scholarly journals Development of Municipal Social Entrepreneurship in the Conditions of the Banská Bystrica Self-Governing Region

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 7-13
Author(s):  
Zina Machničová ◽  
Marcela Chreneková
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Social Development ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Social Enterprise ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Inadequate Knowledge ◽  
Socially Excluded

AbstractSocial entrepreneurship is important tool in eliminating regional disparities, inclusion of socially excluded people into society, overall improvement of the quality of life and much more. This paper aims to analyse the development of municipal social entrepreneurship in the conditions of the Banská Bystrica self-governing region, where some of the less developed districts are located. The main sources of research were questionnaire realized among local government representatives, plan of the economic and social development of the district and statistical data. In the article, there were many indicators examined, such as quantity of the municipal social enterprises, its activities, support or barriers of its development. The results points to fact that only 7% of the participants of research own municipal social enterprise. The most common barrier to establish and manage these enterprises is inadequate knowledge of the relevant legislation.

Indigenous Social Enterprises as Drivers of Sustainable Development: Insights From Mexico and Peru

2017 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 323-340 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mario Vázquez Maguirre ◽  
Luis Portales ◽  
Isabelle Velásquez Bellido
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Social Enterprise ◽  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Equitable Distribution ◽  
Sustainable Exploitation

The aim of this article is to explore the mechanisms by which indigenous social enterprises contribute to a rural community’s sustainable development and improves the quality of life of its inhabitants. The work follows a qualitative methodology and uses the case study as a research technique. The research suggests that social enterprise uses four main mechanisms to promote rural sustainable development in the community where it operates: labor as a source of quality of life, gender equality, sustainable exploitation of the resources, and the equitable distribution of benefits between the economic, social and environmental dimensions.

Amul India: A Social Development Enterprise

2007 ◽  
Vol 11 (02) ◽  
pp. 293-326 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harish Chawla
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Rural Development ◽  
Social Development ◽  
Social Enterprise ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Life Stages ◽  
Dairy Farmer ◽  
Quality Of Leadership ◽  
Farmer Management

Amul initiated as an experiment in two villages, collecting 250 kg of milk per day. As the cooperative expanded its branches over the course of its 50-year journey, Amul boasts of more than six million kilograms of milk collection daily. What had initiated as a process of liberation from the Dairy King, brought a revolutionary transformation across the country. This case provides a vivid example of how a cooperative can become the catalyst for social change and rural development. This case takes us through the journey of Amul, from its dawn period when it was attempting to take root, through its progression along the enterprise life stages and the associated challenges. Insights into the quality of leadership and the farmer/management relationships are its defining characteristic. The Amul Model narrowed the gap between the producer and the consumer, connecting the dairy farmer to the consumer through its organic network. The success of this model ignited interest across India, where this model was replicated, in essence leading to the White Revolution. The case provides sufficient insights and learnings to develop a framework to comprehend the basic essence of a prosperous social enterprise — factors that make it successful. It is this learning that this case desires to impart to its readership, enhancing interest in this rather lively subject of social enterprises.

scholarly journals Two key lessons from a public sector internship: accountability in public sector contracting and client-level data

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Macfarlane
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Social Development ◽  
Social Enterprise ◽  
Design And Implementation ◽  
Level Data

I served as a research intern for the Ākina Foundation through the School of Government’s graduate pathway programme during the summer of 2016-17. Ākina, which is dedicated to fostering social enterprise in New Zealand, was contracted by the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) to facilitate and manage the co-design and implementation of its Acceleration for Results programme. This programme seeks to transition the providers with MSD contracts from output-based contracts (i.e. purchase agreements) to results-based contracts (i.e. contracts which specify desired changes in recipients’ quality of life according to prescribed measures).

scholarly journals Analysis of Municipal Waste Separation in Slovakia and Possible Alternatives

TEM Journal ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 1108-1115
Author(s):  
Eva Mihaliková ◽  
Lenka Lachytová
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Slovak Republic ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Municipal Waste ◽  
Disadvantaged Populations ◽  
Waste Separation

Environmental problems affecting the global community and its climate and thus endangering the natural functioning of the ecosystem are attracting worldwide attention. Waste management is one of the most urgent problems of human existence, as the population is increasingly centralised in cities and produces increasingly more waste that negatively affects the environment and degrades people's quality of life. The aim of the article is to illustrate the state of separation of municipal waste in the Slovak Republic, the importance of separation and the possibility of increasing it through the emphasis on community, the establishment of social enterprises in social entrepreneurship and incorporation of disadvantaged populations in the labour market to solve this problem.

scholarly journals Is Social Entrepreneurship Better for Workers? The Influence of Work Experience in Croatian Social Cooperatives on Perceived Well-Being

2020 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-30
Author(s):  
Jelena Puđak ◽  
Dražen Šimleša
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Social Enterprise ◽  
Social Economy ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
The People ◽  
The Social

This paper aims to examine the motivations, values, and job satisfaction among the people employed in the sector of social entrepreneurship that were obtained through a qualitative study of ten Croatian social cooperatives. In our analysis, we interpreted the experiences of working in a social enterprise from the employee perspective. Our findings suggest that the participants/employees of social enterprises favour intrinsic motivation and values related to their jobs, that they describe their working conditions in social enterprises positively, and that they share a perceived increase in the quality of life since having started working at a social enterprise. The described relations between motivation, job experiences, and participatory management allowed us to build upon and extend the existing body of research on motivation and job satisfaction in the social economy sector.

