scholarly journals NEW MOTIVES AND MODELS FOR CREATION SOCIAL BUSINESS IN THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS

2016 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 403-411
Author(s):  
Stasė Navasaitienė ◽  
Marharyta Vishniakova ◽  
Rasa Rukuižienė
Keyword(s):  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Driving Forces ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Social Business ◽  
Social Entrepreneurs ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Depth Interviews

The article presents the overview of the approaches and models, which are important in determination of social entrepreneurship driving forces. The research problem is arised for getting more wide view about activities and motivation issues of social entrepreneurs in the Republic of Belarus. The research aims to examine the individual features and motives of social entrepreneurs in profile of their personality related to appropriate business models for social entrepreneurship development. The broad and narrow approaches are used to get an answer about the perspectives of social entrepreneurship in this country. The objectives of research are arised as follow: 1) define approaches of social entrepreneurs‘ for individual profiling; 2) describe the motives of entrepreneurs to start activities for social business; 3) highlight the business models of social enterprises‘ establishment. The methods of research: monographic, descriptive and meta-analysis of scientific literature. As well as the analysis of the empirical data is produced by in-depth interviews with the heads of organizations and enterprises engaged in social entrepreneurship in the Republic of Belarus (in-depth interviews were conducted in the period from 15th August to 15th November 2015, and 10 experts were involved). The key findings of research: marked a „broad“ and „narrow“ approaches for higlighting the profile of social entrepreneurs; approved the consequences that social entrepreneurs are high motivated and biased towards achieving socially beneficial purposes rather than material well-being; identified the circumstances about the existance of individual and organizational models for establishment social enterprises.

scholarly journals Remote working challenges for Georgian social enterprises in the context of the current pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 39-53
Author(s):  
Iza Gigauri ◽  
Kakhaber Djakeli
Keyword(s):  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Market Failure ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Social Entrepreneurs ◽  
Innovative Solutions ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Depth Interviews

Abstract The lockdown regulations aiming at avoiding the spread of the new coronavirus COVID-19 have caused disruptions in organizations of all types or sizes. In order to survive and remain competitive, enterprises have moved online. In line with the dramatic changes around the globe triggered by the regulations as a part of preventive measures, social enterprises switched to working from home. As a result, entrepreneurs have to learn new digital skills to capture the potential of digitalization as it is considered to have an ability to accelerate economic recovery after the pandemic. Yet digitalization influences organizational processes and operations and requires changes in strategies. In light of these transformations, researching social enterprises from different angles is of particular importance when economies are facing the threat of recession, as social entrepreneurship addresses market failure and can tackle social problems. Social entrepreneurs can find innovative solutions to modern challenges and help society and economies to transform. Therefore, this paper aims to investigate the feasibility of remote working and digitalization in social enterprises. The paper outlines remote working concerns in social enterprises in the Republic of Georgia and analyses flextime opportunities for enterprise employees. The empirical study is based on a qualitative research approach. In-depth interviews were conducted with the seventeen Georgian social entrepreneurs to explore the research questions. The paper contributes to understanding remote working in social enterprises and offers suggestions for future study directions in this under-researched area.

The Effects of Digitalization on Social Entrepreneurship and Social Value

2021 ◽  
pp. 102-119
Author(s):  
Hale Cide Demir
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Social Value ◽  
New Order ◽  
Social Entrepreneurs ◽  
Blockchain Technology

The intense competition and change by globalization and digitalization in the 21st century have made organizations and people face opportunities, threats, and uncertainty. Digitalization allows new and original business models and thus, presenting changes as a service or benefit to the consumer has become more important. A network is the most powerful instrument of social entrepreneurs or other employees to adapt to the new order. A very important tool of the new order is the blockchain technology which allows more secure, efficient, and trustworthy social enterprises. Social entrepreneurship is the process of establishing social enterprises to create social benefits and the relevant social value is general non-financial effects of programs, organizations, and interferences that include the wellbeing of people and communities, social capital, and the environment. This study tries to define and theorize that the results of digitalization can be managed by increasing social entrepreneurship and the resulting social impact and networking have an easing effect on this method.

scholarly journals Ethical Responsibility to Distant Others through the Coffee Industry

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
William Durbin
Keyword(s):  
Appreciative Inquiry ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Social Enterprise ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Ethical Consumption ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Ethical Responsibility ◽  
Development Discourse ◽  
Social Entrepreneurs ◽  
Depth Interviews

