TY - JOUR

T1 - What drives social entrepreneurial appraisal among hearing-impaired individuals?

AU - Jasniak, Michael

AU - Ermakova, Tatiana

AU - Baierl, Ronny

AU - Halberstadt, Jantje

PY - 2018

Y1 - 2018

N2 - Involvement of disadvantaged individuals into entrepreneurship facilitates their social integration into mainstream societies. The present study addresses the drivers of social entrepreneurial appraisal among hearing-impaired individuals within a unique social minority environment. In prior research, social appraisal was empirically shown to determine social entrepreneurial intention. Adopting the theory of planned behaviour, this study investigates the impact of entrepreneurial self-efficacy, general social support and perceived barriers on social entrepreneurial appraisal. Based on a survey with 221 respondents, our results demonstrate that social entrepreneurial appraisal of hearing-impaired individuals result from their entrepreneurial self-efficacy and general social support. In terms of taking advantage of social opportunities, importance should be given to the role of entrepreneurial education and heterogeneous networks across minorities.

AB - Involvement of disadvantaged individuals into entrepreneurship facilitates their social integration into mainstream societies. The present study addresses the drivers of social entrepreneurial appraisal among hearing-impaired individuals within a unique social minority environment. In prior research, social appraisal was empirically shown to determine social entrepreneurial intention. Adopting the theory of planned behaviour, this study investigates the impact of entrepreneurial self-efficacy, general social support and perceived barriers on social entrepreneurial appraisal. Based on a survey with 221 respondents, our results demonstrate that social entrepreneurial appraisal of hearing-impaired individuals result from their entrepreneurial self-efficacy and general social support. In terms of taking advantage of social opportunities, importance should be given to the role of entrepreneurial education and heterogeneous networks across minorities.

KW - Disabled minority sample

KW - Hearing-impaired individuals

KW - Social entrepreneurial appraisal

KW - Social entrepreneurship

KW - Social minority entrepreneurship

KW - Gender and Diversity

KW - Entrepreneurship

KW - Sustainability Science

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85049593722&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1504/IJEV.2018.092734

DO - 10.1504/IJEV.2018.092734

M3 - Journal articles

AN - SCOPUS:85049593722

VL - 10

SP - 236

EP - 255

JO - International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing

JF - International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing

SN - 1742-5360

IS - 2

ER -