Factors Determining Social Entrepreneurial Intention in a Developing Economy

Ukil, Minhajul Islam

doi:10.1080/19420676.2022.2143869

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“…Along with these novel perspectives, we align with the extant empirical evidence that social entrepreneurial self-efficacy, perceived social support and prior experience are antecedents of SEI. Furthermore, social entrepreneurial self-efficacy and perceived social support mediate the relationship between prior experience and SEI (de Sousa-Filho et al, 2020;Hockerts, 2017;Ip et al, 2017b;Tiwari et al, 2017;Ukil, 2022b).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…As our findings suggest, individuals are highly compassionate and feel morally responsible for helping others who are in need. We advocate that specific situations Filho et al, 2020;Hockerts, 2017;Ip et al, 2017b;Ukil, 2022b). Such compassionate feelings and moral responsibility influence individuals to engage in charitable activities (Kim and Kou, 2014;Knowles et al, 2012;Verhaert and de Poel, 2011), such as providing donations to existing charitable organizations (Smith and McSweeney, 2007) and financial as well as emotional support to victims (Leone et al, 2021).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…We advocate that specific situations Financial security and social entrepreneurs temporarily activate such feelings and motivate individuals to help informally; they do not necessarily regulate an individual to contribute to the unmet social needs through an organized/ planned intervention, such as creating a social enterprise. For example, several studies deduced that moral obligation does not predict SEI (de Sousa-Filho et al, 2020;Hockerts, 2017;Ip et al, 2017b;Ukil, 2022b). Such compassionate feelings and moral responsibility influence individuals to engage in charitable activities (Kim and Kou, 2014;Knowles et al, 2012;Verhaert and de Poel, 2011), such as providing donations to existing charitable organizations (Smith and McSweeney, 2007) and financial as well as emotional support to victims (Leone et al, 2021).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Hockerts's model suggested that social motives such as empathy and moral obligation, social entrepreneurial self-efficacy, and perceived social support are antecedents of SEI; furthermore, they mediate the relationship between prior experience with social organizations and SEI. It is the most comprehensive SEI model, employed by several studies with mixed outcomes, such as, the insignificant relationship between empathy, moral obligation and SEI (Aure, 2018;Ip et al, 2017b;Rambe and Ndofirepi, 2019;Ukil, 2022b).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…It is the most comprehensive SEI model, employed by several studies with mixed outcomes, such as, the insignificant relationship between empathy, moral obligation and SEI (Aure, 2018; Ip et al. , 2017b; Rambe and Ndofirepi, 2019; Ukil, 2022b).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Advancing the model of social entrepreneurial intention: the role of perceived financial security

Ukil

Ullah

Hsu

2023

NEJE

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PurposeAlthough few studies indicate that financial concerns matter to social entrepreneurs, the literature is unclear about the extent to which a financial motive affects the intention to start a new social enterprise. Moreover, prior research suggests that the intention to start a new enterprise heavily depends on the societal context in which the enterprise operates. Therefore, this study aims to examine the seminal model of social entrepreneurial intention (SEI) developed by Hockerts (2017) in a different social context; additionally, it proposes a new antecedent of SEI – perceived financial security.Design/methodology/approachThis study used two different measurement scales and samples (n = 436 and 241) in a developing country to validate the model and propose a new antecedent, i.e. the perceived financial security, of SEI. Furthermore, the authors employed the partial least square-structural equation model to test the hypotheses.FindingsThe results demonstrate that social entrepreneurial self-efficacy, perceived social support and perceived financial security directly predict SEI; they further mediate the relationship between prior experience and SEI. Consequently, the model by Hockerts is extended.Originality/valueThis study established perceived financial security as a strong antecedent of SEI, thereby offering a novel insight that a social entrepreneur can be motivated by potential financial concerns.

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