<p>How we live our lives here in New Zealand affects others who are distant from us. We live in a world with many networks across space, which connect people with radically different lifestyles. These connections create an avenue to respond to the poverty of these ‘distant others’. One such network of connections is the coffee industry. Ethical consumption and social entrepreneurship within the coffee industry are a means to address development issues, and ultimately poverty. This research will look into coffee social enterprises, and how they can be included in a post-development theoretical framework. In particular, it will discuss the motivations of social entrepreneurs involved in the coffee companies interviewed.  Post-development provides a theoretical framework for this research of coffee social enterprises. It provides a critique to mainstream development, and has questioned how development is done, as well as its very validity. In doing so, it has encouraged new ways of ‘doing development’. One example of this is Sally Matthews’ three responses the wealthy can have to poverty: first, re-thinking of the development discourse in light of post-development; secondly, supporting popular initiatives; and thirdly, solidarity with distant others here at home.  This is an appreciative inquiry into different coffee companies, using qualitative ethnographic methods. Seven in-depth interviews have been conducted with managers, past owners or head roasters, as well as one with an expert on social enterprise.</p>

scholarly journals Engaging symbiotic ecosystems to build community centred business models for the BoP: Evidence from small social enterprises in East Africa

2022 ◽  
pp. 026624262110597
Author(s):  
Andrea Sottini ◽  
Giacomo Ciambotti ◽  
David Littlewood
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
East Africa ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Social Enterprise ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Base Of The Pyramid ◽  
Social Entrepreneurs ◽  
Stage Process ◽  
Bop Markets

This article examines how small social enterprises (SSEs) in East Africa build business models for base of the pyramid (BoP) markets, through engaging symbiotic ecosystems. Through in-depth qualitative research, a three-stage process is identified. First, SSEs learn and become sensitised to the manifold challenges of building business models for BoP markets. Second, SSEs identify and connect with key BoP actors, weaving them together to create a symbiotic ecosystem and to overcome the aforementioned challenges. Third, SSEs harness this symbiotic ecosystem to deliver community-centred business models for the BoP. This research contributes to social entrepreneurship, small business, and BoP literatures, by shedding light on the challenges faced by SSEs working in the BoP, and through novel elaboration of how SSEs develop and interact with symbiotic ecosystems to surmount these challenges. It also provides important practical insights, for social entrepreneurs and social enterprise managers in Africa and elsewhere.

The role of business advisers in supporting social entrepreneurship

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cecilia Dalborg ◽  
Yvonne von Friedrichs
Keyword(s):  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Policy Instruments ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Social Entrepreneurs ◽  
Sustainable Business ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Public ◽  
Sustainable Business Models

Purpose In many regions, the potential of social entrepreneurship and social innovation are not fully used. The purpose of this study is to explore issues and challenges in the business advisory support offered to social entrepreneurs and, from this background, give suggestions on how the advisory process to social entrepreneurs could be modified to better gain society. Design/methodology/approach Representatives from 15 business advisory organisations in Sweden were interviewed to examine how their support to social enterprises meets the needs of the companies, and to discover possible problems encountered regarding the business advice available to social enterprises. Using thematic analysis, six different overarching themes were identified that characterise issues and challenges in the business advisory support offered to social enterprises. Findings The results show that many advisers lack experience in social entrepreneurship, yet they consider that social enterprises are not “genuine” entrepreneurs, and that they, therefore, refer them to advisers focussing on co-operative enterprises. Furthermore, the absence of sustainable business models, the lack of financial resources and the existence of municipal monopoly are identified by the advisers as challenges. Practical implications This paper reveals an Achilles’ heel in the business advisory support offered to social enterprises, namely, the lack of experience and knowledge of social entrepreneurship amongst current business advisers, as well as a prioritisation of advice to more “commercial” entrepreneurs because of policy instruments and the expectations from the public funders of increased profitability and growth in the companies that receive advice. The mainstream business advisory service could play a key role by bringing together the various stakeholders in this shared value process. This would, however, require increased knowledge and new government policies and directives that ensure that social entrepreneurs are prioritised in the business advisory situation. Originality/value This paper demonstrates that the current advisory system is not adapted to fit the needs of social enterprises. It also proposes the need to include participation and proximity in the business model design.

THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL ENTERPRISES ON THE ECONOMIC WELL-BEING OF THE COUNTRY'S

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nataliia Kodenko ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
State Level ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
The State ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Social Business ◽  
Social Entrepreneurs ◽  
Social Mission ◽  
The Impact

The article is devoted to the study of the influence of social enterprises on the functioning of the country's economy and the welfare of the population. It is determined that social entrepreneurs, but with a certain social mission. It is determined how, due to the introduction of social business, it is possible to solve many tasks at the state level and reduce the tax burden on the local budgets of the country, due to the functioning of social enterprises. Various directions of social business and its positive influence on economic development of the state are resulted. It is substantiated that social entrepreneurship effectively influences the economic, social ecological, recreational part of the country. As further research, it can be argued that the dependence of the country's economic development on business structures is obvious, therefore, the development of social business should become an integral part of the country's entrepreneurship.

scholarly journals FEATURES PERSONNEL OF SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valentyna Smachylo ◽  
Elizaveta Popova ◽  
Ihor Plichko
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Business Model ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Vulnerable Groups ◽  
Social Entrepreneurs ◽  
Socially Vulnerable Groups ◽  
The Unemployed

