Factors Affecting Social Entrepreneurs to Lead an Initiative

Abstract

One of the interesting questions in education research is how to motivate students to become social entrepreneurs. In this study, we examine five considerations which influence the decision of social entrepreneurs to lead an initiative. a. The extent to which the project is interesting, innovative and will bring about long-term change in the community. b. People’s level of cooperation in the community where the initiative will be carried. c. The initiative’s level of logistic simplicity. d. The extent to which the entrepreneur is able to invest time in the project, in relation to his current level of activity in the different areas of his life. e. The extent to which the project’s vision and the entrepreneur’s social vision are compatible. We collected data from 144 potential social entrepreneurs using an experimental design pattern. We found that all these five factors are statistically significant in their impact on willingness to initiate a social innovation. The Standardized Coefficients are given in brackets: e (0.474), a (0.265), b (0.236), d (0.221) and c (0.108). More analyses are conducted in this research.