scholarly journals Corporate social entrepreneurship versus social intrapreneurship: same idea, different trajectories ?

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 252-276 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shahrazad Hadad ◽  
Ramona Cantaragiu
Keyword(s):  
Identity Formation ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Social Business ◽  
Critical Perspective ◽  
Field Of Study ◽  
Conceptual Mapping ◽  
Current State ◽  
Fields Of Study ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Proper Field

AbstractWe present a critical perspective of the current state of development of CSE and SI as fields of study and practice based on a geographical and conceptual mapping of the actors involved in the two fields. Although these concepts are set into motion by different forces on different paths, they converge towards a common apprehension of social business. CSE has no supporting core and it offers scarce and scattered resources for identity formation, while SI benefits from practitioners’ attention and is thus developing as a proper field of study. Using this knowledge we anticipate what the future holds for these concepts and offer valuable insights for interested practitioners and academics.

scholarly journals Experiences of Social Entrepreneurship Pioneers in Lithuania

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
pp. 8-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ieva Adomaitytė-Subačienė ◽  
Agnė Girkontaitė ◽  
Donata Petružytė ◽  
Eglė Šumskienė
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
20Th Century ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Historical Development ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Business Practices ◽  
Social Business ◽  
Social Entrepreneurs ◽  
Governmental Institutions ◽  
Corporate Social

The phenomenon of social entrepreneurship is sufficiently well-researched abroad since the end of the 20th century. Nevertheless, it is quite a new and under-researched subject in Lithuanian academic discourse. The goal of this article is to explore the experiences of pioneers of social entrepreneurship in Lithuania, the way they create and develop the model of social entrepreneurship. The first half of the article discusses various concepts of social entrepreneurship, its historical development, connections with corporate social responsibility and its purpose in contemporary societies. The second part describes the authentic experiences of being the icebreakers of social business practices in bureaucratic system. Results are based on semi-structured qualitative interviews, conducted in autumn 2018 - spring 2019, with 14 social entrepreneurs in Lithuania. The analysis was done following the approach of grounded theory. The research shows, that social entrepreneurs experience various challenges while cooperating with governmental institutions or municipalities while searching for suitable funding models and experiencing ignorance from society in general. Nevertheless, they still engage in these activities with the help and support of an emerging community of active like-minded social entrepreneurs, whose support is essential for the existence and development of social entrepreneurship in Lithuania.

scholarly journals Possibilities of Utilizing the Method of Analytical Hierarchy Process Within the Strategy of Corporate Social Business

2010 ◽  
Vol 18 (29) ◽  
pp. 63-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katarína Drieniková ◽  
Gabriela Hrdinová ◽  
Tomáš Naňo ◽  
Peter Sakál
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Analytical Hierarchy Process ◽  
Environmental Risks ◽  
Social Business ◽  
Major Benefit ◽  
Decision Making Processes ◽  
Strategic Goals ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Hierarchy Process

Possibilities of Utilizing the Method of Analytical Hierarchy Process Within the Strategy of Corporate Social Business The paper deals with the analysis of the theory of corporate social responsibility, risk management and the exact method of analytic hierarchic process that is used in the decision-making processes. The Chapters 2 and 3 focus on presentation of the experience with the application of the method in formulating the stakeholders' strategic goals within the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and simultaneously its utilization in minimizing the environmental risks. The major benefit of this paper is the application of Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP).

scholarly journals How Meaningfulness and Professional Identity Interact in Emerging Professions: The Case of Corporate Social Responsibility Consultants

2021 ◽  
pp. 017084062110355
Author(s):  
Konstantinos Iatridis ◽  
Jean-Pascal Gond ◽  
Effie Kesidou
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Professional Identity ◽  
Identity Formation ◽  
Meaning Making ◽  
Professional Socialization ◽  
Work Meaningfulness ◽  
Professional Self ◽  
Complex Relationships ◽  
Corporate Social

Although interest in meaningfulness is mounting in the growing stream of research dedicated to how professionals experience it, research has only just begun to investigate the complex relationships between the search for meaningfulness and the constitution of professional identity for emerging professional groups. This paper investigates how meaningfulness interacts with the formation and enactment of professional identity, focusing on the emerging professional group of corporate social responsibility (CSR) consultants. Relying on interviews with 39 CSR consultants, we induce two social mechanisms bridging meaningfulness and professional identity, namely ‘meaning-making through professional self-identification’ and ‘meaning-making through professional socialization’. Our results explain how these mechanisms produce distinct, and potentially contradictory, professional identities of CSR consultants, which themselves enable contrasted forms of professional identity enactment. The study advances meaningfulness research by clarifying how the self-other tension is played out through identity formation and revealing the gendered nature of meaningfulness. The research also contributes to studies on professional identity through the specification of meaning-focused mechanisms of identity formation, and ultimately to micro-CSR research by offering a nuanced approach to how CSR is involved in the production of work meaningfulness.

