When Fortune Favoured the Bold, Who Favoured the Less Fortunate?
Featuring Leena Kinger Hans
Entrepreneurs from disadvantaged backgrounds and with global education are more likely to engage in philanthropy.
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Leena Kinger Hans
Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour. Her research focuses on how individuals make career-related decisions in a variety of settings, including entrepreneurship, family businesses, and low-wage occupations. In a secondary stream of work, she studies the antecedents of corporate philanthropy and its implications for non-profit organisations.
Key Takeaways
- Entrepreneurs from historically disadvantaged status are more likely to engage in philanthropy due to their personal experiences with social and economic discrimination.
- Entrepreneurs educated abroad, especially in the US and UK, are more likely to give back, possibly due to greater salience of India’s issues and a stronger national identity.