Social Entrepreneurial Intention and the Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic: A Structural Model

The interest in promoting social entrepreneurship projects lies in their ability to develop innovative solutions to social and environmental problems. This ability becomes even more important in situations of global crises such as that arising from COVID-19. Based on the Theory of Planned Behavior (...

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Published in:Sustainability 2020-09, Vol.12 (17), p.6970
Main Authors: Ruiz-Rosa, Inés, Gutiérrez-Taño, Desiderio, García-Rodríguez, Francisco J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitudes
Behavior
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Crises
Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurship
Environmental impact
Hypotheses
Influence
Innovations
Motivation
Norms
Pandemics
Perceptions
Self image
Social entrepreneurship
Social factors
Socioeconomic factors
Structural models
Sustainability
Theory
University students
Variables
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Summary:The interest in promoting social entrepreneurship projects lies in their ability to develop innovative solutions to social and environmental problems. This ability becomes even more important in situations of global crises such as that arising from COVID-19. Based on the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), an explanatory structural model of social entrepreneurial intention was tested, and the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on this intention was evaluated. To do this, a quantitative investigation was conducted using a survey of Spanish university students, obtaining a total of 558 responses: 324 before the COVID-19 crisis and 234 during the crisis period (February and June 2020). The results obtained make it possible to validate the explanatory model of social entrepreneurial intention from the perspective of the TPB. In addition, it shows that social entrepreneurial intention decreases in times of deep socioeconomic crises and high uncertainty, such as that caused by COVID-19.
ISSN:2071-1050
2071-1050
DOI:10.3390/su12176970