The Impact Of Organizational And Personal Character Traits On A Nonprofit Organization’s Intention Towards Entrepreneurial Activity
Selection of Participants
Based on the cross-sectional survey technique, the study will utilize the entire sample population in the study. The unit of measurement and analysis will be based on the two types of employees: the executives at the helm of the organization and the non-managerial staff and board members. The focus will beon the nonprofit executives’ characterat a personal level as well as on the staff for the traits attributed to the organization.
The participants will be employees chosen from four separate groups described below:
- The Counselor’s Corner. There are 1,500 current members across the US. This will be done via in introduction email from the CEO of the organization. Those interested will contact the researcher directly for participation.
- There are 263 affiliate organizations across the US. This will be done via in introduction email from the Vice President of Housing and Community Development. Those interested will contact the researcher directly for participation.
- Nonprofit Housing Agencies across the US. There are 1,178 agencies across the US. An introduction email will go to the executive directors/CEO from the researcher soliciting participation.
- Nonprofit employees who have participated in an entrepreneurship training program. There are 115 individuals. An introduction email will go to the employee from the researcher soliciting participation.
Instrumentation
An online survey will be employed in this study. The researchinstrument will be developed using already established scales: Entrepreneurial Intention Questionnaire (EIQ), Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy Scale (ESE), Intrapreneurial Intention Survey (IIS), Board Effectiveness Quick Check (BEQC), six questions regarding collective efficacy and two questions regarding collective intention normed in a study conducted by Tan and Yoo (2015).
The survey tool has the mandate to help in the assessment of the perceptions of the employees based on the three areas of intention towards intrapreneurial behavior using the theory of planned behavior and self-efficacy. It will also look at the three areas for organizational intention which are: active board of directors, management/community support or collective efficacy of the nonprofit organization. The responses in this method would be based on five-point likert scale that ranges from strongly disagree to strongly agree arranged in a pattern mode to cater to all the possibilities in the case.The dimensions used by the tool are as described below:
Attitude
The NPO executive’s perception of the value of intrapreneurial activity. This section has five questions.Entrepreneurial Intention Questionnaire (EIQ). Cronbach alpha is 0.897.
Subjective Norm
The NPO executive’s perception of the social desirability of intrapreneurial activity. This section has three questions. Entrepreneurial Intention Questionnaire (EIQ). Cronbach alpha is 0.773.
Perceived Behavior Control
The NPO executive’s perception of the control over intrapreneurial activity. This section has six questions.Entrepreneurial Intention Questionnaire (EIQ). Cronbach alpha is 0.885.
Self-Efficacy
The NPO executive’s level of confidence that they can successfully be intrapreneurial. This section has ten questions.Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy Scale (ESE). Cronbach alpha is 0.978.
Intrapreneurial Intention
The NPO executive’s intention to engage in intrapreneurial activity. This section has three questions.Intrapreneurial Intentions Survey (IIS). Cronbach alpha is 0.865.
Organizational Support and Presence/Absence of Board Practices
This section investigates the staff’s perception of support from the community and the organization’s management team for the innovative ideas, provision of the available and significant resources that is needed for entrepreneurial endeavors.
Instrumentation
The evidence of board practices shows that the board is active. These sections have a combined fifteen questions.Board Effectiveness Quick Check. Both Cronbach alphas were 0.90.
Collective Efficacy
This part covers the creation and the utilization of the systems that are toward supporting the entrepreneurial activities, show the critical accomplishments, and then encourage the plight to help in challenging the aspects of work. This section has six questions. Six question scale developed from Tan & Yoo, 2015. Cronbach alpha is 0.88.
Collective Entrepreneurial Intention
The NPO’s intention to engage in entrepreneurial activity. This section has three questionsdeveloped from Tan & Yoo, 2015. Cronbach alpha is 0.85.
Table 3.1 Variables, Definitions and Test Instruments
Statistics
This study will employ path analysis as the analytical tool of choice. This method was chosen for its ability to test the relationship between the variables.
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