Xiabao Peng, Horsey Emmanuel Mensah, Song Xiaofan, Guo Rui
School of Public Affairs, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.
Front Psychol. 2022 May 26;13:877317. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.877317. eCollection 2022.
Using core self-evaluation theory, the current study assesses the effect of internal work locus of control and bricolage on social entrepreneurship orientation. We adopted the cross-sectional survey design using a sampling frame to engage 400 top executives of social enterprises in mainland China. Three hundred and seventy-two of the executives replied, presenting a response rate of 93%. Results of structural equation modeling analysis show significant positive relationships between internal work locus of control, bricolage, and social entrepreneurship orientation. The positive mediating effect of bricolage on the relationship between internal work locus of control and social entrepreneurship orientation was also found to be true. Consequently, to foster social entrepreneurship orientation, top executives of social enterprises need to gather available resources for bricolage tasks. These findings contribute new knowledge to how internal work locus of control affects social entrepreneurship orientation through the bricolage activity of Chinese social enterprises. Through core self-evaluation theory, we demonstrate the effect of internal work locus of control as a preceding factor in the relationship between bricolage and social entrepreneurship orientation.
本研究运用核心自我评价理论，评估内控点和拼凑对社会创业导向的影响。我们采用横断面调查设计，使用抽样框架对中国大陆400家社会企业的高层管理人员进行调查。其中372位管理人员做出回复，回复率为93%。结构方程模型分析结果显示，内控点、拼凑与社会创业导向之间存在显著的正相关关系。研究还发现，拼凑在内控点与社会创业导向之间的关系中具有正向中介作用。因此，为培养社会创业导向，社会企业的高层管理人员需要为拼凑任务收集可用资源。这些研究结果为内控点如何通过中国社会企业的拼凑活动影响社会创业导向提供了新知识。通过核心自我评价理论，我们证明了内控点作为拼凑与社会创业导向之间关系的前置因素的作用。
