scholarly journals Towards Social Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development in Lebanon

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-70
Author(s):  
Malak Bou Diab
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Structural Adjustment ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Social Entrepreneurs ◽  
Dynamic Perspective ◽  
Development Goals

Abstract Faced with provocation emerged from sustainable development, several states, and in specific organizations and other related social performers, are asking their tasks and desire to take dynamic perspective to social accountability. In doing this, they are faced with sustainable development challenges. Entrepreneurship constitutes the business efforts of an individual or group for earning profit and ensuring economic empowerment, while social entrepreneurship involves the business activities with an embedded social purpose focused on sustainability rather than immediate outcomes. Entrepreneurship is an important factor of economy. The development of social entrepreneurship needs a structural adjustment in the society. The principal paper aim is to investigate the social entrepreneurship role in improving sustainable development. Also, the paper will examine social entrepreneurship as an effective tool in resolving social problems, noting that social entrepreneurship analysis can provide a response to sustainable development challenges. The research focuses on addressing the current state of social entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship indicators, pillars of entrepreneurship development, business environment and entrepreneurial opportunity and signifying the practicality of dissimilar business models developed in social entrepreneurship. Surveys were conducted on fifty different organizations (banks and audit companies) to collect data. Also, SPSS system was used to analyze the data gathered, to study the relationship between sustainable development and social entrepreneurship. Evidence suggests that social entrepreneurship can play a significant role for poverty reduction, ensuring employment, economic prosperity, environmental justice, pollution free ecology, good governance, reduction of terrorism, guarantee of peace, corruption control etc., thus offering opportunities to fulfill sustainable development goals in Lebanon. We can conclude that social business models develop a basic spread that grant social entrepreneurs to participate actively to sustainable development.

scholarly journals Social Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development: The Case of Social Enterprises in Azerbaijan

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nazila Aliyeva
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Social Entrepreneurs ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Entrepreneurship Theory ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Business Acumen

The social entrepreneurship theory is still in the conceptualization phase, as each country has individual specifics and approaches to define social entrepreneurship initiatives. The main objective of this paper is to explore the characteristics and backgrounds of social entrepreneurship from Azerbaijan’s perspective, especially its importance in achieving Sustainable Development Goals. To fulfill the objective, there are a few main research questions defined: How do local social entrepreneurs use both business acumen and philanthropic principles to address social, cultural, and environmental challenges? How can Social Entrepreneurship contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals in Azerbaijan? A qualitative research method was used to gather data through a semi-structured questionnaire. It was found that local social enterprises change the structures and systems that create the conditions for poverty, and the development processes need to consider the link between social entrepreneurship and sustainable development. This paper has significant implications, especially for the stakeholders and policymakers. It indicates the current position of local social ventures about sustainable development and offers some global practices and experiences to improve and facilitate the process and attracts the attention of policymakers on the performance of social enterprises.

scholarly journals Environmental Protection and Social Entrepreneurship Activities: The Vision of the Young People

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 15
Author(s):  
Oana-Cristina Modoi ◽  
Andreea Vescan
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Young People ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Quality Information ◽  
Social Entrepreneurs ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Development Goals

The involvement of the young people in adopting sustainable behaviors and their possible activities as social entrepreneurs is important, in terms of the future adults who will make decisions on sustainable economic development. The objective of the study is to find out what are drivers, barriers and practices in the vision of young people and adolescents in Romania, in terms of social entrepreneurship. The study took place online and aimed to facilitate access to quality information related to the integration of the sustainable development principles in daily behaviors of young people, their willingness to become involved in social entrepreneurship activities. As a working methodology, a questionnaire is applied to adolescents and young people, before and after the seminars they participate, in which they are asked about how they see their involvement in some activities of the environmental protection and in social entrepreneurship activities or in what way they want to contribute to the achievement of the sustainable development goals (SDGs) and which sustainability goals they would choose first.

