The role of institutional support structure in shaping social entrepreneurial intention

Le Thi Loan ()
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Le Thi Loan: National Economics University, Viet Nam

International Entrepreneurship Review, 2022, vol. 8, issue 2, 79-89

Abstract: Objective: The present study aims to investigate the role of institutional support structure in shaping intention to form a social business using the model of Mair and Noboa (2006). Research Design & Methods: This study utilized Structural Equation Modelling with a sample of 516 students in Vietnam to examine the hypotheses. Findings: The finding shows that institutional support structure is positively associated with empathy, social entrepreneurial self-efficacy and perceived social support. In addition, institutional support structure also increases social entrepreneurial intention through enhancing empathy, social entrepreneurial self-efficacy and perceived social support. Implications & Recommendations: Policymakers need to develop a complete legal framework, and policies to support potential social entrepreneurs to start a business such as tax support, competitiveness, and loans to help increase self-efficacy, empathy and perceived social support for those who wish to become social entrepreneurs. Contribution & Value Added: This study highlight the interesting role of institutional support structure in increasing intention to form a social business. The results of this study contribute to the social entrepreneurship literature in understanding factors that lead to social entrepreneurial intention.

Keywords: institutional support structure; social entrepreneurial intention; empathy; social entrepreneurial self-efficacy; perceived social support; moral obligation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L26 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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