A SOCIAL AFFAIR: IDENTIFYING MOTIVATION OF SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS

Gabarret, Ines; Vedel, Benjamin; Decaillon, Julien

Document type :

Compte-rendu et recension critique d'ouvrage

DOI :

10.1504/IJESB.2017.084845

Title :

A SOCIAL AFFAIR: IDENTIFYING MOTIVATION OF SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS

Author(s) :

Gabarret, Ines [Auteur]
Vedel, Benjamin [Auteur]
Lille économie management - UMR 9221 [LEM]
Decaillon, Julien [Auteur]

Journal title :

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business

Publisher :

Inderscience

Publication date :

2017

ISSN :

1476-1297

English keyword(s) :

Entrepreneurship
Social entrepreneurs
Motivation
Push
Pull

HAL domain(s) :

Sciences de l'Homme et Société/Gestion et management

English abstract : [en]

Social entrepreneurship is a relatively new object of research and, despite the growing interest it generates in the literature, there is a diversity of definitions and approaches. The objective of this paper is to contribute ...
Show more >Social entrepreneurship is a relatively new object of research and, despite the growing interest it generates in the literature, there is a diversity of definitions and approaches. The objective of this paper is to contribute to the understanding of the motivation of social entrepreneurs by applying the push and pull approach. We study the entrepreneurial motivation of 8 social entrepreneurs. Findings suggest that social entrepreneurs are motivated by a combination of both push and pull factors and drivers of motivation are not only at an individual level (personal needs) but also at a social level through the recognition of social needs.Show less >

Language :

Anglais

Popular science :

Non

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