Identifying Key Drivers of Social Entrepreneurship in Jesuit Higher Education Institutions: A Factor Analysis Approach

Abstract

The teaching of entrepreneurship has been progressively included in the curricula of several university courses to stimulate the development of empowering attitudes and an entrepreneurial mentality. However, a new form of entrepreneurship has emerged with a focus on sustainability and the creation of new projects that aim to reduce social asymmetries and contribute to a fairer and more balanced society. The role of Jesuit higher education is also to foster the emergence of these projects through the implementation of practices aimed at fostering social entrepreneurship among students. This study aims to understand the determinant dimensions that characterise the students’ social entrepreneurial intention. For this purpose, a sample is considered from the management of Jesuit higher education institution. The main objective of this study was to investigate the factors that influence social entrepreneurial intentions of students in Jesuit Higher education Institutions. A quantitative research approach and a descriptive research design were adopted for the study. Purposive sampling was used to select respondents. The findings indicate that individual and organisational factors are the determinants of students’ entrepreneurial intention. However, not all organisational factors contribute equally.