Factors Affecting Individual’s Intention to Become a Social Entrepreneur
01 Jan 2018-pp 59-98
TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss the various factors that affect an individual's intention to become a social entrepreneur and find that self-efficacy was the strongest predictor of entrepreneurial intention.
Abstract: There are good numbers of success stories of social enterprises in India such as Arvind Eye Centre, Barefoot, Farm2Food Foundation, AYZH, Jaipur rugs and Selco Solar. There is a need to the number of such social enterprises in India. This chapter discusses the various factors that affect an individual’s intention to become a social entrepreneur. This study, conducted among students of India’s leading technical institutions, indicates that self-efficacy was found to be the strongest predictor of entrepreneurial intention.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors proposed a framework based on the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) to evaluate the design of entrepreneurship education programs (EEP) and the increasing resources allocated.
Abstract: Purpose – Facing the multiplication of entrepreneurship education programmes (EEP) and the increasing resources allocated, there is a need to develop a common framework to evaluate the design of those programmes. The purpose of this article is to propose such a framework, based on the theory of planned behaviour (TPB). Design/methodology/approach – TPB is a relevant tool to model the development of entrepreneurial intention through pedagogical processes. The independent variables are the characteristics of the EEP and the dependent variables are the antecedents of entrepreneurial behaviour. To illustrate and test the relevance of the evaluation methodology, a pilot study is conducted. Findings – Data are consistent and reliable, considering the small scale of this experiment. The EEP assessed had a strong measurable impact on the entrepreneurial intention of the students, while it had a positive, but not very significant, impact on their perceived behavioural control. Research implications/limitations – This is a first step of an ambitious research programme aiming at producing theory-grounded knowledge. Reproduction of the experiment will allow researchers to test how specific characteristics of an EEP influence its impact and how the impact differs across several cohorts of students. Those comparisons will serve to improve a priori the design of EEP. Originality/value – The new methodology is built on a robust theoretical framework and based on validated measurement tools. Its originality is about a relative – longitudinal – measure of impact over time and a particular use of the theory of planned behaviour which is seen as an assessment framework.
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TL;DR: In this paper, a review of the literature on entrepreneurial intention is carried out, which offers a clearer picture of the sub-fields in entrepreneurial intention research, by concentrating on two aspects: citation analysis and thematic analysis.
Abstract: Entrepreneurial intention is a rapidly evolving field of research. A growing number of studies use entrepreneurial intention as a powerful theoretical framework. However, a substantial part of this research lacks systematization and categorization, and there seems to be a tendency to start anew with every study. Therefore, there is a need to take stock of current knowledge in this field. In this sense, this paper carries out a review of the literature on entrepreneurial intentions. A total of 409 papers addressing entrepreneurial intention, published between 2004 and 2013 (inclusive), have been analyzed. The purpose and contribution of this paper is to offer a clearer picture of the sub-fields in entrepreneurial intention research, by concentrating on two aspects. Firstly, it reviews recent research by means of a citation analysis to categorize the main areas of specialization currently attracting the attention of the academic community. Secondly, a thematic analysis is carried out to identify the specific themes being researched within each category. Despite the large number of publications and their diversity, the present study identifies five main research areas, plus an additional sixth category for a number of new research papers that cannot be easily classified into the five areas. Within those categories, up to twenty-five different themes are recognized. A number of research gaps are singled out within each of these areas of specialization, in order to induce new ways and perspectives in the entrepreneurial intention field of research that may be fruitful in filling these gaps.
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04 Jun 2017-World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, International Journal of Economics and Management Engineering
TL;DR: In this paper, a conceptual model of entrepreneurial intention in the field of social entrepreneurship is formulated based on adapting and extending the social cognitive career theory (SCCT) to explain an individual's intention to become a social entrepreneur, although this theory is recently suggested as an inclusive framework for entrepreneurial intention.
