  Drawing on the attention based view, this study explores the joint effects of
natural disaster intensity at the country level with personal attributes in
terms of gender, human capital, and fear of failure on the likelihood to enter
social entrepreneurship. Using data on 107,386 observations across 30
countries, we find that natural disaster intensity has a positive effect on
individuals likelihood to engage in social entrepreneurship. In addition, the
effect of natural disaster intensity is greater for males, individuals lacking
human capital, and those who fear failure. Our study helps elaborate on the
antecedents of social entrepreneurship and extends the consequences of natural
disasters to entrepreneurship at the individual level.
