Moderating Effect of Formal Institutions on Individual Social Entrepreneurship Entry

Sahasranamam, S. and Veettil, N. M. K. (2015) Moderating Effect of Formal Institutions on Individual Social Entrepreneurship Entry. 75th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management: Opening Governance, Vancouver, Canada, 7-11 Aug 2015. p. 12623. (doi: 10.5465/ambpp.2015.12623abstract)

Abstract

Our study examines the contingent effect of formal institutions namely financial, educational and political systems on the relationship between people’s access to resources and the likelihood of them starting a social enterprise. We hypothesize that the individual-level resources would be more influential for starting a social enterprise in those countries where the financial and educational systems are more entrepreneurially oriented. We also hypothesize that the relationship between individual-level resources and the likelihood to start a social enterprise would be stronger in those countries where the political systems are not very well-developed and would be weaker in those countries where the political systems are well-developed. We tested the hypotheses using a multilevel probit regression analysis on a cross-sectional multi-source dataset for the year 2009 and found support for all our hypotheses. The implications of our study are relevant for social entrepreneurs, and policy makers.

• Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item
• Additional Information: Abstract - appears in Academy of Management Proceedings 2015(1)
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Sahasranamam, Prof Sreevas
• Authors: Sahasranamam, S., and Veettil, N. M. K.
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > Adam Smith Business School > Management
• Journal Name: Academy of Management Proceedings
• ISSN: 0065-0668