Development and validation of social entrepreneurship career decisions scale among higher education students

IF 3.9 Q2 BUSINESS
Parvathy Viswanath, Aneesh Kumar
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Abstract

Purpose

The importance of sustainable development has become increasingly significant in today’s fast-paced world. The 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) aim to solve a range of environmental, economic and social challenges, which requires global collaboration among governments and private organisations. In light of this, social entrepreneurship has garnered significant attention as it combines the social purpose of non-profits with the market-driven approach of for-profits to address SDG goals. Yet the cognitive processes underpinning the career decisions of social entrepreneurs remain underexplored. This study aims to develop and validate a scale to measure social entrepreneurial career decisions based on the appraisal of perceived challenges.

Design/methodology/approach

The study followed the steps of tool development and was carried out in three phases: item analysis, exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA).

Findings

The final 20-item scale focuses on the appraisal components in pre-entry social entrepreneurial career decision-making and has four factors, which are relevance, coping potential, knowledge and resources and normative significance.

Research limitations/implications

The study contributes to the literature on entrepreneurial cognition, specifically focusing on social entrepreneurship. The scale could guide model testing and quantitative research in social entrepreneurial cognition. The four-dimensional structure identified in the study may also have implications for researchers interested in the antecedents and effects of social entrepreneurial decision-making.

Practical implications

Accurate measurement of cognitive appraisal is necessary to understand the perceived challenges and thought processes of potential social entrepreneurs. The scale could be used to examine the cognitive appraisal patterns among students. Social entrepreneurship educators and policymakers can use the scale to design and assess educational programs.

Originality/value

Distinct from existing studies, this scale offers a multidimensional approach that captures the stages of career decision-making, providing a robust tool to enhance our understanding of the decision-making dynamics in social entrepreneurship.

高校学生社会创业职业决策量表的开发与验证
目的 在当今快节奏的世界中,可持续发展的重要性日益凸显。17 个可持续发展目标(SDGs)旨在解决一系列环境、经济和社会挑战,这需要各国政府和私营机构之间的全球合作。有鉴于此,社会企业家精神备受关注,因为它将非营利组织的社会目的与营利组织的市场驱动方法相结合,以实现可持续发展目标。然而,社会企业家职业决策的认知过程仍未得到充分探索。本研究旨在开发和验证一个量表,用于测量基于对感知挑战的评估的社会企业家职业决策。研究遵循工具开发步骤,分三个阶段进行:项目分析、探索性因子分析(EFA)和确认性因子分析(CFA)。研究限制/意义本研究为有关创业认知的文献做出了贡献,尤其是针对社会创业的文献。该量表可指导社会创业认知的模型测试和定量研究。研究中确定的四维结构也可能对那些对社会创业决策的前因和影响感兴趣的研究人员产生影响。实际意义要了解潜在社会创业者感知到的挑战和思维过程,就必须对认知评估进行准确测量。该量表可用于研究学生的认知评估模式。有别于现有的研究,本量表提供了一种多维方法,能够捕捉到职业决策的各个阶段,为我们提供了一种强有力的工具,以增强我们对社会创业决策动态的理解。
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