaluate and explain the phenomena of social entrepreneurship involvement and its antecedents. Rudimentary Theory was developed based on the literature-conceptual mapping, proposition, and category analysis findings and outcomes. The framework outlines the antecedents of social entrepreneurship engagement that explain why an individual would engage in the process of building a socially driven enterprise. The highlight of this study is that Motivations and Social Entrepreneurial Behavior are essential antecedents of Social Enterprise engagement (Mair & Noboa, 2006; Prieto et al., 2012), and Hofstede's (2001) global cultural dimensions moderates the engagement of Social Enterprise (Kedmenec & Strasek, 2017; Hechavarria & Ingram, 2016; Mueller & Thomas,2001).

Exploring the Determinants of Nascent Social Entrepreneurial Behaviour.

Following the emergence of social, environmental, and public health issues, this study analysed the determinants of nascent social entrepreneurial behaviour. This research investigated the effects of empathy and prior experience with social problems on nascent social entrepreneurial behaviour through social entrepreneurial self-efficacy, outcome expectations of social entrepreneurship, and perceived social support. Through utilising the quantitative survey method, this study gathered a total of 560 valid responses, comprising 258 Chinese respondents and 302 Taiwanese respondents. Outcome expectations and perceived social support positively influenced nascent social entrepreneurial behaviour for the Chinese sample, whereas social entrepreneurial self-efficacy and perceived social support positively influenced nascent social entrepreneurial behaviour for the Taiwanese sample. This research enriches the existing literature by taking account of social entrepreneurial behaviour, instead of merely analysing social entrepreneurial intentions.

Exploring the link between social work, entrepreneurial leadership, social embeddedness, social entrepreneurship and firm performance: a case of SMES owned by Chinese ethnic community in Turkey

PurposeBackground: Both social work activities and social initiatives, innovative solutions today it has to support the development and change of the society by producing. The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of social entrepreneurship on firm performance of Turkey small and medium enterprises (SMEs) located in the Chinese ethnic community. In addition, the authors also examined the moderator role of social embeddedness in the relationship between social entrepreneurship and the Chinese ethnic community of Turkey SMEs on firm performance.Design/methodology/approachBecause it is seen that the decomposition validity is achieved between the dimensions for HTMT values, the current study, using the survey-based methodology, used structural equation modeling to achieve the research objectives. Ques-tionnaires were issued among 628 participants in selected international companies in Turkey and China. To mitigate any uncertainty and errors, the questionnaires were distributed face-to-face by hand (in Turkey), online (in China). A total of 274 questionnaires were used for the analysis which makes up to the 53.6% of the response rate. The findings of this study show that social entrepreneurial behavior influences organizational performance with a significant mediation between family ties and social networks and a strong moderation in entrepreneurial leadership. The findings of the present study largely agreed with the results of the hypothesis. The results of this study will give an idea about how social entrepreneurial behavior and entrepreneurial leadership can affect organizational performance and how social embeddedness affects this relationship.FindingsOutcomes will be important to SME leaders as they seek to link results, practices and results. SME leaders will better understand the role of social entrepreneurial behaviour and entrepreneurial leadership in corporate performance. This will apply in business practice and leadership in striving to improve the level of performance.Research limitations/implicationsIn this study, Turkey and China are limited to 274 participants in international companies. Because the findings of this study are limited to the sample it represents, there is no generalization of these results for all countries. However, given that the number of studies on this subject is very inadequate, this research is important in terms of shedding light on the work to be carried out next.Practical implicationsThis empirical research confirms the impact of social entrepreneurial behavior on organizational performance. Social entrepreneurial behavior integrates organizational performance, family ties, social networking and entrepreneurial leadership and empirically tests the relationship between them. Trade relations will ensure the interlocking of the countries involved in the research, and thus, improve the relations of the countries.Originality/valueThe main aim of this study is to investigate the impact of social entrepreneurship on firm performance of Turkey SMEs located in the Chinese ethnic community. Trade relations will ensure the interlocking of the countries involved in the research and thus improve the relations of the countries. The authors believe that social entrepreneurial behaviour will close the gap in important mediation and entrepreneurial leadership between family ties and social networks and positively impact organisational performance. At the same time, as social capital is required for social work and social service is currently dealing with social capital at micro (bonding), mezzo (bridging) and macro (binding) levels, the authors recommend that studies be carried out that will contribute to the theoretical, research or application literature for the variables involved in the study.

