Purpose

This paper aims to examine the impact of the three institutional environment dimensions: regulatory, cognitive and normative on the development of social entrepreneurial intentions of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon.

Design/methodology/approach

This paper follows the mixed-method methodology. Semistructured interviews were first conducted to collect primary data from 17 respondents from the Palestinian refugee community. The qualitative study was followed by a cross-sectional survey of 160 refugees administered at three Palestinian camps in Lebanon. A structural equation modeling technique using SmartPLS software was used to analyze the survey data.

Findings

This paper found that with the absence of an impact of the regulatory dimension, the roles of the cognitive and normative dimensions are more prominent in the context of the Palestinian refugees in Lebanon.

Originality/value

This paper provides policymakers in Lebanon with a better understanding of the context of the Palestinian camps and contributes to the social entrepreneurship (SE) knowledge as it establishes the effectiveness of the Country’s Institutional Profile in this under-researched population. Furthermore, this research proposes some recommendations that would enhance the level of SE in camps and provide suggestions for future research. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this research may be the first study of SE in Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon.

中文翻译：

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黎巴嫩境内巴勒斯坦难民社会创业意向的驱动因素

目的

本文旨在研究三个制度环境维度：监管、认知和规范对黎巴嫩巴勒斯坦难民社会创业意图发展的影响。

设计/方法/方法

本文遵循混合方法方法。首先进行半结构化访谈，以收集来自巴勒斯坦难民社区的 17 名受访者的原始数据。在定性研究之后，对黎巴嫩三个巴勒斯坦难民营中管理的 160 名难民进行了横断面调查。使用 SmartPLS 软件的结构方程建模技术用于分析调查数据。

发现

本文发现，由于缺乏监管维度的影响，认知维度和规范维度的作用在黎巴嫩巴勒斯坦难民的背景下更为突出。

原创性/价值

本文为黎巴嫩的政策制定者提供了对巴勒斯坦难民营背景的更好理解，并有助于社会创业 (SE) 知识，因为它确定了该国机构概况在这一研究不足的人群中的有效性。此外，本研究提出了一些建议，以提高营地的 SE 水平，并为未来的研究提供建议。据作者所知，这项研究可能是黎巴嫩巴勒斯坦难民营中 SE 的首次研究。