Liu, Huei-ChingYin Ip, ChingLiang, Chaoyun2018-05-172018-05-172018Liu,H-C., Yin Ip, C., Liang, C. (2018). A New Runway for Journalists: On the Intentions of Journalists to Start Social Enterprises .Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Innovation, 14(2), 83-1002299-7326http://hdl.handle.net/11199/10395Journalists have been facing a variety of challenges and are even being laid off in the face of changing media ecosystems in the age of digital convergence. Sharing similar characteristics with entrepreneurs, numerous journalists have worked together to develop social enterprises, attaining social change through business approaches. The present study explores the intentions of former and current journalists to establish social enterprises, using questionnaires focused on personality traits, creativity, and social capital. Results reveal that creativity was found to have a significant influence on the social entrepreneurial intentions of journalists, as does having higher bridging-type social capital.en-USopen accessAttribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Polandcreativity, entrepreneurial intention, personality traits, social capital, social enterprisearticle