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.

scholarly journals Exploring International and Inter-Sector Differences of Social Enterprises in the UK and India

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 5870
Author(s):  
Philipp Kruse
Keyword(s):  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Social Enterprise ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Shape Features ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Clear Cut ◽  
The One ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Uk

Social Entrepreneurship (SE) describes a new entrepreneurial form combining the generation of financial and social value. In recent years, research interest in SE increased in various disciplines with a particular focus on the characteristics of social enterprises. Whereas a clear-cut definition of SE is yet to be found, there is evidence that culture and economy affect and shape features of SE activity. In addition, sector-dependent differences are supposed. Building on Institutional Theory and employing a mixed qualitative and quantitative approach, this study sheds light on the existence of international and inter-sector differences by examining 161 UK and Indian social enterprises. A content analysis and analyses of variance were employed and yielded similarities as well as several significant differences on an international and inter-sector level, e.g., regarding innovativeness and the generation of revenue. The current study contributes to a more nuanced picture of the SE landscape by comparing social enterprise characteristics in a developed and a developing country on the one hand and different sectors on the other hand. Furthermore, I highlight the benefits of jointly applying qualitative and quantitative methodologies. Future research should pay more attention to the innate heterogeneity among social enterprises and further consolidate and extend these findings.

scholarly journals Evaluation of a Brief Intervention for Promoting Mental Health among Employees in Social Enterprises: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (10) ◽  
pp. 2107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benedicte Deforche ◽  
Jasmine Mommen ◽  
Anne Hublet ◽  
Winnie De Roover ◽  
Nele Huys ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Cluster Randomized

Evidence on the effectiveness of workplace mental health promotion for people with disabilities is limited. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a brief mental health promotion intervention in social enterprises. It had a non-blinded cluster randomized controlled trial design with follow-up one and four months after the intervention. In total 196 employees agreed to participate (86 intervention and 110 control). Empowerment was the main outcome; secondary outcomes were resilience, palliative behavior, determinants of four coping strategies of mental health, quality of life, and life satisfaction. A brief participant satisfaction survey was conducted after the intervention. No significant intervention effect on empowerment was found. However, at one month follow-up, significant favorable effects were found on perceived social support for coping strategies for mental health and on palliative behavior. At four months follow-up, favorable intervention effects were found on quality of life, but unfavorable effects were found on unjustified worrying. In addition, the intervention was well received by the employees. This brief intervention might be a promising first step to improve mental health in people with disabilities working in social enterprises. Nevertheless, additional monitoring by professionals and managers working in the organizations might be needed to maintain these effects.

scholarly journals The Quality of Life of Suburbanities: A Case Study of the Gdańsk Agglomeration

2010 ◽  
Vol 14 (14) ◽  
pp. 91-101
Author(s):  
Grzegorz Masik
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Relative Importance ◽  
Made In

The Quality of Life of Suburbanities: A Case Study of the Gdańsk Agglomeration The article explains the meaning of the concept of ‘quality of life’, placing emphasis on its subjective dimension. As the concept is more and more discussed in the literature, the author intends to examine the satisfaction within public spaces for which local government is responsible. According to research made in Canada it is worth measuring not only satisfaction as such but also the importance of its constituent dynamics. Therefore, a survey made in the suburbs of the Gdańsk agglomeration asked respondents about their satisfaction with public transport, roads, environment, etc., including questions about the relative importance of such issues. The combination of satisfaction and importance provide the overall quality of life. At the end of the paper the author considers if there is a chance to improve the quality of life through a brief analysis of local governments expenditure.

scholarly journals Theoretical means for social entrepreneurship research in context of marketing 3.0

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 24-31
Author(s):  
Olha Seleznоva ◽  
Olena Boiko ◽  
Victoria Bondar
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Social Enterprise ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Vulnerable Groups ◽  
Modern Concept ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Entrepreneurship Research ◽  
Modern Development

Introduction. Modern development of socio-economic sector makes adjustments to market environment. Enterprises require expansion of their activities and feel necessity to diversify risks. Satisfaction of consumer needs is accompanied by introduction of innovations in various areas. Focusing on marketing 3.0, when market activity should not only ensure enterprise’s profitability, but also care about consumer and environment, is embracing more and more enterprises and becoming modern business responsibility. Therefore, the problem of social entrepreneurship research in context of sustainable development is becoming relevant and important. Aim and tasks. The main aim of this work is to formulate theoretical means for social entrepreneurship research, which should reveal peculiarities of tools to achieve global goals of sustainable development. To achieve this goal, the following tasks have been solved in this study: analysis of definitions and study the essence of “social entrepreneurship” concept; interconnection of social entrepreneurship goals with global goals of sustainable development and compliance with modern concept of marketing 3.0. Results. Research of “social enterprise” definition allows to define it as stable business structure, tended to self-development, which forms mechanism of social support and infrastructure development through close integration into social system. Social entrepreneurship is aimed at solving social problems and other goals of marketing 3.0. Social enterprise is considered in context of sustainable development, which is a concept that requires balance between satisfying current needs of people and protecting interests of future generations, ensuring their necessity for safe and healthy environment, and it must be able to contribute to global goals of sustainable development at local level. Conclusions. Social enterprises have become an acceptable mechanism for solving socio-economic problems, as they are developing and expanding new tools to achieve global goals of sustainable development at local level. Social  entrepreneurship has opportunity to involve socially vulnerable groups in public life and expand citizens’ activity. Social entrepreneurship today is aimed at positive social changes and providing basic human needs in an optimal way.

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