ANTECEDENTS OF STUDENTS’ INTENTION TOWARDS SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN GUJARAT: EXTENSION OF THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR

Authors

  • Dr. Kiran J. Patel Assistant Professor, Ganpat University - Faculty of Management Studies, Gujarat, India Author
  • Ms. Khushbu H. Mistri Research Scholar, Ganpat University - Faculty of Social Science & Humanities, Gujarat, India Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7492/fhsbj147

Abstract

The govt. of any nation is closely monitoring social entrepreneurship, an emerging area in HE (higher education) learning, especially since its growth has started to gain more and more substantial impetus. Considering this, the present study seeks to identify different factors affecting undergraduate and postgraduate students' intentions to engage in social entrepreneurship in the Gujarat by applying a well-established theory of planned behavior (TPB) as a theoretical framework.

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ANTECEDENTS OF STUDENTS’ INTENTION TOWARDS SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN GUJARAT: EXTENSION OF THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR. (2024). MSW Management Journal, 33(2), 310-327. https://doi.org/10.7492/fhsbj147