Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Research

Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Research

Analysis of Social Problem-solving Behaviors among Social Entrepreneur Leaders

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Hossein Moghimi Esfandabadi 1
Seyed Reza Moini 2
Jahangir Yadollahi Farsi 3
1 PhD Student in Economic Sociology and Development, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2 Assistant Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
3 Professor, Department of New business, Faculty of Entrepreneurship, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
10.22034/eir.2023.181651
Abstract
Objective: The primary objective of the current study is to examine how social entrepreneur leaders approach solving social problems. One of the social entrepreneur's basic tenets is identifying and solving social problems. The main necessity is theoretical research and previous researches have paid little attention to social problem solving behaviors. Another necessity of the research is to pay attention to identifying the social problem and solving the social problem in entrepreneurship. Field behaviors shape social problem-solving. Bandura's social cognitive theory (1977) is the leading theory used.
Methods: The method is exploratory, applied in terms of purpose, and gathering data is qualitative-narrative. The studied community comprises all social entrepreneur leaders who have solved a social problem through their activities. The time for data collection is 2019, and the unit of analysis is a person who aspires to be a social leader and solve social problems. By snowball sampling, ten interviews were done, and theoretical saturation was reached after the eighth interview.
Findings: The findings indicate that social entrepreneurs' problem-solving behaviors include views and beliefs, social responsibility, social incentive, and social self. The society, according to which the social problem is diagnosed, and then responsibility and social incentives are developed, is the most critical problem-solving behavior used by social entrepreneurs.
Keywords
Social problem
Social problem solving
Social problem-solving behaviors
Social entrepreneur leaders

Subjects

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