The Impact of Social Entrepreneurship, Organizational Culture and Network Activity on the Performance in the Social Enterprise

This paper examined the impact of social entrepreneurship on sustainability of business development in Nigeria. The objectives of the study include: to identify major evolution experienced by social enterprise in Nigeria, to identify key challenges in social entrepreneurship in Nigeria, to identify current trends in social entrepreneurship in Nigeria, and to carry out an analysis on sources of funds for financing the social entrepreneurs. Survey approach was the research design used with particular reference to selected small and medium enterprises (SME) in Nigeria. It was observed that political factors, economic factors, socio-cultural factors, cross country factors and technological factors are the major evolution experienced by social enterprise in Nigeria. It was also observed that lack of education in entrepreneurship, lack of financial assistance, comparative disadvantages to business, lack of government support and lack of skilled manpower are the key challenges in social entrepreneurship in Nigeria. The current trends in social entrepreneurship in Nigeria are social media and the role of technology, rise of decentralized micro-giving opportunities, cross-sector partnerships and government drive for an all-inclusive economic growth and development through SME. The analysis carried out on sources of funds for financing the social entrepreneurs are contributions from social entrepreneurs, subventions from government, donor supports, loans and advances and retained earnings/reserves.

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The role of leader vs organisational credibility in Islamic social enterprise marketing communication

Journal of Islamic Marketing ◽

10.1108/jima-02-2017-0018 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 10 (4) ◽

pp. 1128-1150

Author(s):

Sri Rahayu Hijrah Hati ◽

Aida Idris

Keyword(s):

Social Entrepreneurship ◽

Social Enterprise ◽

Social Enterprises ◽

Social Entrepreneur ◽

Content Type ◽

Customer Support ◽

The Social ◽

The Impact ◽

Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the role of leader and organisational credibility in influencing customers’ intention to support Islamic social enterprises. Design/methodology/approach The credibility of the leader and that of the social enterprise are exposed through advertising. Ads portraying the six largest Islamic social enterprises in Indonesia and their social entrepreneur leaders were shown to 221 existing customers via online and offline surveys. Findings The findings indicate that organisational credibility and organisational branding have much greater influence than leaders’ personal credibility on customers’ intention to support Islamic social enterprises. Research limitations/implications The study has highlighted the greater role of organisational credibility and branding over advertising in attracting support for Islamic social entrepreneurship. Practical implications Islamic social enterprises need to develop a trusted brand and establish a more effective way to communicate with their stakeholders besides advertising, as the impact of ads on customer support intention is not significant. Originality/value The study contributes to the field of marketing and social entrepreneurship by providing empirical results on the Islamic social entrepreneurship phenomenon.

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APPROACH TO SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN SLOVENIA

CBU International Conference Proceedings ◽

10.12955/cbup.v5.903 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 5 ◽

pp. 62-66

Author(s):

Barbara Bradač Hojnik

Keyword(s):

European Union ◽

Social Entrepreneurship ◽

Social Enterprise ◽

Social Enterprises ◽

The European Union ◽

Member States ◽

The Social ◽

Further Development ◽

Formal Status ◽

Financial Environment

In this paper, social entrepreneurship as a developing type of entrepreneurship is analyzed. On the level of the European Union (EU), social entrepreneurship is widely supported by different initiatives which aim to develop a suitable legal, administrative, and financial environment for social enterprises, but also allowing member states to regulate them individually. This paper focuses on the social entrepreneurship in Slovenia, where it is strictly shaped by the legislation. Consequently, social enterprises need to meet the legislation’s requirements which hinder their quantity and development. Additionally, the scope of social enterprises is narrowed to those companies that received the formal status of social enterprise. In the paper provided will be the data on social enterprises in Slovenia with some recommendation for further development of the framework for social entrepreneurship in the country.

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Proses Pengembangan Social Enterprise Agriculture: Studi Biografi Pada Agradaya

Jurnal Studi Pemuda ◽

10.22146/studipemudaugm.40114 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. 133

Author(s):

Karlin Maulinda

Keyword(s):

