“Belonging, Not Belongings”

2019 ◽  
pp. 116-133
Author(s):  
Sharon D. Welch
Keyword(s):  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
The World

The redefinition of abundance and success that we see in the world of social entrepreneurship may seem new, but it is not. There are many other cultures who have lived out an economy of gratitude and reciprocity. We can learn from them, from their mistakes, from their successes, and from their honest accounts of what it takes to live with a greater awareness of interdependence.

The Youth and Social Entrepreneurship

2016 ◽  
pp. 145-153
Author(s):  
Vannie Naidoo
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Young People ◽  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Complex World ◽  
The People ◽  
The World ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activities

In today's world where the global economy is shrinking and the people of the world are constantly being plaque by recession, natural disasters, poverty and war the youth have to grapple with all these stressful influences. Due to the recession the job markets have become saturated as recession has hit the global economies throughout the world. The youth now are tasked with becoming involved in entrepreneurial activities to survive in these complex world economies. However entrepreneurship is not an easy endeavour. It is not for the faint hearted either. Entrepreneurism involves drive, perseverance, emotional intelligence and risk taking. A way forward for young people is social entrepreneurship as it offers them very viable opportunities within the backdrop of such a volatile economy.

Learning Processes in Impact Communities

2019 ◽  
pp. 28-44
Author(s):  
Lídia Oliveira ◽  
Ana Luísa Rego Melro
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Collaborative Work ◽  
Critical Mass ◽  
Learning Processes ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The World ◽  
Engagement Process ◽  
New Challenges

Engagement processes are facing a lot of challenges since the boom of the IT. This is true when there is a face-to-face engagement process, but also when the ties are mostly virtual. Nowadays, access to social networks, platforms for content posting and sharing (blogs, wikis, etc.), and for collaborative work are changing the way people engage. Those tools have enriched the processes, but also initiated new challenges. Knowledge sharing and transfer are processes that occur when several factors are combined. One of them, and the most important, is the existence of human critical mass capable of thinking the world and finding ways of changing it for the better, in this specific case social entrepreneurship. The authors studied a pilot of an impact community, its path, and the challenges it has faced. They also implemented four interviews to specialists in the areas of networks, social entrepreneurship, and learning.

Social Entrepreneurship

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Bornstein ◽  
Susan Davis
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
New York Times ◽  
Learning By Doing ◽  
Social Entrepreneurs ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
The World Bank ◽  
The World ◽  
Local Problems ◽  
Local Solutions

In development circles, there is now widespread consensus that social entrepreneurs represent a far better mechanism to respond to needs than we have ever had before--a decentralized and emergent force that remains our best hope for solutions that can keep pace with our problems and create a more peaceful world. David Bornstein’s previous book on social entrepreneurship, How to Change the World, was hailed by Nicholas Kristof in The New York Times as “a bible in the field” and published in more than twenty countries. Now, Bornstein shifts the focus from the profiles of successful social innovators in that book--and teams with Susan Davis, a founding board member of the Grameen Foundation--to offer the first general overview of social entrepreneurship. In a Q & A format allowing readers to go directly to the information they need, the authors map out social entrepreneurship in its broadest terms as well as in its particulars. Bornstein and Davis explain what social entrepreneurs are, how their organizations function, and what challenges they face. The book will give readers an understanding of what differentiates social entrepreneurship from standard business ventures and how it differs from traditional grant-based non-profit work. Unlike the typical top-down, model-based approach to solving problems employed by the World Bank and other large institutions, social entrepreneurs work through a process of iterative learning--learning by doing--working with communities to find unique, local solutions to unique, local problems. Most importantly, the book shows readers exactly how they can get involved. Anyone inspired by Barack Obama’s call to service and who wants to learn more about the essential features and enormous promise of this new method of social change, Social Entrepreneurship is the ideal first place to look.

scholarly journals Social Entrepreneurship Formation in Ukraine in the Context of Sustainable Development

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (14) ◽  
Author(s):  
Olena Vit. Iarmosh ◽  
Elina Ol. Pasechnik
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Social Entrepreneurs ◽  
Charitable Organization ◽  
Social Sphere ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World ◽  
A Company