UNTAPPED ENTREPRENEURSHIP CHALLENGES: THE MISSING LINKAGES IN SUPPORTING THE GROWTH OF GRASSROOTS ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 47-58
Author(s):  
Aini Suzana Ariffin
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Social Entrepreneurs ◽  
Quality Life ◽  
Effective Role ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Grassroots Level ◽  
The Many

Investing at the grassroots level is an essential intervention to achieve the goals that the international and national communities have set in terms of sustainable development. However, substantial performance remains the concern of the many developing countries in establishing a strong strategy on education in supporting grassroots economies. The general objective of this paper is to engage in discussion on how the country's strategy is designed to meet the intended results in supporting Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through entrepreneurship at the grassroots level. The specific objectives first will focus on critical analysis on the level of matching of the designed strategy and the implementation and secondly on the role of social innovations and the motivations of social entrepreneurs in supporting socioeconomic progress and employment creation. The paper outlined key issues from Malaysia and Zanzibar experiences using a qualitative approach. The findings indicate that in Zanzibar the grassroots entrepreneurs were dominated by weak education, mindset, and traditional experiences in transforming their practices using emerged innovation initiatives, there is also a weak government initiative on innovative measures and a lacks policy initiatives. While in Malaysia the grassroots entrepreneurs failed to use the existing opportunities of the STI initiative to transform themselves into global and regional opportunities. It is suggested that to realize the effective role of entrepreneurship in supporting SGD's goals in employment, quality life, and poverty reduction, there is a need for a paradigm shift to support entrepreneurship education which will support socio-economic development at all levels.

Sustainability and tourism growth.

2021 ◽  
pp. 25-38
Author(s):  
Larry Dwyer ◽  
Alison Gill
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Gross Domestic Product ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Ecological Perspective ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Strong Sustainability ◽  
New Business ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
New Business Models

Abstract This chapter on sustainability and tourism growth discusses: the problem with the use of gross domestic product (GDP) as a measure of tourism growth; the concepts of weak and strong sustainability; tourism and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); the need for new business models, an ecological perspective and good governance for tourism to succeed in its sustainability agenda; and the proposed MST index for measuring sustainability.

scholarly journals Social Entrepreneurship on Its Way to Significance: The Case of Germany

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (21) ◽  
pp. 8954
Author(s):  
Karina Cagarman ◽  
Jan Kratzer ◽  
Laura Helen von Arnim ◽  
Kristina Fajga ◽  
Michaela Jacqueline Gieseke
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Environmental Context ◽  
Social Entrepreneurs ◽  
Entrepreneurial Behaviour ◽  
Start Up ◽  
Governmental Support ◽  
Development Goals

The environmental context plays a very important role in the success of entrepreneurial behaviour. Governments used this opportunity by introducing specific programmes, but do social entrepreneurs have a comparable chance of getting governmental support as commercial entrepreneurs do in these programmes? We analyze the EXIST Start-up Grant in terms of likelihood for entrepreneurs following economic and social sustainable development goals (SDGs). Our results indicate that there is a decreased probability to get the EXIST Start-up Grant when following social SDGs. We argue that it is about time to introduce specific programmes for social innovation and/or reassess existing programmes in terms of their openness to social entrepreneurs.

Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 1 in Ogun State, Nigeria : Lessons from the Millennium Development Goals Poverty Reduction Strategy

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-105
Author(s):  
Durokifa Anuoluwapo ◽  
Dominique Uwizeyimana
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Poverty Level ◽  
Continuous Increase ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Reduction Strategy ◽  
Ogun State ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Poverty Reduction Strategy

There is no gainsaying the fact that one of the objectives of the Sustainable Development Goals is to end poverty in all its form by 2030. However, the continuous increase in poverty level has generated a lot of debates among policymakers and scholars while government keeps formulating policies to avert the situation. Thus, with SDGs in view, the study took into cognizance the MDGs before it and what hindered it from the full actualisation of its goal, specifically MD Goal 1a “eradicate extreme poverty”. Using quantitative data, the study examined the implementation of MDGs and pinpointed the factors that affected the implementation of the MDG poverty reduction strategy. These factors include corruption, lack of awareness, politics of poverty, non-poor targeted, etc. On this basis, the paper suggests that, if Ogun State will achieve SDG1 by 2030, factors such as good leadership, identification of the poor, awareness and infrastructural opportunities will need to be addressed.