Social Entrepreneurship ◽

Agricultural Education ◽

Agricultural Production ◽

Social Enterprise ◽

Access To Information ◽

Sale Price ◽

Study Approach ◽

The Social ◽

Research Show ◽

Selection Of

Social entrepreneurship in Indonesia is growing rapidly today. Social entrepreneurship is an alternative solution in the social solution of society with entrepreneurship. One of the social entrepreneurship organizations in Yogyakarta is Agradaya which is engaged in agriculture. Agradaya is optimizing agricultural production. This study identifies the process of social entrepreneurship using the concepts of Perrini and Vurro. The method used in this study is a qualitative biography study approach that expresses the experiences of attracting actors in the process of developing social entrepreneurship. Data collection techniques are carried out by observation, interviews, and document search. The selection of informants is purposive which directly leads to goals. In this study the focus was on the two founders of Agradaya, Andhika and Asri. Supporting informants consist of farmers who are members of a women's farmer group (KWT) Menoreh guided by Agradaya. Data analysis is done by categorizing data, describing, and data presented in the form of narrative stories along with graphics, schemes, and drawings, then draw conclusions. The results obtained in this study are that Agradaya starts the practice of social entrepreneurship directly as a social enterprise. The results of the research show that in the process of development Agradaya approaches farmers and collaborates. There is encouragement from each of the founders to solve social problems in agriculture by conducting natural agricultural education, land management, educating the use of solar dryer technology in the process of adding value to the sale price, as well as open access to information and markets for farmers.

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Creating Social Spaces for Artists

Beyond the Beat ◽

10.23943/princeton/9780691160733.003.0005 ◽

2015 ◽

Author(s):

Daniel B. Cornfield

Keyword(s):

Cultural Capital ◽

Social Enterprise ◽

Turning Points ◽

Career Pathways ◽

Social Enterprises ◽

Social Entrepreneur ◽

Social Entrepreneurs ◽

Social And Cultural Capital ◽

The Social ◽

The Impact

This chapter considers the pathways to becoming an artistic social entrepreneur. Previous research on social entrepreneurs has emphasized the impact of one's stock of human, social, and cultural capital on one's mobilization of requisite resources for launching and sustaining a social enterprise. Less sociological attention has been given to the influence of career-biographical factors, such as family, religion, education, and pivotal career turning points that may inspire and compel one to become a social entrepreneur and to envision and shape one's social enterprise, let alone an artistic social enterprise. The profiles of four artistic social entrepreneurs in this chapter illustrate how their strategic and risk orientations and career pathways shape the social enterprises they envision and influence their assumption and enactment of their roles as artist activists.

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Qasab: Kutch Craftswomen’s Producer Co. Ltd.

Asian Case Research Journal ◽

10.1142/s0218927518500116 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 22 (02) ◽

pp. 255-277

Author(s):

Shweta Mittal ◽

Vishal Gupta ◽

Manoj Motiani

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Cultural Identity ◽

Social Entrepreneurship ◽

Social Innovation ◽

Social Entrepreneur ◽

Ethnic Communities ◽

Traditional Art ◽

The Social ◽

Social Venture ◽

The Impact

The ‘Qasab’ case is designed to teach students about the characteristics of social entrepreneurship and the impact it has on the society. It also describes how sustainable development and social innovation are interlinked. ‘Qasab’ was an organization whose main focus was to preserve the traditional art of the Kutch region. The case describes the genesis and the journey of ‘Qasab,’ how it preserved the traditional art forms, and the personality traits of Pankaj Shah (the social entrepreneur who started ‘Qasab’). The case talks about the problems faced by the artisans in the region, which led to the formation of this social venture. Also, it touches upon the HR challenges faced by a social entrepreneur. At the time this case was written, ‘Qasab’ had become a collective enterprise comprising 1,200 rural master craftswomen from 11 ethnic communities spread across 62 villages in the arid interiors of Kutch and has been formally structured and registered as a ‘Producer Company’ owned by traditional craftswomen. ‘Qasab’ included different communities such as — ‘Mutwa’, ‘Sodha Rajput’, ‘Jat-Daneta’, ‘Meghwal’, ‘Sindhi Memon’, ‘DhebariyaRabari’, ‘KacchiRabari’, ‘Ahir’, ‘Halepotra’, ‘Sumra,’‘Hingorja’ and ‘Pathan’ — that had distinct embroidery styles and emphasized maintaining these styles (since the embroideries were an integral part of their cultural identity) — to preserve their unique identities. ‘Qasab’ was known for its outstanding quality of authentic Kutch embroidery, appliqué and patchwork products, its hallmark being traditional motifs reflecting the cultural identity of each community in contemporary designs through items of premium quality. ‘Qasab’ had made artisans stakeholders in the organization and was able to preserve the distinct art of each community. The case is based on the theme of social entrepreneurship and analyzes the process of the emergence of such enterprises, their importance and the factors that lead to their success and sustainability. Students can assess how these organizations are different from other types of organizations. The case should help students to find the parameters that show that social innovation and sustainable development are interlinked. The case can be used to study the business model of social innovation.

