Regional demand and supply factors of social entrepreneurship
International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research
ISSN: 1355-2554
Article publication date: 29 June 2017
Issue publication date: 11 May 2018
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to empirically investigate determinants of social entrepreneurship.
Design/methodology/approach
The study uses a large-scale database covering Sweden’s 290 municipalities over the 1990-2014 period. The theoretical analysis is based on the demand and supply theory of entrepreneurship, while the empirical analysis is based on feasible generalized least-squares regression models.
Findings
The results indicate that the male proportion of the workforce, education level, the presence of entrepreneurial role models, wealth, unemployment rate, age, and urbanization positively influence the rate of social venture creation in a region.
Originality/value
This is one of few studies that empirically investigate determinants of social entrepreneurship, and the very first in the Swedish context. The study uses a large-scale database and advanced regression methods.
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Acknowledgements
This paper forms part of a special section “Challenging tensions and contradictions: critical, theoretical and empirical perspectives on social enterprise”, guest edited by Michael Bull, Rory Ridley-Duff, Geoffrey Whittam and Susan Baines.
Citation
Kachlami, H., Yazdanfar, D. and Öhman, P. (2018), "Regional demand and supply factors of social entrepreneurship", International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, Vol. 24 No. 3, pp. 714-733. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJEBR-09-2016-0292
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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