scholarly journals Buddhist entrepreneurs, charitable behaviors, and social entrepreneurship: evidence from China

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zuhui Xu ◽  
Zhiyang Liu ◽  
Jie Wu
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Research ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Informal Institutions ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Prosocial Behaviors ◽  
Limited Resources ◽  
Private Enterprises ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractTo address the lacuna of how informal institutions like Buddhism impact social entrepreneurship in different regions within a nation, this research draws on the social entrepreneurship literature and the regional Buddhist research to propose a mediating framework where the percentage of Buddhist entrepreneurs in a region is positively associated both with the level of prosocial behaviors such as charity, due to the values of Buddhism, and with the probability of establishing businesses in a less-developed region. It further proposes that charitable behaviors mediate the relationship between the percentage of Buddhist entrepreneurs in a region and establishing businesses in less-developed regions. This mediating effect is attributed to the mechanism that charitable behaviors absorb the limited resources of entrepreneurs, reducing their resources for establishing businesses in less-developed regions. We test these hypotheses on nationwide surveys of founders of private enterprises and find support for this mediating view. Broad implications for theoretical and empirical research are discussed.

scholarly journals The Propensity for Social Entrepreneurship During the Coronavirus Outbreak

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 174
Author(s):  
Kartika Nuringsih, Nuryasman MN, Rita Amelinda
Keyword(s):  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Social Supports ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Mediation Effect ◽  
Entrepreneurial Education ◽  
Learning Program ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Relationship

This research aims to explore scholarly the propensity for social entrepreneurship (PSE) under the condition of Coronavirus outbreak (Covid-19) and the large scale of social distancing in Jakarta, Indonesia. Entrepreneurial education is expected to encourage awareness of social problems among students. This research examines the relationship between perceived social supports and PSE. Additionally, it investigates the mediating effect of self-efficacy that links among empathy, moral obligation, and prior experience towards PSE. As many as 180 students filled the questionnaire through google forms during April 22-29th 2020. By using Smart-PLS proves a significant effect of perceived social support toward PSE and discovers the mediation effect on social entrepreneurial self-efficacy. The result shows a positive mindset on social entrepreneurship among students whereas this pandemic is as a trigger to intent in social entrepreneurship. It is a mechanism when understanding the social entrepreneurial education for students, thus leaders can utilize to improve regulation in the entrepreneurship learning program.

The mediating effect of job engagement on the relationship between psychological empowerment and social enterprise sustainability

2019 ◽  
Vol 118 (8) ◽  
pp. 347-355
Author(s):  
Hye- RimPark ◽  
Yen-Yoo You
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Social Enterprise ◽  
Psychological Empowerment ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Limited Resources ◽  
Job Engagement ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
The Poor ◽  
The Relationship

Unlike non-profit organizations, social enterprises must be sustainable through profit-making activities in order to pursue social purposes.However, the most important of the poor limited resources is also human resources, and for the efficient use of human resources, empowerment should be given to members. This study proves whether job engagement mediates the effect on sustainability when psychological empowerment is given to employees in social enterprises.

Social comparison orientation and mental health: The mediating role of psychological capital

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guoliang Yang ◽  
Zhihua Wang ◽  
Weijiong Wu
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Comparison ◽  
Psychological Capital ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Comparison Orientation ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Little is known about the relationship between social comparison orientation and mental health, especially in the psychological capital context. We proposed a theoretical model to examine the impact of ability- and opinion-based social comparison orientation on mental health using data from 304 undergraduates. We also examined the mediating effect of the four psychological capital components of hope, self-efficacy, resilience, and optimism in the relationship between social comparison orientation and mental health. Results show that an ability (vs. opinion) social comparison orientation was negatively (vs. positively) related to the psychological capital components. Further, the resilience and optimism components of psychological capital fully mediated the social comparison orientation–mental health relationship. Our findings indicate that psychological capital should be considered in the promotion of mental health, and that the two social comparison orientation types have opposite effects on psychological capital.

Social Entrepreneurship and Related Concepts

2021 ◽  
pp. 273-294
Author(s):  
Cristina López-Cózar-Navarro ◽  
Tiziana Priede-Bergamini
Keyword(s):  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
New Ventures ◽  
Social Economy ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Social Value ◽  
Social Entrepreneurs ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Relationship

In the past few decades, a new way of responding to social and environmental problems has emerge: the social entrepreneurship. It is presented as a special type of venture, in which the creation of social value prevails over the maximization of profits. Thus, the main objective of these types of ventures is to serve the community and to search for a positive social change. In this chapter, in addition to presenting the concept of social entrepreneurship and its various approaches within the so-called third sector and the emergent fourth sector, the main sources of funding that can be used by social entrepreneurs are also presented, especially business angels and crowdfunding, are detailed. New paradigms such as the collaborative economy and the circular economy are also addressed within social economy, highlighting the relationship with social entrepreneurship and the path of opportunity to foster new ventures in these fields.

Auditing, Trust, and the Social Contract

2021 ◽  
pp. 112-131
Author(s):  
Bo Rothstein
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Research ◽  
Social Contract ◽  
Quality System ◽  
Representative Democracy ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Empirical Results ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Relationship

The relationship between trust and auditing can be described as a paradox. In the social contract that forms the basis of modern societies, extensive trust issues arise. How can citizens trust that what is promised in the contract will also be provided? Elections should work to put politicians who do not deliver according to the social contract to be voted out of their position. Empirical research shows that this often does not work, hence the need for an auditing body. Empirical results have shown that national auditing institutions work towards reducing corruption and other forms of malfeasance, and are thereby vital to creating a working social contract. A high-quality system for auditing also has a much stronger effect on reducing corruption than is the case for democracy. Auditing turns out to be an undervalued instrument that not only complements but in some ways proves even more effective than representative democracy.

