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This study examines the relationship between entrepreneurial characteristics, managerial capabilities and performances in social enterprises. For this purpose, seven independent factors reflecting entrepreneurs’ characteristics and managerial capabilities such as need for achievement, innovative characteristics, risk taking, competences in management, competences in marketing, work experiences, and interest in social issues were selected. In addition, two dependent factors including economic performance and social performance were adopted for analysis. For this research, surveys on entrepreneurs, executives, and staffs in social enterprises were conducted and the data collected were analyzed through statistical methods such as factor analysis, correlation analysis, and multiple regression analysis. As a result, factors such as competence in management, competence in marketing, and work experiences affected economic performance significantly, and risk taking, competence in marketing, work experiences, and interest in social issues affected social performance significantly.