A Cross-Country Study of Social Entrepreneurship: Comparing risk taking and risk perception attitudes.

This paper examines the existence and factors which influence the cross country differences between social entrepreneurs’ willingness to take risks. Data from 36 countries, from the Flash Eurobarometer Data 2010 is used. Hypotheses are formulates in order to test for differences both, on an individual and a macroeconomic level. The findings indicate the existence of great country differences and to indicate some of the reasons behind these differences. Therefore, this thesis is able to contribute to the upcoming research field of social entrepreneurship,