Creating change through social entrepreneurship: the case of girls’ school dropouts in Uganda

Subject area This case focusses on social innovation and social entrepreneurship in Africa, specifically looking at behavioural characteristics of social entrepreneurs, their motivations to create social value and the application of personal initiative theory. The case discusses the self-starting proactiveness and innovation traits of the social entrepreneur. The social business model canvas will be used to analyse the social enterprise’s business model. Study level/applicability Students of social entrepreneurship, development studies, sustainable livelihoods and asset-based development. It is useful for customised or short programmes on social entrepreneurship or for students with a background in business wanting to understand social enterprise as a vehicle for social and economic change. As such, this case is written for Business Management and Entrepreneurship undergraduates or students of elective courses in social entrepreneurship (“understanding” and “remembering” learning activities under Bloom’s taxonomy). When personal initiative theory is used, the case provides an initial understanding of social entrepreneurship in a less developed context for post-graduate students and may be used for higher-order learning activities (“analysing” and “applying”). Case overview The case tells the story of Dr Engr Moses Musaazi, who is a Social Entrepreneur and Managing Director of Technology for Tomorrow (T4T). Troubled with the persistent social problems in his country. Musaazi, through T4T, strived for social innovations to reduce school dropouts of Ugandan girls. While exploring Moses’ journey for solving persistent social problems through social innovations, students will be able to understand, remember, analyse and apply Dees’ (2001) social entrepreneurial behaviours and Santos’ (2012) theory of social entrepreneurship. The case discusses what motivates African social entrepreneurs to start a social venture (Ghalwash, Tolba, & Ismail, 2017). Students will apply personal initiative theory to identify the social entrepreneurial behaviours displayed in the creation of social ventures. To exemplify and analyse the different components of social ventures’ business model, the social business model canvas by Sparviero (2019) will be introduced. Expected learning outcomes The teaching objectives are Objective 1. Students are able to remember, understand, identify and apply the social entrepreneurial behaviours as defined by Dees (2001) and the elements of Santos’ (2012) theory of social entrepreneurship to Dr Moses Musaazi’s case as a social entrepreneur. Objective 2. Students remember, understand and identify what motivates social entrepreneurs in less developed economies to create social value (Ghalwash et al., 2017). Objective 3. Early-stage postgraduate students are able to apply and analyse (also evaluate and create for higher-level post-graduates) personal initiative theory to explain the emergence of social entrepreneurial behaviour and especially how innovation, self-starting and proactiveness may lead to social entrepreneurial venture start-up (Frese, Kring, Soose, & Zempel, 1996). Objective 4. Students use the social business model canvas (Sparviero, 2019) as a tool to understand, analyse and improve a social-enterprise business model. Supplementary materials Supplementary learning materials are provided in the Teaching Note (Table 1). Table1, which includes videos and their description. Also, a link to Uganda’s sustainable development index is provided (the focus is sustainable development goals [SDGs] 3: Good health and well-being, SDG 4: Quality Education, SDG 5: Gender equality, SDG 10: Reduced inequalities). Subject code CSS 3: Entrepreneurship.

Spiritual Growth and Social Entrepreneurship: Understanding the integration of spirituality and social entrepreneurial process

The business world today is moving from capitalism to social entrepreneurship. Social entrepreneurs view a social mission as an explicit and central one than following the path of individual wealth creation. Seizing opportunities and utilizing resources are the key factors that influencing entrepreneurial process. Entrepreneur’s belief system is shaped or process of interpretation that makes entrepreneurs pursue solutions to social problems. Transcends from wealth creators to social warriors may be explained by focusing on their spiritual orientation (Ganzin, Islam, & Suddaby, 2020). The objective of the study is to explore the connection of spirituality development to social entrepreneurial process of social entrepreneurs. The paper offers a new theoretical conceptualization in relation to understanding how spiritual growth influences social entrepreneurs. Thus, the paper tries to build up the relationship between spiritual growth and social entrepreneurial process. As such, our paper strengthen the existing social entrepreneurship theory by introducing the spirituality dimension to the cognitive process and highlights the trigger points related to social entrepreneurial behavior that transcendence individual wealth creation. Furthermore, the linkage between the attributes of social entrepreneurial process and spiritual development phases is an eye opening to both spiritual and entrepreneurial studies.
 Keywords: Social entrepreneurship, Spiritual growth, Entrepreneurial process

Factors influencing social entrepreneurial behavior: evidence from a developing nation

PurposeThis paper aims to provide a deeper understanding on social entrepreneurial behavior (SEB). Previous researchers mostly focused on social entrepreneurial intention leaving a gap between intention and behavior. The present study, however, tries to explore the issues related to actual SEB by taking data from those who are actively involved in social entrepreneurial activities.Design/methodology/approachFor testing the hypothesized model of this study, a survey was conducted taking samples from 320 respondents who are actively involved in social entrepreneurial activities. The collected data were analyzed by SmartPLS version 2.0.M3 for validating the results.FindingsThe findings generated from the empirical data reveal that self-efficacy was found to be the most significant followed by moral obligation, innovativeness, social support and empathy (EM) in influencing SEB. In addition to that, perceived desirability partially mediated the relationship between EM, social support, innovativeness and SEB.Originality/valueThis study establishes the importance of some distinctive factors influencing SEB. It is believed that the present study has important implications for society as a whole for solving societal problems and it enriches existing body of knowledge as well.

How Harmonious and Obsessive Passion Affect Social Entrepreneurial Intention Differently

Social entrepreneurial intention (SEI) is the best predictor of actual social entrepreneurial behavior rendering the development of SEI relevant for entrepreneurship research and practice. However,...

