Wednesday 15 May 2013 – 11:00 am to 12:30 pm at the QUT Gardens Point Campus
Presented by Pina D’Orazio – University G.d’Annunzio Pescara- Italy
Spot the differences in traditional and social entrepreneurial intention: an empirical test.
There is general agreement that entrepreneurship plays a central role in the growth and development of an economy. In particular, when business activities are regarded as a vehicle for sustainable growth their influence extends beyond mere economic returns for singular economic entities to encompass social problems. Addressing social problems heavily relies on collaborative actions and more precisely falls into the domain of social entrepreneurship than traditional entrepreneurship.
The purpose of this paper is to explore the practice of social entrepreneurship by comparing the determinants of entrepreneurial intention in traditional start-ups with those leading to start-ups with a social mission. Social entrepreneurial intentions clearly merit investigation given that the opportunity identification process is an intentional process that is common to both type of start-up.
The key argument of this paper is that intentionality in both traditional and social entrepreneurs, during the decision-making process of new venture creation, is influenced by an individual’s perceptions toward opportunities.
This paper aims to establish if, and to what extent, the social intentions of potential entrepreneurs − at the cognitive level − are influenced by opportunities recognition. By applying established theoretical constructs, the paper draws comparisons between a ‘for-profit’ intentionality model and a ‘social’ intentionality model.
Pina D’Orazio is Researcher at University G.d’Annunzio Pescara- Italy. Her teaching, research, operational and consulting activities cover the areas of Entrepreneurship, Strategic Management and Marketing.
She is currently a Visiting Fellow at ACE- Queensland University of Technology. Pina earned her PhD in Management of Innovation from the University G.d’Annunzio of Pescara in 2011. Her major research focus is on Entrepreneurship and Technology Transfer Process. The questions that fascinate her in these areas relate mainly to individual-level determinants of entrepreneurship.
For more information about this event please email Karen Taylor k3.taylor@qut.edu.au