“…Observing the correlations, men show more general entrepreneurial intention than women, which is in agreement with the literature (Baron, Markman, and Hirsa ; Cowling and Taylor ; Espíritu and Sastre ; Verheul and Thurik ), as do people with entrepreneurs in their family, which is also in agreement with the literature (Benavides and Sánchez 2004; Crant ; Espíritu and Sastre ; Leiva ), although in both cases, their effect on the regression model is not very significant.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 91%
“…We have found more evidence as regards sex. Although the literature makes it clear that men have more general entrepreneurial attitude than women (Espíritu and Sastre ), most studies find that women tend more to social projects than men (Cukier et al ; Van Ryzin et al ; Witkamp et al ); therefore, as the first working hypothesis we posit that: Hypothesis 1. Women show greater social orientation in their projects than men.…”
In recent years, the term social entrepreneur has become increasingly common in academic and business circles. Social entrepreneurs engage in a variety of activities, but always with the intention of solving social problems. Social entrepreneurs are not merely people who perform acts of charity; they have an evident desire to improve social well-being and develop projects with long-term vision. The creation of sustainable social value is a key characteristic that differentiates them from well-meaning individuals who simply engage in charitable works. There are, however, significant gaps in our understanding of social entrepreneurs and few empirical studies on the subject. This present study attempts to identify the characteristics of more socially oriented entrepreneurs, using sociodemographic variables and the theory of universal values toward work. Analysis of a sample of approximately 400 people shows that more than half of entrepreneurial orientation can be explained through the possession of the values of self-enhancement (with an inverse relationship in this case), self-transcendence, and conservation. The theory of universal values has proved extraordinarily useful for studying the characteristics of social entrepreneurs.
“…In fact, data show that 53.1% of new companies in the last year were created by males while 46.9% were created by females ( Ruiz Navarro, Ramos Rodríguez, and Lechuga Sancho, 2019 ). Similar conclusions can be found in ( Espíritu Olmos and Sastre Castillo, 2012 ). Additionally, males rated innovation and making money higher than females as a reason for choosing a career ( Carter et al., 2003 ).…”
Highlights
The highest impact on entrepreneurial motivation was family environment.
The knowledge acquired in under-post graduate education help to create a business.
Key of success as entrepreneur is your personal initiative to undertake projects.
Young entrepreneurs see themselves as multifaceted and open to new experiences.
ESIC's students agree to learn entrepreneurial skills at University.
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