From NPO to social enterprise: the story of Schwab awardee, Sharanjeet Shan

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-23
Author(s):  
Kerryn Ayanda Malindi Krige ◽  
Verity Hawarden ◽  
Rose Cohen
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Social Enterprise ◽  
Social Entrepreneur ◽  
Financial Sustainability ◽  
Social Investment ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Corporate Social Investment

Learning outcomes This case study introduces students to the core characteristics of social entrepreneurship by teaching Santos (2012) positive theory. The case allows students to transition from comprehension and application of what social entrepreneurship is, to considering how they operate. Druckers (2005) argument that social organisations will never have sufficient resources to do their work because they operate in an environment of infinite need is the catalyst for a conversation on resource dependency theory and the risks of mission drift. Students are introduced to the funding spectrum that can be used to understand the type of income that comes to an organisation, and to apply this to the case. By the end of their studies, students should be able to apply the Santos (2012) definition to social enterprises and social entrepreneurs, have insight into the complexity of operating in an environment of infinite need and able to apply the funding spectrum as a tool to manage to understanding financial sustainability. Case overview/synopsis The case tells the story of Sharanjeet Shan, a globally recognised social entrepreneur, and recipient of the Schwab Foundation’s Social Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2015. Shan moved to South Africa as the country moved into democracy, and has spent the past 20-plus years building the skills of Black African school children in mathematics and science through the organisation she leads, Maths Centre. But the country remains at the bottom of world rankings for the quality of its maths and science education, despite spending more per capita on education than any other country in Africa. Maths Centre has seen a dip in donations despite steady growth in the amount of money that businesses are investing in social change in South Africa through corporate social investment. But does Shan really need more donor income? Or are there other ways that she can build the financial sustainability of Maths Centre? Complexity academic level This case study is aimed at students of non-profit management, entrepreneurship, social entrepreneurship, women in leadership, corporate social investment, development studies and sustainable livelihoods. It is written at an Honours / Masters level and is therefore also appropriate for use in customised or short programmes. The case study is a good introduction for students with a background in business (e.g. Diploma in Business Administration / MBA / custom programmes) who are wanting to understand social enterprise and apply their learning's. Supplementary materials A list of supplementary materials is provided in the Teaching Note as Table I, which includes video's, radio interview recordings and a book chapter. Subject code CSS 3: Entrepreneurship.

scholarly journals Corporate social responsibility management

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-23
Author(s):  
Iryna Stetsiv ◽  
◽  
A Zubova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Management System ◽  
Social Investment ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
Social Sphere ◽  
Current State ◽  
The Social ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Responsibility System

The scientific article considers the issues of corporate social responsibility management. The main approaches to evaluating the effectiveness of the implementation of corporate social responsibility measures are considered and the basic principles of evaluating the corporate social responsibility management system are determined. The basic principles of evaluation of the system of corporate social responsibility of the enterprise are analyzed, the main ones of which are: universality, predominance of performance indicators rather than efficiency, differentiation of indicators of external and internal environments instruments of strategic benchmarking in the social sphere in certain areas, such as training and development of employees, charity and sponsorship. A system of types of organizational profile is proposed in assessing the balance of corporate social responsibility management system, which takes into account the assessment of retrospective indicators, assessing the current state of corporate social responsibility and assessing the prospects of corporate social responsibility. The criteria for assessing the accumulated organizational experience in the field of corporate social responsibility and social investment, the criteria for assessing the current state of the corporate social responsibility system, the criteria for assessing the prospects for the development of the corporate social responsibility system are studied. The scheme of determining the type of organizational profile in assessing the balance of the corporate social responsibility system of the company and the system of four types: dynamic, indicates the company’s intention to make the area of corporate social responsibility a strategic factor of competitiveness; a balanced type of profile, which at a relatively high level of individual assessments speaks of a balanced social policy and successful practice of social investment; regressive profile, which signals to management that in the future the company may lose the benefits of sustainable development related to the social sphere and special attention should be paid to investment policy, risk assessment of social investment and balanced development of intellectual and social capital and the inertial profile reflects the complete absence of any CSR planning in the company.

SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND IMPACT INVESTING

2013 ◽  
Vol 78 (2) ◽  
pp. 209-221
Author(s):  
Maarten J. Verkerk
Keyword(s):  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
World View ◽  
Economic Prosperity ◽  
Social Entrepreneurs ◽  
Impact Investing ◽  
Environmental Objectives ◽  
Accounting Scandals ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Global World

The financial crisis and accounting scandals in large companies have stimulated a thorough assessment of the contribution of enterprises and financial institutions to the greater public good and economic prosperity. This assessment has led to a revaluation of the ideas of social entrepreneurship and impact investing. In this article we explore the nature and character of these ideas by a philosophical analysis and by comparison with profit-driven organizations and corporate social responsibility. We show that social entrepreneurs and impact investors distinguish themselves by their social and environmental objectives, their focus on the justified interests of all stakeholders, and their values and world view. We also make a reasonable case that in the coming decade social entrepreneurs and impact investors will play an important role in the development of the global world.

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