The article deals with the general approach to understanding the social entrepreneurship essence, the concept of which, unlike entrepreneurship as a whole, its different types in terms of income and employees, is not defined by law; analysis of various information sources to compare approaches to defining the concept of social entrepreneurship; presents socially active entrepreneurs and public figures who have contributed to the social entrepreneurship development in Ukraine. In order to determine the main features of social entrepreneurship, the articlepoints out its differences from a charitable organization and traditional business by such factors as structure, dependence on external and internal financial sources, types of income and directions of profit distribution, and also analyzes the motives of social entrepreneurs. Special attention s paid to the analysis of economic indicators that characterize the social enterprise development effectiveness in the world. In particular, data from the United Kingdom, Israel and Italy were analyzed, which show significant financial prospects for the countries. The authors found that in Ukraine there are already numerous examples of organizations that support social entrepreneurship. The article describes for the selected organizations their activities and the nature of the social entrepreneurship concept. At the same time, five paradoxes that arose in Ukraine in the field of social entrepreneurship were mentioned as following: the main source of income for working in the social sphere entrepreneurs are grants that are not fundamentally in contact with international practice; the carelessness of entrepreneurs who are not concerned about the future of a company created with borrowed funds; absolute lack of support from the state; lack of interest in state supporting; an excess of laws in the country that contradict each other.According to the results of the research, the authors present obstacles to the concept of social entrepreneurship implementation in Ukraine and the steps needed to stimulate development. Taking into account current trends in the world development, the authors outline the global goals of UN sustainable development, which covers social entrepreneurship as a type of economic activity.

Social Entrepreneurship: Learning Through Community Service

2011 ◽  
pp. 388-401
Author(s):  
Richard Morfopoulos ◽  
Catherine Tyrie
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Lifelong Learning ◽  
Community Service ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Life Stages ◽  
Mature Adults ◽  
The World ◽  
Corporate Social

This chapter examines social entrepreneurship as a lifelong learning opportunity. It considers how people engage in, and learn from, social entrepreneurship as children, college students, mature adults, and seniors. Social entrepreneurship can start as early as childhood. The chapter examines how the field of social entrepreneurship developed and it’s link to corporate social responsibility. Social entrepreneurship is described as a learning process. Programs and methods for learning and supporting social entrepreneurship are described for people at different life stages. The chapter demonstrates that engagement in social entrepreneurship activities in one’s community or with one’s corporate colleagues can be a key to lifelong satisfaction and learning while repairing the world, locally or globally.

Creating Market Inclusion

2018 ◽  
pp. 288-304
Author(s):  
Jose Godinez
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Financial Development ◽  
Vulnerable Populations ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Banking Industry ◽  
The United States ◽  
Institutional Voids ◽  
Social Entrepreneurs ◽  
The World

Understanding how social entrepreneurship as a tool of financial development has been in the center of the entrepreneurship and management disciplines for the last couple of decades. These studies have furthered our understanding of how social entrepreneurship helps the most vulnerable populations around the world. However, much of the literature on this subject has been devoted to analyze how social entrepreneurship aids such populations in developing locations. While this chapter does not try to diminish the admirable work carried by social entrepreneurs in developing countries, it points out that an analysis of this discipline in a developed location is overdue. To initiate a conversation, this chapter analyzes how institutional voids can arise in a developed location and the role that social entrepreneurship has in closing such gaps and to include vulnerable populations in the formal banking industry in the United States.

The Youth and Social Entrepreneurship

2017 ◽  
pp. 1901-1909
Author(s):  
Vannie Naidoo
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Young People ◽  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Complex World ◽  
The People ◽  
The World ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activities

In today's world where the global economy is shrinking and the people of the world are constantly being plaque by recession, natural disasters, poverty and war the youth have to grapple with all these stressful influences. Due to the recession the job markets have become saturated as recession has hit the global economies throughout the world. The youth now are tasked with becoming involved in entrepreneurial activities to survive in these complex world economies. However entrepreneurship is not an easy endeavour. It is not for the faint hearted either. Entrepreneurism involves drive, perseverance, emotional intelligence and risk taking. A way forward for young people is social entrepreneurship as it offers them very viable opportunities within the backdrop of such a volatile economy.

Exploring Social Entrepreneurship for the Creation of Sustainable Livelihoods in South Africa

2017 ◽  
pp. 1010-1036
Author(s):  
Gnanam Pillay ◽  
Sylvia Kaye
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
High Poverty ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Slow Development ◽  
Social And Economic Development ◽  
The World ◽  
Entrepreneurial Development ◽  
Poverty Levels

Although social entrepreneurship has grown rapidly in developed and many developing countries around the world, it is still in its infancy in South Africa. To date, there is limited research available about social entrepreneurship in South Africa. While there are many reasons for its slow development in this country, a significant reason is the poor understanding of the concept, which would preclude investment in programmes, policies and research. This chapter presents an overview of South African issues and analyses how social entrepreneurial development can address some of the problems and issues. The more pressing problems include extreme inequality, high poverty levels and unemployment, a weak Small, Medium and Micro Enterprise (SMME) sector, fragmented communities and an economic system that needs to strengthen both social and economic development. The chapter presents the model developed as a result of research that contextualizes social entrepreneurial development for a South African market.

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