Creating for others: linking prosocial motivation and social entrepreneurship intentions

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chuanpeng Yu ◽  
Baosheng Ye ◽  
Shenghui Ma
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Work And Family ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Pearl River Delta Region ◽  
Social Entrepreneurs ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Work Support ◽  
Prosocial Motivation ◽  
The Relationship

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to investigate how individuals' prosocial motivation affects their social entrepreneurship intentions (SEI) through the mediating effect of creativity and the moderating effect of family-to-work support.Design/methodology/approachA questionnaire survey was conducted in the Pearl River Delta region in Guangdong, China, and data were collected from 318 respondents who had rich social work experience. To test the hypotheses, a hierarchical linear regression analysis was conducted using SPSS 24.0 software.FindingsResults offer empirical support for the hypotheses that creativity in social work plays a full mediating role in the relationship between individuals' prosocial motivation and SEI, and family-to-work support plays a positive moderating role in the relationship between creativity in social work and SEI.Research limitations/implicationsThis study shows the importance of prosocial motivation, creativity in social work and family support in driving individuals' social entrepreneurship intentions and behaviours. Future research needs to further examine how the dynamic relationships between these factors unfold over time, as well as consider the effect of other motivational factors on creativity and SEI.Practical implicationsThis study suggests that the cultivation of individual prosocial motivation is crucial and requires the efforts of family, school and society. Relevant organisations should encourage individuals to incorporate creative thinking into their work, as well as offer training opportunities. In addition, social entrepreneurs should also strengthen communication with their families and strive to gain their understanding and support.Originality/valueThe findings of this study extend existing views on the relationship between individuals' motivation and entrepreneurship intentions in the social entrepreneurship research field by focusing on the perspective of prosocial motivation. In particular, this study reveals the complex process of how prosocial motivation promotes SEI by identifying the role of creativity and family-to-work support, which has rarely been explored in the extant literature.

How Depression Stigma Affects Attitude Toward Help Seeking: the Mediating Effect of Depression Somatization

2015 ◽  
Vol 43 (6) ◽  
pp. 945-953 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xia Wang ◽  
Shun Peng ◽  
Huang Li ◽  
Yunshi Peng
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Social Stigma ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Chinese College Students ◽  
Clinical Scales ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Relationship

We investigated the relationships among the social stigma associated with depression, somatization of depression-related symptoms, and help seeking. Participants were 357 Chinese undergraduate students. Stigma, somatization, and help seeking were measured with a neuropsychological assessment and validated clinical scales. We performed a path (principal components) analysis of the role of somatization as a mediator in the relationship between depression stigma and help seeking, and found that the hypothesized mediation model fit the data well. Our results confirm previous findings on the mediating role of depression somatization in the relationship between depression stigma and attitude towards help seeking. The identification of mediators contributes to the understanding of the mechanisms that prevent help seeking among Chinese college students.

scholarly journals Social Entrepreneurship and Psychological Well-being in Teaching Candidates: Mediator Role of Hope

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 505-524
Author(s):  
Esra Asıcı
Keyword(s):  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Psychological Traits ◽  
The Social ◽  
Mediator Role ◽  
Ways Of Thinking ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Teaching Candidates

The investigation and supporting variables related to the mental health of teaching candidates is important since teachers’ psychological traits will affect students’ personal, social, and academic development. In this paper, the intermediary role of hope in the relationship between the social entrepreneurship characteristics and psychological well-being of teaching candidates was investigated. The sample consisted of 855 teaching candidates were chosen randomly. The data were collected by using the Psychological Well-being Scale, the Social Entrepreneurship Characteristics of the Pre-service Teachers’ Scale, the Dispositional Hope Scale and a Demographic Information Form. In the analysis descriptive statistics, Pearson’s correlation, and regression-based bootstrapping method were used. The results showed that teaching candidates’ social entrepreneurship characteristics were positively and significantly correlated with psychological well-being and two components of hope (alternative ways of thinking and actuating thinking). Besides, it was found that alternative ways of thinking and actuating thinking had partial mediating roles in the relationship between teaching candidates’ social entrepreneurship characteristics and psychological well-being. The obtained findings were discussed in the light of related literature and suggestions were offered.

Genesis and Development of Social Entrepreneurship in India

2017 ◽  
pp. 414-428 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neeta Baporikar
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Social Change ◽  
Value Creation ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Social Value ◽  
Limited Resources ◽  
Social Entrepreneurs ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Value Creation

Societies world over are urgently seeking innovative approaches to address persistent social problems of health care, poverty, child labour, literacy etc. These problems not only persist but also have increased in intensity and complexity. Thus, there is furor for innovative entrepreneurial approaches that can create more social value with limited resources. These approaches need to leverage better on resources to enhance effectiveness through creative partnerships by raised expectations, performance and accountability so as to achieve more sustainable social impact. What business entrepreneurs are to the economy, social entrepreneurs are to society? They may, like business entrepreneurs, be interested in profit, but their emphasis is on social change. While the challenges in the social sector are many, the potential and opportunity for social entrepreneurship to be a powerful force for social value creation has never been greater. Through grounded research and in depth contextual analysis, this chapter focuses on India's genesis and development of social entrepreneurship.

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