The Effect of Emotional Intelligence,Empathy and Perceived Social Pressure on Predicting Social Entrepreneurial Intention: A Field Research

Tiwari, Preeti and Bhat, Anil K and Jyoti, .. (2020) The Effect of Emotional Intelligence,Empathy and Perceived Social Pressure on Predicting Social Entrepreneurial Intention: A Field Research. In: Methodological Issues in Social Entrepreneurship Knowledge and Practice. Springer, Singapore, pp. 137-158. ISBN 978-981-13-9768-4

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Abstract

The objective of this study was to identify the role of emotional intelligence,empathy, and perceived social pressure on social entrepreneurial intentions among the students of premier technical universities in India using Shapero’s theory of entrepreneurial event as the research framework. The structural model adequately fit the data. The test showed the good fit of the model. The derived statistics of model fit are: CMIN/DF = 1.79, IFI = 0.96, TLI = 0.94, CFI = 0.95 and RMSEA = 0.033. All the three antecedents showed a statistically significant relationship with the mediators. Findings of this research study also suggest that students with emotional intelligence are more inclined towards social entrepreneurial activities. The finding of this research study will facilitate policymakers and educators for promoting social entrepreneurial activities at the university level. Based on these results, educators may review support system that will prove helpful for students. This is one of its kinds of research conducted in the Indian context. Findings of this research will be helpful in predicting how the intention process of Indian students is affected by emotional intelligence, empathy and perceived social pressure.

Item Type:	Book Section
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Emotional intelligence · Empathy · Social pressure · Social · Entrepreneurial intention
Subjects:	Entrepreneurship_Industry Entrepreneurship_Industry > Entrepreneurship
Divisions:	General Management and Enterpreneurship
Depositing User:	Mr. Muralidhara D
Date Deposited:	11 May 2020 06:39
Last Modified:	11 May 2020 06:46
URI:	http://tapmi.informaticsglobal.com/id/eprint/654

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