Social and traditional entrepreneurial intention: what's the difference

The purpose of this paper is to explore the practice of social entrepreneurship by comparing the determinants of entrepreneurial intention in traditional start-ups with those leading to start-ups with a social mission. Social entrepreneurial intentions clearly merit investigation given that the opportunity identification process is an intentional process that is common to both type of start-ups. The key argument of this paper is that intentionality in both traditional and social entrepreneurs, it is influenced by individuals' perceptions toward opportunities.