Analysis on the Innovativeness of Social Enterprises in Japan: Focusing on Start-ups

2021 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-113
Author(s):  
Shinichi FURUZAWA ◽  
Lily KIMINAMI ◽  
Akira KIMINAMI
Keyword(s):  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Start Ups

Utilization of Online Platforms by Social Entrepreneurs for Social Sustainable Development

2019 ◽  
pp. 75-102
Author(s):  
Anja Herrmann-Fankhänel
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Market Orientation ◽  
Social Enterprise ◽  
Resource Dependence ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Social Entrepreneurs ◽  
Online Platforms ◽  
The Social ◽  
Start Ups

Socially sustainable development can be driven by individuals, entrepreneurs, growing start-ups, and international companies. As social entrepreneurs, people opt for a form of organization that contributes to social improvement through entrepreneurial means. The question is: How do they do it? The resource dependence approach (RDA) assumes that all decisions and activities of a (social) enterprise are based on information about its environment. Therefore, the four key components of the social enterprise (individual, organization, social innovation, market orientation) must be appropriate. In this chapter, therefore, social enterprises are outlined as active participants and shapers of the economy and society. Since an active improvement with regard to socially sustainable development is focused by the social enterprises in Africa, a description of the social enterprise's environment is also given within the framework of topical focuses. The goal is to derive recommendations about action for social enterprises to achieve their goals.

scholarly journals Bricolage in the marketing efforts of a social enterprise

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 176-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Merie Joseph Kannampuzha ◽  
Mari Suoranta
Keyword(s):  
Social Enterprise ◽  
Resource Constraints ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Entrepreneurship Education ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Creative Solutions ◽  
Start Ups ◽  
Resource Leveraging

Purpose The paper aims to understand how resource constraints are addressed in the development of a marketing strategy by a social enterprise. Design/methodology/approach The authors have used an in-depth case study of collaboration between a Finnish university and an Indian social enterprise as the methodology for the research in which the data were collected over a period of two years. The data involve semi-structured interviews, field notes and student reports. Findings The authors propose bricolage as a method of marketing ingenuity in resource-constrained social enterprises. Network bricolage and entrepreneurship education bricolage were identified as two mechanisms adopted to address resource constraints in the early stage of the development of a social enterprise. Further studies need to be conducted to test the applicability of network bricolage among a variety of small and medium-sized enterprises and start-ups. Bricolage could be explored in more detail as an alternative to resource leveraging to understand the marketing activities of social businesses in their initial stages. Research limitations/implications Network bricolage is a type of bricolage in which an entrepreneur utilizes existing personal and professional networks as a resource at hand. Although networking and resource leveraging imply that the founders of an organization pursue resources from previously unknown people, network bricolage involves already known contacts of the entrepreneur. Practical implications Another type of bricolage that observed by the authors was entrepreneurship education bricolage. A combination of students, business mentors and university resources such as faculty members was utilized as an ingenuity mechanism to develop creative solutions for a shortage of marketing resources. Originality/value The theoretical framework of entrepreneurial bricolage is applied in the context of the marketing of a social enterprise.

scholarly journals Corporate Social Responsibility as Core Competence for the Business Model of Social Start-Ups in the Netherlands

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 23
Author(s):  
Herman T. Wevers ◽  
Cosmina L. Voinea
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Business Model ◽  
Core Competence ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Business Case ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Social Entrepreneurs ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Start Ups

Little is known about how social enterprises and social start-ups compete with the bigger players on the market. It could be reasoned that social start-ups gain an advantage by the deployment of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) elements from the early beginning as a part of their core competences. The aim of this paper is to investigate if CSR elements can be a core competence and how they can contribute to the robustness of the business models of social start-ups. Data was gathered by conducting a case study and interviewing four social entrepreneurs in the first half of 2017. The data was analyzed with the help of a framework built upon the CSR pyramid, the business case for CSR and the Canvas business model. The main findings show that the CSR elements economic, ethical and discretionary responsibilities can be a core competence for social start-ups. Moreover, CSR elements can play an important role in the design of social business models. Especially the deployment of interrelationships between the CSR elements seems to be effective in designing a robust  business model of a social start-up.

