Social Entrepreneurship and Quality of Life of Beneficiaries

2019 ◽  
pp. 181-196
Author(s):  
Neeti Singh
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship

scholarly journals Development of Municipal Social Entrepreneurship in the Conditions of the Banská Bystrica Self-Governing Region

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 7-13
Author(s):  
Zina Machničová ◽  
Marcela Chreneková
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Social Development ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Social Enterprise ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Inadequate Knowledge ◽  
Socially Excluded

AbstractSocial entrepreneurship is important tool in eliminating regional disparities, inclusion of socially excluded people into society, overall improvement of the quality of life and much more. This paper aims to analyse the development of municipal social entrepreneurship in the conditions of the Banská Bystrica self-governing region, where some of the less developed districts are located. The main sources of research were questionnaire realized among local government representatives, plan of the economic and social development of the district and statistical data. In the article, there were many indicators examined, such as quantity of the municipal social enterprises, its activities, support or barriers of its development. The results points to fact that only 7% of the participants of research own municipal social enterprise. The most common barrier to establish and manage these enterprises is inadequate knowledge of the relevant legislation.

scholarly journals A Social Entrepreneurship Approach for the Development of an Active-Ageing Smartphone Application

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 17-20
Author(s):  
George Papageorgiou ◽  
Athanasia Ralli ◽  
Sofia A. Xergia
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Smart Phone ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Environmental Benefits ◽  
Active Ageing ◽  
World Population

Trends in the world population are shown to favor the increase market of elderly people aged 65 and over. This creates a new and promising market with many peculiarities and a variety of needs to be satisfied in terms of improving quality of life. The proposed solution to this problem which is investigated in this paper comes from technology. Especially, smart phone technology can lead to the creation of innovative products and services facilitating the elderly in their daily lives. The purpose of this study is to explore how a smart phone application (Active Ageing), could upgrade the quality of life of the elderly people and how to motivate them by making them feel safe and comfortable to go out for a walk. Further, the proposed app development takes a stakeholder’s approach where the society, the state, local actors and private investors, are involved. In this way opportunities can be seized and be a deterministic factor in this new market with many economic, social and environmental benefits. At the same time, the study examines the conceptual framework of an innovative business model which will contribute to the sustainable development of the application in the Greek society by taking a social entrepreneurship approach. Going through a critical literature review in relation to Active Ageing, the benefits and risks of walking, social entrepreneurship, market research methods and smart cities, an appropriate survey instrument was developed for evaluating the potential of the envisioned Active Aging app. Elements in the survey examined key issues that concern the elderly. Specifically, market needs have been identified regarding the necessary information to create confidence, safety, enjoyment and high quality of life in a framework of sustainable mobility.

Formal and Non-Formal Education

2020 ◽  
pp. 66-93
Author(s):  
Lucimar da Silva Itelvino ◽  
Priscila Rezende da Costa
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Life Stories ◽  
Social Changes ◽  
Learning Spaces ◽  
Social Entrepreneurs ◽  
Social Innovations ◽  
Innovative Products

Social entrepreneurs convert social problems into opportunities, create businesses, and transform entrepreneurial experience into social changes. Therefore, it is important to understand the formation of social entrepreneurs as creators of social innovations. This chapter tries to understand how the formation of social entrepreneurs occurs. The authors analyzed the narratives of the life stories of social entrepreneurs in Brazil. The results showed that the formation of social entrepreneurs is linked to their learning spaces and contexts, their leadership trajectory, and their motivations to undertake social entrepreneurship, as these factors are permeated by formal and non-formal education. The formation of social entrepreneurs results in the development of innovative products, processes, or methods that improve the quality of life and reduce inequality, leading to exponential social innovations.

scholarly journals Analysis of Municipal Waste Separation in Slovakia and Possible Alternatives

TEM Journal ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 1108-1115
Author(s):  
Eva Mihaliková ◽  
Lenka Lachytová
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Slovak Republic ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Municipal Waste ◽  
Disadvantaged Populations ◽  
Waste Separation

Environmental problems affecting the global community and its climate and thus endangering the natural functioning of the ecosystem are attracting worldwide attention. Waste management is one of the most urgent problems of human existence, as the population is increasingly centralised in cities and produces increasingly more waste that negatively affects the environment and degrades people's quality of life. The aim of the article is to illustrate the state of separation of municipal waste in the Slovak Republic, the importance of separation and the possibility of increasing it through the emphasis on community, the establishment of social enterprises in social entrepreneurship and incorporation of disadvantaged populations in the labour market to solve this problem.

Social entrepreneurship and corporate architecture: evidence from Italy

2016 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 390-417 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angelo Bonfanti ◽  
Enrico Battisti ◽  
Luca Pasqualino
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Risk Management ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Social Value ◽  
Social Effects ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Industrial Companies ◽  
The Social ◽  
Corporate Architecture

