Factors that Cultivate Youth Intention to Be Social Entrepreneur

Abstract

This paper reviews the intention pattern of youth in Social Entrepreneurship. Various studies in past have been carried out in the context of business entrepreneur as opposed to social entrepreneur. Findings from social entrepreneur literature revealed that social entrepreneurs’ intentions are triggered by internal and external factors similar to that of business entrepreneurs. Nevertheless, social entrepreneurs and business entrepreneurs are different in many ways. The prominent difference is the explicit social mission that social entrepreneurs uphold. Further research is required to address the youth intention to be a social entrepreneur. Young social entrepreneurs tend to be engaged in social-oriented activities as compared to their older counterpart who get involved in charities. The objective of this study is to review the contributing factors that influence young social entrepreneurs’ intention to be a social entrepreneur. This study proposes a conceptual model of insight factors that triggers the intention to be a social entrepreneur. The paper is concluded with future study.