Personal initiative: Its power in social entrepreneurial venture creation

Nsereko, Isa; Balunywa, Waswa; Munene, John C.; Orobia, Laura; Ngoma, Muhammed

doi:10.1080/23311975.2018.1443686

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“…Although the traits of individuals who create social entrepreneurial ventures have been explored quite widely, by focusing on personal initiative (Nsereko et al, 2018) and social ties WJEMSD 17,1…”

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Comprehensive social competence and social entrepreneurial action: the mediating role of entrepreneurial tenacity

Nsereko

2020

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PurposeThe purpose of this study is twofold: (1) to examine the relationship between comprehensive social competence, entrepreneurial tenacity and social entrepreneurial action and (2) to test the mediating role of entrepreneurial tenacity in the relationship between comprehensive social competence and social entrepreneurial action among social ventures in Uganda.Design/methodology/approachThe study is cross-sectional and quantitative. Data were analyzed with the help of Statistical Package for Social Sciences and analysis of moment structures.FindingsResults show that both comprehensive social competence and entrepreneurial tenacity are significantly associated with social entrepreneurial action. Results further indicate that entrepreneurial tenacity partially mediates the relationship between comprehensive social competence and social entrepreneurial action.Originality/valueTo the authors' knowledge, this study provides initial empirical evidence on the relationship between comprehensive social competence, entrepreneurial tenacity and social entrepreneurial action using evidence from a developing African country – Uganda. Mostly, this provides an initial evidence of the mediating role of entrepreneurial tenacity on the relationship between comprehensive social competence and social entrepreneurial action.

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Comprehensive social competence and social entrepreneurial action: the mediating role of entrepreneurial tenacity

Nsereko

2020

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“…Personal initiative theory was tested in a study carried out in Uganda empirically investigating personal initiative in predicting social entrepreneurial venture creation. Studies have been ensured that individuals need to take personal initiative to create social entrepreneurial ventures in developing countries (Nsereko, Balunywa, Munene, Orobia, & Muhammed, 2018). One study verified and fitted model SE for national sustainable development promotion by the public sector for Iran.…”

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Social Entrepreneurship and Social Venture in Nepal, Case of Martyrs Memorial Park (Sahid Smarak), Hetauda, Nepal

Silwal¹

2020

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This study primarily tried to find out social entrepreneurship practices in Nepal, though this is an young phenomena for scholarly in Nepal. Study followed exploratory case type and selected Martyrs Memorial Park (Sahid Smarak) as a case so that it is a qualitative research. Social entrepreneurship is phenomena about utilization of creative idea of individuals for the society and social benefits through entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial venture creation. Martyrs Memorial Park (Sahid Smarak) is a social venture situated in Hetauda, Bagmati province, Nepal established by social and political personalities. This venture is found as a good practice of social entrepreneurship that generate revenue for the society, providing employment opportunities, utilizing resources, paying tax, contributing to uplift tourism, giving recognition of the area and members of the executive committee and council members as well. This venture became a model for others and many are trying to implement this in another part of the country. Social entrepreneurship process model found which started from social or political person with entrepreneurship intention that converted into entrepreneurial behavior and realize the social venture. Then economic outputs bring transformation in the society and generate social entrepreneurs' personality enrichment

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“…Entrepreneurs take an active and self-starting approach [32] by spotting opportunities in the environment and use creativity, resilience, resourcefulness, vision, and optimism among others to bring innovation [31]. As a result, entrepreneurial initiative conducts individuals to achieve better results, a superior performance, be more innovative and entrepreneurial in general [33].…”

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Entrepreneurial Ecosystems and Entrepreneurial Initiative: Building a Multi-Country Taxonomy

2021

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The main goal of this article is to appraise the existence of different patterns of the Entrepreneurial Ecosystems, to identify its relationship with Entrepreneurial Initiative, and recommend entrepreneurship policies that may influence the growth of entrepreneurial action. Without evidence on entrepreneurial ecosystems landscape and what determinants stimulate entrepreneurship in a given environment, policies could become flawed and miss the target. To address research purposes, the analysis was performed using data extracted from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Database carried out between 2010 and 2016. To ensure a longitudinal perspective, it was used a balanced panel approach followed by Logistic Regression estimations. The article offers a novel and systematic approach, the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Taxonomy, to overcome a disaggregated perspective on entrepreneurial ecosystems, between individual and context levels. Empirical findings capture four different country profiles, based on two measures: Entrepreneurial ecosystems and entrepreneurial initiative. The results allow to compare the four groups and appraise significant disparities around entrepreneurship determinants, namely, the education factor. While education is commonly recognized as a positive influence on entrepreneurship, the results suggest a contradictory effect. The existence of differentiated profiles and its determinants points outs the importance of developing specific entrepreneurship policy packages attending group specificities.

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Personal initiative: Its power in social entrepreneurial venture creation

Cited by 37 publications

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Comprehensive social competence and social entrepreneurial action: the mediating role of entrepreneurial tenacity

Comprehensive social competence and social entrepreneurial action: the mediating role of entrepreneurial tenacity

Social Entrepreneurship and Social Venture in Nepal, Case of Martyrs Memorial Park (Sahid Smarak), Hetauda, Nepal

Entrepreneurial Ecosystems and Entrepreneurial Initiative: Building a Multi-Country Taxonomy

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