Open AccessProfile of social entrepreneur in Serbia: Motivation and socio-demographic characteristics
Author(s) -
Gorana Krstić,
Ana Aleksić Mirić,
Jelena ŽarkovićRakić
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
sociologija
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.174
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 2406-0712
pISSN - 0038-0318
DOI - 10.2298/soc1701062k
Subject(s) - vocational education , entrepreneurship , public relations , social entrepreneurship , field (mathematics) , work (physics) , sociology , social enterprise , qualitative research , marketing , psychology , economic growth , political science , social science , business , pedagogy , economics , mechanical engineering , mathematics , pure mathematics , law , engineering
This paper explores the traits of social entrepreneurship in Serbia by addressing the role of motivation, education, personal experience, gender and age in developing social enterprises. The research done so far has not directly addressed the issue of characteristics of individuals who bring social innovation in Serbia and in that manner our research contributes to the existing body of knowledge. The data for this study were drawn from field research that started in June 2014, combining qualitative and quantitative research techniques. Our research suggests that social entrepreneurs in Serbia usually enter this venture without previous experience in founding a social enterprise or managing one. Education plays an important role in motivation to work for or establish a social enterprise: founders are by large people with higher education interested in continuous education and often engaged in some vocational education or training. Disparities in motivation to work in (or establish) a social enterprise are prominently different depending on the respondents? ages younger respondents are motivated primarily to address a specific social problem, while the older ones are motivated mainly to create a personal employment opportunity.