An Overview of Social Entrepreneurship Intention in Malaysia

  • Authors

    • Siti Daleela Mohd Wahid
    • Shafinar Ismail
    • Suhaimi Mhd Sarif
    • Abu Hanifah Ayob
    • Wan Mohd Hirwani Wan Hussain
    https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i3.35.29459
  • entrepreneurship intention, higher education institution, social entrepreneurship intention

  • The concept of entrepreneurship intention was actively debated in Malaysia. It has plays a major role in most academia field and practice, however, little is known about the intentions among youths in the social area of venture creation. This paper aims to discuss multiple versions of conceptual model of social entrepreneurial intention. This paper draws on intention models in social entrepreneurship to identify gaps. To date, there is no mutual understanding among researchers to be found which explaining about a youth’s intention to become a social entrepreneur, although some has suggested a comprehensive framework for social entrepreneurial intention. Therefore, a discussion on common conceptual model of entrepreneurial intention that frequently used in the field of social entrepreneurship based on the existing theory. The paper contributes to the social entrepreneurship literature by providing new insights about social entrepreneurial intention. The result has important implications for theory and practice.

     

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    Daleela Mohd Wahid, S., Ismail, S., Mhd Sarif, S., Hanifah Ayob, A., & Mohd Hirwani Wan Hussain, W. (2018). An Overview of Social Entrepreneurship Intention in Malaysia. International Journal of Engineering & Technology, 7(3.35), 260-263. https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i3.35.29459