Determinants of social entrepreneurial intentions for educational programs

Abstract

The aim of this research is to find out the determinants of social entrepreneurial intentions for educational programs. For this purpose, some of the factors have been included in this research as the determinants of social entrepreneurial intention. Prior experience has been added as the independent variable although empathy, moral obligation, self-efficacy, and the perceived social support have been added as the variables that moderate the relationship between prior experience entrepreneurial intentions. The study has been conducted through the positivism philosophy, and with the quantitative method, a survey was conducted based on the questionnaire consisted of the items related to understudied variables. Through purposive sampling, the data were collected from 231 students studying bachelors and masters at University of Beijing and Shanghai. SPSS software was used for screening and descriptive analysis, and AMOS was used for structure modeling and confirmatory factor analysis. Results showed that prior experience tends to have greater social entrepreneurial intent, empathy, self-efficacy, and moral obligation that have positive and significant impact on entrepreneurial intent. On the other hand, perceived social support puts negative impact on entrepreneurial intention. Business schools and policymakers can take advantage of this study. The future studies can increase the sample size and can add the variables of belief to study the entrepreneurial intention.

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