Competencies for social entrepreneurs in emerging economies: evidence from India
by Garima Saxena
International Journal of Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation (IJSEI), Vol. 5, No. 1, 2018

Abstract: Individual (entrepreneurial) competencies are ubiquitously acknowledged and directly linked with the establishment and overall success of an enterprise. However, very few studies have been conducted in social entrepreneurial competencies domains with a specific context to emerging economies. This study aims to explore and examine the competencies of social entrepreneurs functioning in emerging economies specifically in India. The study holds its foundation on constructivist research paradigm and relativist ontology; adopt an emic approach to epistemology and multiple-case study (in-depth interview) methodology. Primary data was collected through personal interviews and analysed through Atlas.ti 8 Software. The results revealed that the social entrepreneurs acquire specific competencies in response to the hostile and belligerent social, political, institutional, and cultural conditions prevalent in emerging economies/India. Minor quantitative analysis develops our understanding of competencies with relation to age, education, experience and marital status of the social entrepreneurs.

Online publication date: Fri, 13-Jul-2018

The full text of this article is only available to individual subscribers or to users at subscribing institutions.

 
Existing subscribers:
Go to Inderscience Online Journals to access the Full Text of this article.

Pay per view:
If you are not a subscriber and you just want to read the full contents of this article, buy online access here.

Complimentary Subscribers, Editors or Members of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation (IJSEI):
Login with your Inderscience username and password:

Username:        Password:          Forgotten your password?

Want to subscribe?
A subscription gives you complete access to all articles in the current issue, as well as to all articles in the previous three years (where applicable). See our Orders page to subscribe.

If you still need assistance, please email subs@inderscience.com