Creation of ICT-Based Social Start-Ups in Iran: A Multiple Case Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (01) ◽  
pp. 97-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aidin Salamzadeh ◽  
Zahra Arasti ◽  
Ghanbar Mohamadi Elyasi
Keyword(s):  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Multiple Case Study ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Social Entrepreneur ◽  
Evolutionary Trend ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
Start Ups

Despite the importance of social startups, their evolution is rarely investigated. Thus, in this manuscript, the emergence of ICT-based social start-ups is studied using a multiple case study research method. To do so, five social start-ups are selected using a combination of purposive and convenience sampling and studied in detail, based on Lanteri’s (2015) model regarding creation of social enterprises. Eight cofounders are interviewed and data triangulation is employed by collecting data from both primary and secondary sources. Also, replication logic is considered to be able to generalize the findings. Moreover, in order to better understand the phenomenon, the history of social entrepreneurship and its evolutionary trend in Iran is elaborated. The findings show that the evolutionary trend of social entrepreneurship in Iran could be classified into three stages, i.e. ancient Persia, entrance of Islam, and emergence of entrepreneurship as a field. Finally, the findings are categorized in four categories: (i) process, (ii) social entrepreneur/founder, (iii) activities, and (iv) organization.

scholarly journals Transnational Engagements: Smashing the Last Taboo—Caring Corporations in Conversation

2020 ◽  
pp. 853-862
Author(s):  
Milena Bacalja Perianes
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Consumer Choice ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Women's Bodies ◽  
Business Innovation ◽  
Menstrual Health ◽  
Start Ups ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Bacalja Perianes delves into the relationship between capitalism and social change by focusing on how three companies balance profit-making with forging a menstrual health sector that promotes education, advocacy, gender equality, and women’s health. In the push to acquire new customers, companies wade into complex issues surrounding menstrual health needs in countries around the world. In light of efforts by social enterprises, start-ups, and large corporations to capitalize on the market and social opportunity of women’s bodies, Perianes asks the provocative question: Is this a good or bad trend? Does reframing consumption and consumer choice as activism actually undermine the effort needed to achieve gender equality? Or are we witnessing the rise of a new form of activism that works to achieve social change and improve the lives of women, girls, and their communities by means of business innovation?

Increasing Social Integration, Decreasing Stigma: The Work Integration Model of Social Enterprises

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrizia Villotti ◽  
Sara Zaniboni ◽  
Marc Corbiere ◽  
Franco Fraccaroli
Keyword(s):  
Social Integration ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Integration Model ◽  
Work Integration

Medica 2018: „Startrampe“ für viele Start-ups

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (09) ◽  
pp. 25-25
Author(s):  
Lutz Retzlaff
Keyword(s):  
Start Ups

Die deutschen Medizintechnik-Hersteller profitieren von der Digitalisierung in der Medizin.

Serviços de telemedicina e telessaúde e sua sustentabilidade

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 239-261
Author(s):  
Rosângela Simões Gundim
Keyword(s):  
Start Ups

O aumento do acesso às tecnologias de informação e comunicação, o desenvolvimento da inteligência artificial, do aprendizado de máquina, da robótica, da biotecnologia, da internet das coisas, da internet dos serviços e uma variedade de inovações advindas do emergente ecossistema de start ups oportuniza a ampliação da oferta de serviços de telemedicina e telessaúde, em diferentes formas e especialidades. Neste cenário, há que se utilizar, da melhor forma possível, essa variedade de tecnologia para promover as melhores práticas, as mais seguras e as de melhor alcance à população alvo, por meio de serviços estruturados de teleassistência, telediagnóstico e teleducação, evitando-se encaminhamentos desnecessários, aumentando agilidade na entrega de resultados de exames, no agendamento e nas consultas com especialistas, diluindo-se a taxa de hospitalização, dentre outras. Toda essa tecnologia pode assumir valores expressivos do ponto de vista financeiro, o que pode impactar tanto positiva quanto negativamente. A expectativa de quem investe é também gerar economia de recursos com a utilização de tais ferramentas, a fim de alcançar sustentabilidade do serviço. Este artigo tem o objetivo de levantar e analisar a literatura produzida nos últimos cinco anos, sobre a sustentabilidade de serviços de telemedicina e telessaúde no contexto da assistência, assumindo a perspectiva do provedor de serviços.

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