Abstract:

The interest in entrepreneurship is quite high both in the academic field and in the arena of practice. Likewise, the interest in social entrepreneurship, which is one of the types of entrepreneurship, is increasing. In both commercial entrepreneurship and social entrepreneurship, motivational factors are important to start the enterprise and continue it patiently. When the national literature on social entrepreneurship motivational factors is examined, only very few studies pop up and when international literature is examined, some articles can be reached. One of the aims of the present study was to present the factors about social entrepreneurship motivation collectively through the findings in the theses and articles that can be accessed in national and international literature. In this context, available databases were searched using the keywords "social entrepreneurship" and "motivation" and studies on social entrepreneurship motivation were selected using convenience sampling method, and thus the motivational driving forces for starting and maintaining social entrepreneurship in these studies were identified. Another aim of our study was to give information about the motivation theories used. Finally, the motivation of social entrepreneurship is to be inspired by the studies and to create a basis for similar ones. Thus, it will be possible to contribute to academicians and practitioners who will work in the field. As a result of the research, a total of 12 studies on the motivations of social entrepreneurs operating in the USA, European Union countries, Hong Kong, India, South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Turkey, and Egypt were examined. The motivational factors of the social entrepreneurs in these studies were analyzed, and it was examined whether these factors changed from country to country, and it was determined which motivational theories were used.

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