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Psychosocial Characterization of Social Entrepreneurs: A Comparative Study

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  • Mariana Bargsted
  • Monserrat Picon
  • Alondra Salazar
  • Yenny Rojas

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Social entrepreneurship is a topic of growing interest that demands empirical studies on different aspects. This is an exploratory study aimed at identifying a distinctive psychosocial profile of social entrepreneurs (SE). We conducted a factorial study in which we distinguished social entrepreneurs (SE), volunteers (VOL), philanthropists (PHI), and commercial entrepreneurs (CE) in several psychosocial variables: personal values, entrepreneurship orientation (proactivity, entrepreneurial self-efficacy, risk tendency, and control locus), social motivation, empathy orientation, and career identity. Our working hypothesis was that social entrepreneurs present a particular profile related to values of benevolence and self-direction, high entrepreneurship orientation, ability on taking perspective (empathy), a social motive similar to altruism, and career identity based on service and entrepreneurship. We found evidence to maintain our hypothesis and it was possible to characterize social entrepreneurs. The implications of these findings are discussed in this report.

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  • Mariana Bargsted & Monserrat Picon & Alondra Salazar & Yenny Rojas, 2013. "Psychosocial Characterization of Social Entrepreneurs: A Comparative Study," Journal of Social Entrepreneurship, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 4(3), pages 331-346, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jsocen:v:4:y:2013:i:3:p:331-346
    DOI: 10.1080/19420676.2013.820780
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    1. Canestrino, Rossella & Ćwiklicki, Marek & Magliocca, Pierpaolo & Pawełek, Barbara, 2020. "Understanding social entrepreneurship: A cultural perspective in business research," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 110(C), pages 132-143.
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    3. Phan Tan Luc, 2021. "A systematic literature review on personality traits in social entrepreneurship," HO CHI MINH CITY OPEN UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF SCIENCE - ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, HO CHI MINH CITY OPEN UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF SCIENCE, HO CHI MINH CITY OPEN UNIVERSITY, vol. 11(2), pages 172-189.
    4. Erica L. Steckler & Sandra Waddock, 2018. "Self-Sustaining Practices of Successful Social Change Agents: A Retreats Framework for Supporting Transformational Change," Humanistic Management Journal, Springer, vol. 2(2), pages 171-198, February.
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    6. Lichtenstein, Scott & Fenn, Paul & Kah, Sally, 2023. "Developing a Co-constructed Autoethnographic Approach to Understand Personal Values-Guided Social Entrepreneurship," CAFE Working Papers 23, Centre for Accountancy, Finance and Economics (CAFE), Birmingham City Business School, Birmingham City University.
    7. Vivek Ahuja & Asif Akhtar & O. P. Wali, 2019. "Development of a comprehensive model of social entrepreneurial intention formation using a quality tool," Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research, Springer;UNESCO Chair in Entrepreneurship, vol. 9(1), pages 1-27, December.
    8. Luc Phan Tan & Lan Xuan Pham & Trang Thanh Bui, 2021. "Personality Traits and Social Entrepreneurial Intention: The Mediating Effect of Perceived Desirability and Perceived Feasibility," Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Emerging Economies, Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India, vol. 30(1), pages 56-80, March.

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