How the social entrepreneurship business model designs in South Africa create value: a complex adaptive systems approach

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Olu Oludele Akinloye Akinboade ◽  
Trevor Taft ◽  
Johann Friedrich Weber ◽  
Obareng Baldwin Manoko ◽  
Victor Sannyboy Molobi
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Business Model ◽  
Value Creation ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Complex Adaptive Systems ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Social Entrepreneurs ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Social

Purpose This paper aims to understand social entrepreneurship (SE) business model design to create values whilst undertaking public service delivery within the complex environments of local governments in South Africa. Design/methodology/approach Face-to-face semi-structured interview was conducted with 15 purposively selected social entrepreneurs in Gauteng and Western Cape provinces. The interview guide consisted of main themes and follow-up questions. Themes included SEs’ general history, the social business model; challenges faced and how these were overcome; scaling and growth/survival strategies. These enabled the evaluation of SEs in terms of identifying key criteria of affordability, availability, awareness and acceptability, which SEs must achieve to operate successfully in low-income markets. Social enterprise owners/managers within the electricity distribution, water reticulation and waste management services sectors were surveyed. Findings Most respondents focus on building a network of trust with stakeholders, through communication mechanisms that emphasize high-frequency engagements. There is also a strong focus on design-thinking and customer-centric approaches that strengthen value creation. The value creation process used both product value and service value mechanisms and emphasized quality and excellence to provide stakeholder, as well as societal value, within their specific contexts. Practical implications This study builds upon other research that emphasizes SEs’ customer-centric approaches to strengthen value creation and on building a network of trust with multiple stakeholders. It contributes to emphasizing the business paradigm shift towards bringing social values to the business practice. Social implications Social good, but resource providers are demanding more concrete evidence to help them understand their impact (Struthers, 2013). This is because it is intrinsically difficult for many social organizations to document and communicate their impact in more than an anecdotal way. The research has contributed to the understanding of how SEs can provide evidence of value creation. Originality/value This study contributes to the understanding of how business models are designed to create value within the context of the overwhelming complexity of local government services in South Africa.

Challenges to Meeting the UN Sustainable Development Goals in Sri Lanka

Asian Survey ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 58 (4) ◽  
pp. 726-746
Author(s):  
Gamini Herath
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Institutional Capacity ◽  
Political Will ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals

In 2015, the UN proposed the Sustainable Development Goals; they were accepted by 193 countries. Sri Lanka faces many challenges in implementing the SDGs. The lack of reliable and recent data is a serious issue. Another issue is the weak institutional capacity of Sri Lanka, which has led to poor governance and policy incoherence. There is no strong political will, and interministerial conflicts are rampant. Unless these issues are properly addressed, the yahapalanaya (good governance) government of President Sirisena may not contribute well to achieve the SDGs by 2030.

scholarly journals Evaluating Nigeria’s Achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs): DETERMINANTS, DELIVERABLES, AND SHORTFALLS

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 656 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anuoluwapo A. Durokifa ◽  
Babatunde Moshood Abdul-Wasi
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Millennium Development Goals ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Accelerate Development ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Developmental Policies

Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) was implemented in 2000 ostensibly to accelerate development within its 15 years plan of action. In the credence of this notion, Nigeria was one of the early countries that adopted the rational policy. Prior to the introduction of MDG, the country had implemented diverse developmental policies which are said not to have delivered the expected dividend. Hence, no sooner, the MDGs came to an end; the impulse of another developmental goal became necessary. Sustainable development Goals (SDGs) succeeding MDGs reiterates questions such as, how well did MDGs perform in developing countries? Where the aims of the MDGs met? If MDGs struggle to achieve 8 goals, how possible will SDGs 17 goals be realized? It is in this light, that the study using secondary data evaluate the MDG era in Nigeria, how far and how well they achieved their set target. The study suggests that although MDGs era in Nigeria recorded slight progress with regards to targeted goals, it did not meet the required plausible targets. Hence, as a very effective way of achieving sustainable development, the study recommends good governance and prioritizing of goals according to the country needs.

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