Table 2

Findings on the blend of motivational components

ThemeSource theoryComponent descriptionSocial entrepreneurNature of motivation
Personal fulfilmentMaslow (1943) IndependenceEntrepreneur 8Independence
Self-actualization need to start a SE Self-employment
Motivated by high-order needs  
Helping societyPSM (Perry, 1996, 1997)
Miller et al. (2012) 
Commitment to public interest compassionEntrepreneur 2Statistics on unemployed youth
Entrepreneur 1Improve community
Entrepreneur 7Farmers own their coffee
Entrepreneur 5Safe society through rehabilitated inmates
Past-life events –closeness to the problem, thus helping societyEntrepreneurs 1,2, 3, 5,7,10Past-life events
Non-monetary focusFinancial managementPure profit motiveAll 10No-profit motive
Triple bottom lineEntrepreneur 1No patent on technology
Achievement orientationMcClelland's et al., Need theory 1953Need to complete a significant achievement or impactAll 10Create systemic change
Entrepreneur 9Agriculture as a stable occupation for farmers
Entrepreneur 3Passion for a curriculum enhanced by robots
Entrepreneur 5Challenge mindsets on inmates
Entrepreneur 2National safety nets through youth employment
Entrepreneur 6Accelerate youth ideas
Entrepreneur 4Youth as the consultants
Get some recognition for it  
Closeness to social problemPSM (Perry and Wise, 1990; Hsieh et al., 2011)
Miller et al. (2012) 
Deep rooted compassion or closeness to the missions or causes supported by their organizationsEntrepreneur 1Missionary to help others
Entrepreneur 5Avoid repeat offenders
Entrepreneur 10Integrate special and normal children
Increased resonance of the motivational factorEntrepreneur 1, 9Poverty in a land of plenty
Entrepreneur 2Sibling unemployment
Entrepreneur 3Frustration with school
Entrepreneur 4Past low self-esteem
Entrepreneur 7Poor coffee farmers home
Entrepreneur 10Had a special needs child

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