Modern transformations of economic systems involve the socialization of business processes, which requires business representatives to adapt and form not only economic, consumer, but also social value in the process of their activities. Social entrepreneurship is actively spreading in our country, based on both traditional Ukrainian practices of patronage and modern business models that are actively used in Western scientific thought. The lack of a legally regulated understanding of social entrepreneurship does not prevent the development of this activity in both scientific and practical senses. At the same time, the issue of choosing a business model of a social enterprise and providing it with resources remains open and relevant, including and human. The study analyzed the labor market, namely: the number of unemployed, unemployed in terms of age and gender, place of residence and causes of unemployment. Official statistics and statistical analysis methods were used. General scientific methods of analysis and synthesis were also used, abstract-logical - for theoretical generalization, formation of conclusions and recommendations, determination of the essential load of basic categories. This study analyzed the business model of social enterprises and found that most social entrepreneurs choose a model based on the inclusion of socially vulnerable groups in the labor market. The analysis of the structure of the unemployed and the unemployed allowed to form a portrait of a potential participant of a social entrepreneurship entity - a woman aged 15-34 and 40-49, who is unemployed or excluded from the labor market, and a man aged 15-29 and 40. -59 years; significant potential for employment and inclusion among socially vulnerable groups has been identified - 3244.0 thousand people. It is noted that when managing the personnel of social enterprises it is advisable to rely on the theory of generations, which takes into account the age of labor. Further research involves the development of recommendations for personnel management of social enterprises, taking into account the theory of generations.

scholarly journals Social enterprise profile in the Latvia regions

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dana Gintere ◽  
◽  
Lasma Licite-Kurbe ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Social Enterprise ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Poverty Index ◽  
Social Entrepreneurs ◽  
Economic Problems ◽  
The Social ◽  
Its Regions ◽  
Long Time

As social entrepreneurs address various socio-economic problems in society, there has also been an increased interest in how social enterprises can support specific regions. In Latvia, social enterprises have been operating for a long time, but only recently the Social Enterprise Law was adopted, which regulates the tasks of social entrepreneurship and the support possibilities. This study highlights the level of entrepreneurship activity in the country as a whole (the number of enterprises and the number of newly established enterprises) and within individual statistical regions in the period from 2018 till 2020, analysing the structure of enterprises and indicators representative of entrepreneurship in Latvia and its regions: the dynamics of the number of enterprises per 100 000 inhabitants. The following hypothesis was made: Social entrepreneurship in the regions of Latvia has a disproportionate impact on socio-economic problems. It was found that social enterprises operate twice as much in Riga region as in any other region of Latvia, which has the lowest poverty index. However, the highest poverty index is found in Latgale region, where proportionally the lowest number of social enterprises operates. Social entrepreneurship can be a successful tool for addressing socio-economic problems in the regions and for regional development. For this development to take place, it would be necessary to develop instruments to support social entrepreneurship with the aim of improving the well-being of all regions, not only the region where the social enterprise operates.

scholarly journals Social business in Ukraine: challenges and obstacles

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 36-46
Author(s):  
Myroslava Buchak
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Social Entrepreneur ◽  
Social Business ◽  
Social Entrepreneurs ◽  
Financial Barriers ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative Methods ◽  
Search And Selection

The aim of this paper is to analyze the current situation of social entrepreneurship in Ukraine and to define challenges and obstacles it faces during development. A multidimensional study of the phenomenon, the relevance of which is due to a change in the whole paradigm thinking about what business is, what responsibility they bear to society, and what impact they can have on the society around them.This article contributes to the literature on combining qualitative and quantitative methods of research on social business in Ukraine. The empirical part of the study was conducted through document analysis (a catalog of social enterprises), semistructured interviews, and a quantitative survey. The perception and understanding of phenomena by social entrepreneurs were clarified. The barriers to social business development were identified and typified by resource, financial, communicational, system, and the quarantine as specific challenges during COVID-19 time.There is no universal definition of “social enterprise”, even among those involved in social business. However, there is a common idea of the image of a social entrepreneur, the emphasis being mainly on intrinsic motivation and outstanding personal characteristics. Resource barriers include rooms/building, land, and materials. Financial barriers are the startup capital, chances to get loans, taxes, and rent. Communication barriers are in interaction with government agencies, investors, and employees search and selection. System barriers are connected to lack of a specific status in legislation and the registration form for social business, also rejection and misunderstanding of the phenomenon by society. Quarantine was named as a specific challenge, because it threatened both social and traditional business during a coronavirus pandemic.The development of social business creates the demand for training programs and for the events where experiences and ideas can be shared. Considering the differences between social and traditional business models, there is a need to develop an appropriate system for monitoring and performance evaluation.

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.

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