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The Role of Affective Commitment and Work Engagement to the Performance of Greek Social Entrepreneurs and the Moderating Effect of Personal Values

The Role of Affective Commitment and Work Engagement to the Performance of Greek Social... Abstract Social entrepreneurs’ behaviour and performance are critical for social enterprises’ success, along with the actors’ affective commitment, work engagement and personal values, as conceptualised by Schwartz’s value theory. This study is set to explore the interrelationships among these variables collecting quantitative data from 226 Greek social entrepreneurs. Seven research hypotheses are tested offering evidence in support of the influence of affective commitment and work engagement on entrepreneurs’ performance, while considering affective commitment as precursor of work engagement. Further, evidence is placed for the effect of the higher-order values of Self-Transcendence, Openness to Change, and Conservation on the above variable relationships. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Social Entrepreneurship Taylor & Francis

The Role of Affective Commitment and Work Engagement to the Performance of Greek Social Entrepreneurs and the Moderating Effect of Personal Values

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The Role of Affective Commitment and Work Engagement to the Performance of Greek Social Entrepreneurs and the Moderating Effect of Personal Values

Sotiropoulou, Aikaterini; Papadimitriou, Dimitra; Tsordia, Charitomeni
Journal of Social Entrepreneurship , Volume OnlineFirst: 28 – Sep 13, 2022

Abstract

Abstract Social entrepreneurs’ behaviour and performance are critical for social enterprises’ success, along with the actors’ affective commitment, work engagement and personal values, as conceptualised by Schwartz’s value theory. This study is set to explore the interrelationships among these variables collecting quantitative data from 226 Greek social entrepreneurs. Seven research hypotheses are tested offering evidence in support of the influence of affective commitment and work engagement on entrepreneurs’ performance, while considering affective commitment as precursor of work engagement. Further, evidence is placed for the effect of the higher-order values of Self-Transcendence, Openness to Change, and Conservation on the above variable relationships.

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Taylor & Francis
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© 2022 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group
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1942-0684
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1942-0676
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10.1080/19420676.2022.2121746
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Abstract

Abstract Social entrepreneurs’ behaviour and performance are critical for social enterprises’ success, along with the actors’ affective commitment, work engagement and personal values, as conceptualised by Schwartz’s value theory. This study is set to explore the interrelationships among these variables collecting quantitative data from 226 Greek social entrepreneurs. Seven research hypotheses are tested offering evidence in support of the influence of affective commitment and work engagement on entrepreneurs’ performance, while considering affective commitment as precursor of work engagement. Further, evidence is placed for the effect of the higher-order values of Self-Transcendence, Openness to Change, and Conservation on the above variable relationships.

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Journal of Social Entrepreneurship – Taylor & Francis

Published: Sep 13, 2022

Keywords: Social entrepreneur; personal values; affective commitment; engagement; performance

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