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Analysis of Organizational Culture of Orenburg Municipal Institution of Supplementary Education “Children and Youth Art Center”

Management of the personnel and intellectual resources in Russia ◽

10.12737/5797 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 3 (5) ◽

pp. 58-61

Author(s):

Сычева ◽

E. Sycheva

Keyword(s):

Organizational Culture ◽

Outer Sphere ◽

Further Education ◽

Children And Youth ◽

Social Psychological ◽

Supplementary Education ◽

The Social ◽

Key Aspects ◽

The Impact ◽

Motivational Behavior

This article examines the impact of organizational culture on the internal life of the organization and the success of the organization in the outer sphere. An analysis of key aspects of the organizational culture of municipal institution of further education “Children And Youth Art Center”, Orenburg. The object of the study consists of the following questions of internal organizational culture: analysis of informational and business exchanges among employees; organization of motivational behavior; forms of control, the ratio of regulatory and creative trends in the institution; diagnosis of the social-psychological organizational environment. General analysis of organizational culture showed that in this institution itdoes fruitfully aff ect the institution. Undoubtedly, the experience of managing the institution must be adopted by other institutions in this fi eld.

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How can social enterprises impact health and well-being?

International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research ◽

10.1108/ijebr-01-2017-0022 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 24 (3) ◽

pp. 697-713 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Katy Gordon ◽

Juliette Wilson ◽

Andrea Tonner ◽

Eleanor Shaw

Keyword(s):

Social Determinants Of Health ◽

Social Determinants ◽

Social Enterprise ◽

Well Being ◽

Social Enterprises ◽

Determinants Of Health ◽

Content Type ◽

The Social ◽

The Impact ◽

Health And Well Being

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the impacts of social enterprise on individual and community health and well-being. It focusses on community food initiatives, their impact on the social determinants of health and the influence of structure on their outcomes. Design/methodology/approach Using an interpretive qualitative approach through case studies focussed on two community food social enterprises, the research team conducted observations, interviews and ad hoc conversations. Findings Researchers found that social enterprises impacted all layers of the social determinants of health model but that there was greater impact on individual lifestyle factors and social and community networks. Impact at the higher socio-economic, cultural and environmental layer was more constrained. There was also evidence of the structural factors both enabling and constraining impact at all levels. Practical implications This study helps to facilitate understanding on the role of social enterprises as a key way for individuals and communities to work together to build their capabilities and resilience when facing health inequalities. Building upon previous work, it provides insight into the practices, limitations and challenges of those engaged in encouraging and supporting behavioural changes. Originality/value The paper contributes to a deeper insight of the use, motivation and understanding of social enterprise as an operating model by community food initiatives. It provides evidence of the impact of such social enterprises on the social determinants of health and uses structuration theory (Giddens, 1984) to explore how structure both influences and constrains the impact of these enterprises.

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Waqf institutions as a framework for social enterprises in Islam

International Journal of Social Science and Human Research ◽

10.47191/ijsshr/v4-i7-33 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 04 (07) ◽

Author(s):

Murtadho Ridwan ◽

Keyword(s):

Social Entrepreneurship ◽

Social Enterprises ◽

Financial Capital ◽

Social Programs ◽

Analysis Method ◽

Social Entrepreneurs ◽

Content Analysis Method ◽

The Social ◽

Entrepreneurial Capital ◽

The Impact

This study aims to interconnect the concept of waqf and social entrepreneurship. Interconnection is viewed from social entrepreneurial capital, social entrepreneurial profit and social entrepreneurship model. The data were obtained from the results of previous studies and were analyzed using the content analysis method. The results of the study show that the waqf institution obtains financial capital of people’s funds. Financial capital will increase the impact of public trust as the social capital for waqf institutions. Waqf institutions as Nazhirs are human capital that are required to improve their skills and abilities, especially in business sector. The waqf institutions income from social entrepreneurs are distributed for operational costs, social programs and reinvestment of waqf assets. There was a transformation of waqf institution into a social company as a result of the social enterprises that were carried out.

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The social capital impact on the effectiveness of university departments

E3S Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/e3sconf/202020809019 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 208 ◽

pp. 09019

Author(s):

Elena Agapova ◽

Marina Zharova ◽

Irina Gushchina ◽

Ekaterina Ivanova ◽

Natalia Kravtsova

Keyword(s):

Social Capital ◽

Organizational Culture ◽

Mutual Influence ◽

Educational Institution ◽

Weighted Average ◽

University Departments ◽

Single Scale ◽

The Social ◽

Integral Assessment ◽

The Impact

The article presents the results of assessing the level of social capital of a university department, the mutual influence of the type of organizational culture and the effectiveness of its work. In the course of the study, the concept of social capital was generalized and refined in the context of the concept of sustainable education, as well as in relation to an educational institution, to the community of a higher educational organization. There were tested the ideas of N.P. Makarkin and O.B. Tomilina about the impact of organizational culture on the efficiency of the university. To ensure the comparison of the different departments data with each other there was proposed a method for bringing to a single scale of assessments and calculating weighted average indicators, which made it possible to derive a single integral assessment of the social capital of a department/unit.

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