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Factors influencing social entrepreneurial behavior: evidence from a developing nation
Social entrepreneurship: A roadmap to reach out poverty
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Purpose: This 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/approach: For 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. Findings: The 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/value: This 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.
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Social entrepreneurship is the catalytic behaviour of social benefit
organizations that engender value and change in the sector, community, and
industry through the combination of innovation, risk-taking and reactiveness. It
has attracted growing interest from policymakers, young people, entrepreneurs,
funders, and established businesses. Significant advances have been seen in the
practice of social entrepreneurship without a commensurate surge in the
literature on the theory underlying the practice. The increased attention on the
practice has revealed a significant lack of cohesion in the area of social
entrepreneurship which has resulted in a stifling of the academic research
devoted to the social sector. As the demand and interest in social
entrepreneurship increases, it requires a comprehensive understanding of what
social entrepreneurship really is. Therefore, this paper tries to provide an in
depth discussion on the meaning, purpose, scope and the socio economic effects
of social entrepreneurship.