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the contribution of corporate architecture to social value creation. It especially analyses the social effects of investments in experiential corporate architecture that have been carried out by Italian industrial companies. Design/methodology/approach – This study follows a qualitative approach. It is based on a survey and semi-structured in-depth interviews undertaken with six Italian industrial companies. The dimensions of the social-entrepreneurship model (innovativeness, proactiveness, risk management) proposed by Weerawardena and Sullivan Mort were chosen as a framework to investigate the social effects of investments in corporate architecture. Findings – The social effects of the innovativeness dimension are the integration of the company with the territory and development of sustainability. Proactiveness is related to improving the employees’ wellbeing in the workplace and the community’s quality of life. Risk management ensures the development of the local economic-social fabric. Research limitations/implications – This study combines social entrepreneurship and corporate architecture by highlighting the social effects of corporate architecture. Further, it proposes the structural embeddedness of the company in the territory of reference, a sense for beauty, and a sense of gift giving as further entrepreneurial traits that are generally not proposed in the social entrepreneurship literature. Practical/implications – The results of this study suggest that top management should consider: that investments in corporate architecture are a deliberate strategy of the company; that profits are not a purpose in and of themselves, but rather a means to achieve the social mission’s objectives; and the relationship with architects in terms of mutual involvement in order to understand corporate and local needs and effectively transform them into appropriate architectural solutions. Social/implications – Corporate architecture can help to solve a number of social problems, such as improving the community’s quality of life, providing employments opportunities, allowing the community to benefit from places of socialisation and aggregation, and offering facilities and services that support culture and encourage cultural exchange. Given that the social benefits are reciprocal, all stakeholders should financially support companies that invest in corporate architecture. Originality/value – To the knowledge, this is the first study to connect social entrepreneurship and corporate architecture. This research brings to light some Italian industrial companies that are investing in corporate architecture to create social value in the twenty-first century, after the pioneering investments of the Olivetti company.

scholarly journals Social Entrepreneurship, a Key Driver to Improve the Quality of Life: The Case of TOMS Company

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 65-72
Author(s):  
Loredana Nicoleta Zainea ◽  
Sorin-George Toma ◽  
Cătălin Grădinaru ◽  
Ștefan Catană
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Social Progress ◽  
Basic Material ◽  
Social Entrepreneurs

Due to rapid evolution of new technologies and the accelerated economic and social change, many organizations have realized in recent years that in order to survive in this turbulent and competitive global environment it is necessary to take into account the needs and expectations of their stakeholders, as well as to make the labour relationships more flexible and to adopt a socially responsible behaviour. Social enterprises may be the solution as they represent a business model adapted to the 21st century, which through their activity create a balance between economic, financial, cultural, social and environmental needs. In fact, last decades have witnessed the emergence and development of concepts such as social economy and enterprise, social entrepreneurship. As a driver of innovation, job creation and economic growth, social entrepreneurship can and should contribute to economic well-being and social progress. On this line, it is worth to emphasize that the activities of social entrepreneurs may have an appreciable impact on the quality of life of people around the world. Also, social entrepreneurship represents a complex and multidimensional concept that has constituted a topic of great significance for numerous researchers in the past decades. The paper aims to define the concepts of social entrepreneurship and quality of life, and to illustrate their relationship in the case of TOMS company. The descriptive and quantitative research method used by the authors was based on secondary data found in the electronic databases, international journals and corporate reports. The paper contributes to a better understanding of the two concepts, namely social entrepreneurship and quality of life. Also, it shows that they are two related concepts as the first one has a positive impact on the second one through various actions, such as ensuring the basic material conditions, increasing the level of education, or improving the health system. Keywords: Social Entrepreneurship, Quality of Life, Entrepreneurship, TOMS Company.

scholarly journals Paguyuban sebagai Media Transformasi Sosial-ekonomi Keluarga Perempuan TKI Purna Penempatan? Sebuah Perspektif Antropologi Migrasi

Populasi ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Setiadi Setiadi
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Female Workers ◽  
Female Migrants ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Migrant Families ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Family ◽  
Anthropological Approach

The Phenomenon of Feminization of Indonesian Workers has placed women in strategic positions in the family. One reason is the number of economic and social remittances they have. The great number of remittances requires the optimization of the utilization of remittances through economic and social entrepreneurship. The success of strengthening this Retiring Female Indonesian Workers is a strategic matter. In the long run, there will be an increase in the quality of life of the Indonesian workers’ households. However, this study proves that Remitan and the social (network) of retiring women do not necessarily increase or strengthen their economic roles. The articulation of the roles and position of retiring female Indonesian workers (migrants) in the family and community in developing businesses (social and economic entrepreneurship) lacks significant influence. Why has the entrepreneurship of retiring female workers failed to be achieved? This study with the anthropological approach to migration proves that there are three important factors that influence it, i.e.the low capacity of female migrants to using the accumulation of income while working abroad and the internal conditions of family gender relations, and the low facilitation capacity of institutions/agencies for social change towards migrant families.

Integration Challenges of Immigrants in Smart Cities

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 39-56
Author(s):  
Susana Bernardino ◽  
J. Freitas Santos
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Social Value ◽  
Human Element ◽  
New Challenges ◽  
Holistic Vision

The most recent interpretations of the concept of smart city (SC) highlight the need for adopting a more holistic vision of SC, which includes other relevant features for understanding the dynamism of urban development and face new challenges. The study of a social entrepreneurship initiative (SPEAK) that aims to empower immigrants living in the main Portuguese cities is the method used in this research to understand the extent to which social innovation can make smart cities more human and sustainable. The results illustrate how a social entrepreneurship initiative can positively impact the creation of social value to immigrants in cities. As the evidence shows, the full integration of foreign migrants in cities may contribute to the sustainable resolution (or avoidance) of many severe social dysfunctions, as well as for the improvement of the quality of life of foreign migrants and local citizens. The approach adopted, based on the empowerment of the human element, is able to produce a sustainable response and contribute to other dimensions of SC.

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