TY - JOUR
T1 - Motivating Prosocial Venturing in Response to a Humanitarian Crisis
T2 - Building Theory From the Refugee Crisis in Germany
AU - Mittermaier, Alexandra
AU - Patzelt, Holger
AU - Shepherd, Dean A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2021.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - In the context of the humanitarian refugee crisis in Germany, we conducted an 8-month qualitative study of prosocial ventures that emerged during this crisis to build a theory of motivation in prosocial venturing. We identified two venturing paths driven by founders’ distinct motivations. Founders motivated by others’ suffering focused on rescuing refugees, following an execution-oriented approach, and scaling their activities to meet victims’ short-run needs. Founders motivated by entrepreneurial aspirations focused on building an organization, following a foundation-oriented approach, and customizing activities to meet victims’ long-run needs. This study contributes to prosocial venturing and crisis research.
AB - In the context of the humanitarian refugee crisis in Germany, we conducted an 8-month qualitative study of prosocial ventures that emerged during this crisis to build a theory of motivation in prosocial venturing. We identified two venturing paths driven by founders’ distinct motivations. Founders motivated by others’ suffering focused on rescuing refugees, following an execution-oriented approach, and scaling their activities to meet victims’ short-run needs. Founders motivated by entrepreneurial aspirations focused on building an organization, following a foundation-oriented approach, and customizing activities to meet victims’ long-run needs. This study contributes to prosocial venturing and crisis research.
KW - 512 Business and Management
KW - compassion
KW - crisis
KW - motivation
KW - prosocial venturing
KW - suffering alleviation
KW - venture purpose
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85108235397&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/10422587211025233
DO - 10.1177/10422587211025233
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85108235397
SN - 1042-2587
JO - Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice
JF - Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice
ER -