The effect of tendency towards social entrepreneurship on financial performance considering the mediating role of social performance and moderator of resistance economy (case study: downstream petrochemical industries of Khuzestan province)

This research was conducted with the aim of investigating the effect of social entrepreneurship on financial performance in downstream petrochemical industries of Khuzestan province. In the meantime, the mediating role of social performance and moderator of resistance economy has been investigated. The current research is of descriptive-correlation type and its statistical population is downstream petrochemical industries of Khuzestan province. Due to the limited statistical population, Cochran's formula was used to select the statistical sample and 170 industries were selected as a sample in a stratified manner. A standard questionnaire was used to collect data and the collected data was analyzed using Smart-PLS software. The results of this study showed that entrepreneurial orientation has a significant effect on the company's financial performance and social performance has a mediating role in the relationship between social entrepreneurship and financial performance. Also, research data shows that economic resistance does not moderate the relationship between social entrepreneurship and financial performance.