Social Entrepreneurial Intention among Business Undergraduates: An Emerging Economy Perspective

Abstract

Social entrepreneurs are viewed as having the abilities to combat social and economic problems in which government, businesses, and non-profits may not be able to solve the problems alone. Consequently, with the collaboration among these sectors, more social enterprises can be established to create social values and development in a nation, specifically among the emerging economies. Therefore, it is timely to investigate what motivates undergraduates to develop social entrepreneurial intention. Drawing from the entrepreneurial models of Shapero and Sokol (1982) and Kruger and Brazeal (1994), this study aims to examine the social entrepreneurial intention among undergraduates from the perspective of an emerging economy. The proposed conceptual model differs from the existing entrepreneurial intention studies by adding the concepts of empathy and social entrepreneurship exposure as the antecedents to perceived desirability and perceived feasibility of social enterprising start-up, which in turn link to social entrepreneurial intention. Using the quota sampling technique, data were collected from 257 business and economics undergraduates from both public and private higher education institutions in Malaysia. The survey instrument was adapted from prior related studies, for instance, Davis (1983) for empathy; Shapero and Sokol (1982) for social entrepreneurship exposure; Krueger (1993) for perceived desirability and perceived feasibility ;and Chen et al. (1998) for social entrepreneurial intention. Partial least squares path modelling was used to analyze the hypothesized relationships in the proposed conceptual framework. It is hoped that the findings of this study will shed light on the existing literature of social entrepreneurship, specifically the social entrepreneurial intention studies from the emerging economies perspective.Abstrak: Para wirausahawan sosial dipandang sebagai orang-orang yang memiliki kemampuan untuk memerangi masalah sosial dan ekonomi di dalam bidang pemerintah, bisnis, dan nirlaba yang mungkin tidak dapat memecahkan masalah tersebut sendirian. Dengan kolaborasi antara sektor-sektor ini, dapat dibentuk perusahaan yang lebih sosial untuk menciptakan nilai-nilai sosial dan pembangunan di suatu bangsa, khususnya di antara negara sedang berkembang. Oleh karena itu, merupakan waktu yang tepat untuk meneliti apa yang memotivasi mahasiswa-mahasiswa untuk memiliki niat sosial kewirausahaan. 250bertujuan untuk menguji niat sosial kewirausahaan di kalangan mahasiswa dari perspektif ekonomi yang muncul. Model konseptual yang diusulkan berbeda dari penelitian atas pemicu niat kewirausahaan yang ada dengan menambahkan konsep empati dan tekanan kewirausahaan sosial untuk memenuhi keinginan dan kelayakan yang diharapkan masyarakat, yang pada gilirannya dapat menghubungkan antara keinginan dan niat kewirausahaan social. Penelitian ini mengunakan teknik quota sampling, data yang dikumpulkan dari 257 pebisnis dan mahasiswa ekonomi dari perguruan tinggi, baik negeri maupun swasta di Malaysia. Instru...

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