Abstract: Entrepreneurial intention plays a major role in entrepreneurship academia and practice. However, little is known about the intentions of entrepreneurs in the social area of venture creation. This paper aims to formulate a well-organized model of social entrepreneurial intention.,The paper draws on intention models in entrepreneurship literature in general and social entrepreneurship in particular to identify gaps. Based on these findings, a new conceptual model is formulated.,There is no research to be found which uses the social cognitive career theory (SCCT) to explain about an individual’s intention to become a social entrepreneur, although this theory is recently suggested as an inclusive framework for entrepreneurial intention (Doan Winkel et al., 2011). It is also supportive by the empirical research of Segal et al. (2002). Therefore, a conceptual model of entrepreneurial intention in the field of social entrepreneurship is formulated based on adapting and extending the SCCT.,The paper contributes to the social entrepreneurship literature by providing new insights about social entrepreneurial intention. The result has important implications for theory and practice. In theory, it is the first model offering the SCCT as the background of formation for social entrepreneurial intention, with a distinct perspective of social entrepreneurship as a career. It raises a future direction for researchers to test this model. In practice, this framework provides a broad view of factors that could contribute to the success of the would-be a social entrepreneur.
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23 Feb 2022
TL;DR: In this article , the authors investigated the effect of ICT enabled cloud learning management system tools (ICT tools) with performance expectancy (PE), habit (Hb), self-efficacy (SE), skill development programs (SDP) and entrepreneurship intention (EI) on entrepreneurship behavior.
Abstract: This study intends to understand the effect of ICT enabled cloud learning management system tools (ICT tools) with performance expectancy (PE), habit (Hb), self-efficacy (SE), skill development programs (SDP) and entrepreneurship intention (EI) on entrepreneurship behavior (EB). The ICT tools adoption are less explored but they can facilitate the entrepreneurship education and foster the entrepreneurship behavior among youth in India. Self-employment has the answer for the problem of jobs among the youth. Developing countries must build and support entrepreneurship and skill development programmes and the institutions that enable them. ICT tools adoption should be considered as an acceptable medium for speeding the expansion of India's entrepreneurial programs to develop the entrepreneurship intention and behavior. Data were obtained using structured questionnaires from 314 respondents aged over 21 who benefited from skill development entrepreneurial programmes in rural and semi-urban areas of Delhi-NCR. We found that the skill development program has maximum impact it explains 25 percent variance, ICT tools is the second highest contributor it explains 23 percent variance, self-efficacy along with performance expectancy explain 21 percent variance and habit explains 18 percent variance in entrepreneurial intention. In the context of entrepreneurship behavior, the evidence indicates that ICT tools along with PE, Hb, SE, SDP and EI improve desire and effort to learn. The study results have important managerial implications and recommend that ICT tools, PE, SE, Hb, SDP significantly affect entrepreneurship intention, thus enhancing entrepreneurial behavior among the youth in India. Government institutions and businesses can assist the younger generation in acquiring the necessary training and abilities.
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TL;DR: In this paper , the antecedents of sustainable entrepreneurial intention were established, having as reference theoretical framework the model of entrepreneurial event and behavioral characteristics, integrated and adapted to the context of sustainable entrepreneurship.
Abstract: The present research aims to establish the antecedents of sustainable entrepreneurial intention, having as reference theoretical framework the model of entrepreneurial event and the model of planned behavior, integrated and adapted to the context of sustainable entrepreneurship.
At the level of investigated population, consisting of 150 students from two Serbian universities, the empirical results emphasized that: personality traits and environmental values are significant and direct predictors of behavioral characteristics; entrepreneurial education and behavioral characteristics have an indirect influence on sustainable entrepreneurial intention being mediated by the desire and feasibility of sustainable entrepreneurship perceived by respondents.
As theoretical utility of the research, the current study is among the few that tried to integrate and expand two competing models in order to establish the antecedents of sustainable entrepreneurial intent. The research model adopted variables specific for the two models and integrated personality traits, environmental values and entrepreneurial education in order to establish direct and indirect determinants of sustainable entrepreneurial intention.
At practical level, the validation of the research model emphasizes the utility of stimulating youth’ sustainable entrepreneurial intention and applicability for future academic research endeavors. In order to stimulate sustainable entrepreneurial intentions, the validated research model indicates to governmental and university decision makers the need to implement programs promoting environmental values and integrating sustainability into the entrepreneurial education of youth.
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