A SOCIAL AFFAIR: IDENTIFYING MOTIVATION OF SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS

Gabarret, Ines; Vedel, Benjamin; Decaillon, Julien

Type de document :

Compte-rendu et recension critique d'ouvrage

DOI :

10.1504/IJESB.2017.084845

Titre :

A SOCIAL AFFAIR: IDENTIFYING MOTIVATION OF SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS

Auteur(s) :

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

Titre de la revue :

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business

Éditeur :

Inderscience

Date de publication :

2017

ISSN :

1476-1297

Mot(s)-clé(s) en anglais :

Entrepreneurship
Social entrepreneurs
Motivation
Push
Pull

Discipline(s) HAL :

Sciences de l'Homme et Société/Gestion et management

Résumé en anglais : [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 ...
Lire la suite >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.Lire moins >

Langue :

Anglais

Vulgarisation :

Non

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