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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"Social Entrepreneurial"”.
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Identifying Cross-Country Key Drivers of Social Entrepreneurial Activity
… development by integrating the economic, social and environmental dimensions, and social entrepreneurship is of great interest because it has the capacity for facilitating societal change by fostering innovative ways to address social inequality, unemployment, and climate change. Precisely …
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Assessing determinants of social entrepreneurial intentions among MBA students in Windhoek
Social entrepreneurship is now a key strategy to address unemployment and poverty globally. The increased interest in social entrepreneurship is creating demand for better understanding of social entrepreneurial intentions (SEI) which are now valuable predictors of future entrepreneurial behaviours …
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An exploratory study of social innovation in for-profit social entrepreneurial ventures in India
… extant research as a defining characteristic of social entrepreneurial ventures (SEVs). Social innovations are desirable as they create employment opportunities, develop new industries and introduce new business models that address social needs. In recognition, governments and practitioners …
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Influence of Institutional Environment on Social Entrepreneurial Intention: a study in Maldives using Social Cognitive Career Theory
Social entrepreneurship creates social mechanisms for sustainable, rights-based development by addressing chronic social issues that public and private initiatives do not solve. Despite extensive study on social initiatives, little is known about how institutional environments influence social …
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The influence of proactive personality on social entrepreneurial intentions among African American and Hispanic undergraduate students: the moderating role of hope
… exists between proactive personality and social entrepreneurial intentions among African American and Hispanic undergraduate students; and 2) to determine if hope moderates the relationship between proactive personality and social entrepreneurial intentions. The findings demonstrated that …
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ANTECEDENTS OF ENTREPRENEURIAL INTENTION: EXAMINING THE IMPACT OF GENDER IDENTITY, GRIT, THE DARK TRIAD, AND BARRIERS TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP
… that could cause an individual to have an entrepreneurial intention. This study addresses this need in research by utilizing the Theory of Planned Behavior to investigate entrepreneurial intention. Not all entrepreneurs are alike. Some entrepreneurs are motivated by financial gains while …
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THE ROLE OF SPIRITUAL CAPITAL IN SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN NIGERIA
… between spiritual capital and the practice of social entrepreneurship within the Nigerian context. Social entrepreneurship is a framework or model that promotes using entrepreneurial means to address social challenges and create a positive social impact that benefits the common good. On the …
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Social Entrepreneurs in Rio De Janeiro: Learning Experiences and Social Capital
… of this study is to gain insight into how social entrepreneurs dedicated to violence prevention in Rio de Janeiro learn to take on the role of a social entrepreneur. Based on a two-tiered interview process with 27 social entrepreneurs in Rio de Janeiro conducted over a period of nine …
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An exploration of the motivation and opportunity seeking behaviours of social entrepreneurs in Cape Town
… motivation and opportunity-seeking behaviours of social entrepreneurs in Cape Town was conducted among fifteen social entrepreneurial organisations in Cape Town during the months of June, July and August 2010. The results of this qualitative research show that there are various factors that …
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Tales of the ‘good’ capitalist: Evaluating ways to legitimise neoliberal capitalism via a justification analysis of the ‘social’ in entrepreneurship
… ‘good’ capitalist – Julia Erdelmann The idea of social entrepreneurship has gained considerable traction over the past decades, offering itself as an ‘alternative’ approach to doing business and as the object of policy and programme decisions. Ideationally located at the intersection of …
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Circumstantial social entrepreneurship: Exploring inclusive, social innovation in the transition from shadow to mainstream economic spaces. A case study of informal sector recycling activities in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
… insights to this discourse from an inclusive, social innovation approach. The research looks at what business models the informal recycling sector use as they adopt or adapt industrialised practices and how these harness inclusion and social innovation. The research area is Bulawayo, Zimbabwe …
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Collective Action in Transitioning States: A Study of Social Enterprise
For many governments, the rise of social enterprise and social entrepreneurship has been politically beneficial, with the state actively engaging with these organisations to help deal with the social issues they are unable to (Kerlin, 2009). This has been particularly prevalent in developing …
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The role of the Christian faith in the emergence of social entrepreneurship in Lagos, Nigeria
Christians are routinely recognised as pioneer social entrepreneurs in the social entrepreneurship literature. However, there are limited empirical studies exploring how the personal faith of Christian social entrepreneurs influences their engagement and persistence in the ventures they create to …
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Creating the conditions for entrepreneurial learning within an inclusive and scalable African business education ecosystem
… entrepreneurs, creates the conditions where an entrepreneurial culture cannot thrive. Entrepreneurship and education can be South Africa's most significant tools of liberation and unlock exponential growth which can, in turn, address the socio-economic problems that exist. This research aims to …
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Social enterprise and social entrepreneurship in practice.
… that aim to change from a charity to a social enterprise. In addition to this, there are limited knowledge and understanding about what social enterprise and social entrepreneurship are and a lack of frameworks that will enable one to know a social enterprise and social entrepreneur when …