http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/5885 Fri, 15 May 2026 15:41:45 GMT 2026-05-15T15:41:45Z http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/5978 The Role of Emotional Intelligence and Moral Obligation in Predicting Social Entrepreneurial Intention Tiwari, Preeti; Bhat, Anil K; Jyoti This study aims at identifying the role of emotional intelligence and moral obligation on social entrepreneurial intentions among the students of a premier multi-campus technical university in India using Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) as the research framework. A 54 item questionnaire was responded by 175 students. The data was collected by employing a systematic random sampling method. 59% (N=103) of the respondents were male and 41% (N=71) were female and the average age of the respondents was 20 years. Structural equation modeling was used for data analysis. Results of the study support that the relationship between antecedents (emotional intelligence and moral obligation) and social entrepreneurial intentions were mediated by the attitude toward becoming a social entrepreneur, subjective norms and perceived behavioural control. Findings of this research study also suggest that students with high level of emotional intelligence are more inclined towards social entrepreneurial activities. The study was confined to the study of students from a technical university and it will be wrong to generalize findings to students from the non-technical stream. The finding of this research study will facilitate policy makers and educators for promoting social entrepreneurial activities at the university level. Based on these results educators may review support system that will prove helpful for students. This is one of its kinds of research conducted in the Indian context. Findings of this research will be helpful in predicting how the intention process of Indian students is affected by their emotional intelligence and moral obligation. Wed, 22 Feb 2017 00:00:00 GMT http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/5978 2017-02-22T00:00:00Z http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/5977 Tagore’s Pioneering Approach and Entrepreneurial Role in Rural Transformation: Lessons from his Experiments and their Relevance Today Datta, Samar K; Chattopadhyay, Kalisankar; Mahajan, Sharad; Naik, Hemantbhai This paper makes a thorough review of the landmark developments in historical evolution of Tagore’s ideas and approaches on rural transformation to bring out the pioneering and distinctive features of his entrepreneurial role. Tagore being the first Indian not only to write on but also to practice the principles of cooperation, no wonder Gandhi came to him in 1940 to take lessons on this subject. Through citing of several such historical evidences, this paper attempts to show how Tagore performed the role of a social entrepreneur with strong commitment to and conviction in principles of cooperation, decentralized bottom up approach, thinking globally but acting locally, while taking a holistic approach towards life through promotion of health, education and culture alongside income and employment opportunities. This is in sharp contrast to the prevailing emphasis on either isolated government schemes, or on isolated market and private profit oriented entrepreneurs. While several historical limitations may have severely constrained the success of Tagore, the paper concludes by highlighting several apparently successful examples across the length and breadth of the country, which seem to be speaking for the relevance and significance of Tagore’s approach in today’s context. Wed, 22 Feb 2017 00:00:00 GMT http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/5977 2017-02-22T00:00:00Z http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/5976 Social Values Creation through Social Entrepreneurial Efforts Kumar, Saurabh There is no uniformity among researchers about on definition of social entrepreneurship. In a broader context a social enterprise is meant for solving social problems with the help of social innovation and social values creation. Hence, social value remains as an integral part of social enterprise. However, the numbers of studies are limited in exploring how social values are generated through social entrepreneurial efforts. This Study will help in understanding the of social value creation by social enterprises in society. For the purpose of the study, the researcher has reviewed existing literatures on social entrepreneurship and given some case examples of social enterprises in India and how have they created social value. Wed, 22 Feb 2017 00:00:00 GMT http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/5976 2017-02-22T00:00:00Z http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/5975 Establishing Social Enterprises as a Unique Organizational Type: A Mission-Value Grid Mitra, Sumit; Hota, Pradeep Kumar Over last two decades, Social enterprises have established themselves as globally relevant ventures exhibiting innovative and sustainable social value creation processes and addressing long-standing social issues through entrepreneurial process. Because of their unique combination of private structure with public purpose, strong connection to citizens, flexibility in operations, ability to innovate, and capacity to tap private resource for public purpose, SEs have emerged as strategically important organizational forms Despite growing interest for social entrepreneurship in academic literature and practices, the body of scholarly research is still much less developed. One of the primary reasons for lack of development in social entrepreneurship domain is difficulties in differentiating social enterprise from other type of organizations. In this paper, we used the concept of value and mission, to propose a grid, which helps to distinguish social enterprises from other enterprise types. This paper argues that working to incorporate negotiation outputs of diverse stakeholder groups, within a plurality of institutional logics, the different enterprise types reflect their distinct design, resourcing and strategy types through their business models. Given the challenges of matching demand and supply side constraints, particularly in the challenging situation of rapid scaling up, hybrid organizational types like social enterprise face greater challenges to identifying effective business models compared to commercial organizations narrowly focused on maximizing benefits of shareholders or owners. Wed, 22 Feb 2017 00:00:00 GMT http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/5975 2017-02-22T00:00:00Z