The impact of social entrepreneurial personality on Social entrepreneurial intention among university graduates in Yemen: A conceptual Framework
Abdo Hasan Al-Harasi,
Ehsan Fansuree Surin,
Hardy Loh Rahim,
Mohammed Abdulrab,
Yaser Hasan Al-Mamary,
Serhan A. Al-Shammari,
Ali Saleh Alshebami,
Mohieddin Grada
Affiliations
Abdo Hasan Al-Harasi
Faculty of Business and Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40000 Shah Alam, Selangor.
Ehsan Fansuree Surin
Faculty of Business and Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40000 Shah Alam, Selangor.
Hardy Loh Rahim
Malaysian Academy of SME & Entrepreneurship Development (MASMED), Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40000 Shah Alam, Selangor.
Mohammed Abdulrab
Department of Management and Information System, College of Business Administration, University of Ha'il, Ha'il, Saudi Arabia & Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Administrative and Humanities Sciences, Al-Razi University, Sana'a, Yemen
Yaser Hasan Al-Mamary
Department of Management and Information System, College of Business Administration, University of Ha’il, Ha’il, Saudi Arabia
Serhan A. Al-Shammari
Department of Management and Information System, College of Business Administration, University of Ha’il, Ha’il, Saudi Arabia
* corresponding author
Ali Saleh Alshebami
Community College of Abqaiq, King Faisal University, Alahsa, 31982, Saudi Arabia
Mohieddin Grada
Department of Accounting, College of Business Administration, University of Ha’il, Ha’il, Saudi Arabia
The need for social entrepreneurship today is highly emphasized as a fast and efficient tool to address the complex socio-economic and humanitarian crises that today's world is plagued more than ever in history. Nevertheless, there has been few research on the underlying factors, individuals' intention to create a new social enterprise, especially in at least developing countries like Yemen. Therefore, this study aims to fulfill this gap by proposing a conceptual framework on how social entrepreneurial intention can be among university graduates. It seeks particularly to examine the combined effect of classical entrepreneurial orientation and prosocial orientation as elements of social entrepreneurial personality on social entrepreneurial intention.This framework could be useful for universities and other stakeholders to produce graduates with holistic social entrepreneurship traits that guide them to choose social entrepreneurship as a viable career path. Pursuing a career in businesses with social aim graduates will have high potential in transforming from job seekers to opportunity generators, thereby bridging the existing gab in social needs.