An Empirical Investigation on the Psychological Antecedents of Social Entrepreneurship

Abstract Despite the growing phenomenon of social entrepreneurship, the existing literature has limited quantitative findings on its determinants. This study examines the psychological origins of social entrepreneurial behavior based on the motivated information processing theory. Our structural equation modeling analysis of 179 nascent social entrepreneurs in South Korea indicates the indirect effects of prosocial motivation on social enterprise creation behavior through perceived meaningfulness and social entrepreneurial self-efficacy. Our findings empirically identify the cognitive mechanisms between prosocial motivation and social entrepreneurial behavior. Also, the results of this research complement the existing scholarly conversations that compare the motives of social entrepreneurs with those of commercial entrepreneurs.

A Context-Responsiveness Framework for the Relationship Between Government and Social Entrepreneurship: Exploring the Cases of United States, Switzerland, and Lithuania

In this article, we consider the status of social entrepreneurship and social enterprise in relation to government and public administration practice. For this purpose, we present and discuss a framework composed of three alignments. In the first alignment, social entrepreneurial practices and supportive policies, to the extent they exist, are fully bracketed within sociohistorical traditions of the place and cultural traditions of the people and groups in society. In the second alignment, governments have established or are in the process of establishing systems reforms to promote social entrepreneurial behavior that link specific policy interventions, or sociocultural interventions, with a normatively desired environment. This includes making system reforms that strive to break away from the historical and cultural biases that may have restrained social enterprises and in which legal, social, political, and economic interventions are fully aligned with one another. In the third alignment, the reforms designed and implemented are focused on the specific objectives that can enable and facilitate social entrepreneurial behavior like access to human and financial capital, access to markets for products and/or services developed, access to government decision makers who are responsible for establishing environments, and/or policies conducive to social entrepreneurial behavior and ventures. We selected three countries, United States, Switzerland, and Lithuania, as illustrations for our framework, given their highly divergent sociohistorical contexts, current governance structures, and comfort with various ideals and excesses of capitalist and social-democratic systems. This exploration gives the reader a foundational understanding of the concept and divergent approaches to implementation of a social-entrepreneurial cultural and policy framework.

The Effect of Leader Attitude on Traditional vs. Social Entrepreneurial Nonprofit Business Models

The research proposed will examine the differences and similarities between the mindsets of people who lead nonprofit Social Entrepreneurial Enterprises (SEEs) and those who manage traditional non-for-profit organizations (NFPs) in Mexico. In particular, the study will seek to identify the extent to which risk orientation, opportunity recognition, self- efficacy, innovativeness, and social capital influence social entrepreneurial behavior. By comparing these two types of leadership roles, we can further our understanding of how some social leaders in Mexico, despite diminishing traditional revenue streams, are able to scale up and sustain their nonprofit organizations.

The Social Entrepreneurial Antecedents Scale (SEAS): a validation study

Purpose – This paper aims to develop and validate measures of four constructs that have often been identified as antecedents of social entrepreneurial behavior: empathy with marginalized people, a feeling of moral obligation to help these, a high level of self-efficacy concerning the ability to effect social change and perceived availability of social support. Nomological validity is demonstrated by showing that, as specified by Mair and Noboa (2006), empathy and moral obligation are positively associated with perceived desirability and self-efficacy and social support with perceived feasibility of starting a social venture. The Social Entrepreneurial Antecedents Scale (SEAS) provides a basis for future research into the effectiveness of social entrepreneurship education, allowing us to study how different educational interventions impact the four SEAS constructs. Design/methodology/approach – The paper draws on data from two surveys of business school students. Data analysis used both exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis for this study. Exploratory factor analysis was used on a first sample to establish the number of factors best representing the data, as well as to identify possibly issues with cross-loadings. Next confirmatory factor analysis was used on the second sample to verify the goodness of fit for the model. Finally, nomological validity was confirmed. Findings – First, this article develops and refines measures of empathy, moral obligation, self-efficacy and perceived social support within the context of social entrepreneurship. Second, the article tests the dimensionality of the constructs and shows that they are distinctive. Originality/value – The resulting SEAS instrument adapts constructs such as empathy, moral obligation, self-efficacy and perceived social support to the context of social entrepreneurship and thus provides the basis for future research into the effectiveness of social entrepreneurship education.

Determinants of Social Entrepreneurial Intentions

This paper tests the model proposed by Mair and Noboa (2006) who identify four antecedents which they suggest predict social entrepreneurial intentions and behavior. This study tests the Mair and Noboa model and extends it by including prior experience with social problems as an additional variable. Results indicate that prior experience is positively linked to social entrepreneurial intentions. Moreover, this effect is mediated by the antecedents suggested by Mair and Noboa. The findings suggest that self-efficacy has both the biggest impact on intentions as well as being itself most responsive to prior experience. Empathy and perceived social support are found to play somewhat less important roles. While moral obligation on its own has also an impact this effect is eclipsed by the three other variables. The study also shows that both experience and intentions are predictors of social entrepreneurial behavior of master students such as evidenced in the number of electives selected which have a social entrepreneurial profile.