scholarly journals Social Cooperatives' Ways of Operation Activity in Poland — Some Features of Theory and Practice

2011 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 49-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Duraj
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Social Enterprise ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Social Goals ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Social ◽  
Legal Forms ◽  
Human And Social Capital

The social cooperative is one the newest organizational-legal forms of social enterprise. Its growth is caused by many determinants. One of them is the necessity of the prevention of social exclusion. Social cooperatives’ exceptionality is reflected in simultaneous realization of economic and social purposes but social goals owns the preference character. The paper is composed of three parts. Its first part contains deliberations about the concept itself and objectives of the social cooperative. They are presented against a wider background of human and social capital creation by enterprises. The second part deals with social and economic characteristics of the social cooperative. Finally, the third part contains fragmentary findings of empirical studies focused on the operation of social cooperatives in Poland. These findings cannot be treated, however, as sufficient to consider them a satisfactory recapitulation, and for this reason they should be treated as a preliminary diagnosis of analyzed problems accompanying the operation of social cooperatives in Poland.

scholarly journals La empresa social en Bélgica: Diversidad de fuentes, modelos y campos

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
pp. 129
Author(s):  
Benjamin Huybrechts
Keyword(s):  
Social Enterprise ◽  
Social Economy ◽  
Fourth Section ◽  
Working Paper ◽  
The Third ◽  
Introductory Section ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Venture ◽  
Legal Forms

<p align="JUSTIFY"> </p><p align="JUSTIFY">Este artículo está estructurado como sigue: la primera sección introductoria revisa las principales <span lang="es-ES">raíces</span> históricas que han conducido a la emergencia de una diversidad de modelos relacionados con la empresa social y a la economía social en Bélgica. Enseguida, la segunda sección esboza los principales aspectos de esos modelos en relación a sus formas legales, tipos de misión social a las que se orientan, dinámicas de gobierno y recursos. En la tercera sección, esos modelos son ilustrados in diferentes <span lang="es-ES">campos</span> de actividad, tanto establecidos como emergentes. Finalmente, la cuarta sección propone un análisis transversal de los principales tendencias y desafíos que enfrenta el desarrollo y coexistencia de los diferentes modelos.</p><p align="JUSTIFY">Palabras clave: Economía Social, tradición cooperativa, tradición asociativa, nueva economía social, social venture</p><p align="JUSTIFY"> </p><p align="JUSTIFY"> </p><p align="JUSTIFY"><em>Social entreprise in Belgium: a diversity of roots, models and fiels</em></p><p align="JUSTIFY"><em>This working paper is structured as follows. The first introductory section reviews the main historical roots that have led to the emergence of a diversity of models related to social enterprise and the social economy in Belgium. Next, the second section sketches the main features of these models in terms of legal forms, types of social missions addressed, governance dynamics and resources. In the third section, these models are then illustrated in different fields of activity both established and emerging. Finally, the fourth section proposes a transversal analysis of the main trends and challenges facing the development and coexistence of the different models.</em><br /><em></em></p><p align="JUSTIFY"><em>Keywords: Social Economy, cooperative tradition, associative tradition, new social economy, social venture </em></p><p align="JUSTIFY"><em> </em></p>

A successful person, society and civic activism

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (10) ◽  
pp. 1800-1816
Author(s):  
G.B. Kozyreva ◽  
T.V. Morozova ◽  
R.V. Belaya
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Political Life ◽  
Public Confidence ◽  
Russian Society ◽  
The Public ◽  
Civic Activism ◽  
The Social ◽  
Human And Social Capital ◽  
Person Model ◽  
Social Disparity

Subject. The article provides considerations on the formation and development of a successful person model in the modern Russian society. Objectives. The study is an attempt to model a successful person in the Russian society, when the ideological subsystem of the institutional matrix is changing. Methods. The study relies upon the theory of institutional matrices by S. Kirdina, theories of human and social capital. We focus on the assumption viewing a person as a carrier of social capital, which conveys a success, socio-economic position, social status, civic activism, doing good to your family and the public, confidence in people and association with your region. The empirical framework comprises data of the sociological survey of the Russian population in 2018. The data were processed through the factor analysis. Results. We devised a model of a successful person in today's Russian society, which reveals that a success, first of all, depends on the economic wellbeing and has little relation to civic activism. The potential involvement (intention, possibility, preparedness) in the social and political life significantly dominates the real engagement of people. The success has a frail correlation with constituents of the social capital, such as confidence in people and doing good to the public. Conclusions and Relevance. Based on the socio-economic wellbeing, that is consumption, the existing model of a successful person proves to be ineffective. The sustainability of socio-economic wellbeing seriously contributes to the social disparity of opportunities, which drive a contemporary Russian to a success in life.

Review Article: Resilience and Social Exclusion

2009 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Mohaupt
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Review Article ◽  
Research Topics ◽  
The Third ◽  
Short Overview ◽  
Definition Of

The emphasis of this literature review is on conceptual issues rather than a review of empirical studies. The paper starts by addressing the question why the concept of resilience is particular and what value is added if such a perspective is adopted. Next, the historical context and evolvement of the research on resilience are briefly reviewed with a short overview of the range of research topics in the area. The third section discusses the definition of resilience and its main elements. Section four addresses the main criticisms of the resilience concept. Section five identifies areas for further research.

scholarly journals THE SOCIAL CAPITAL OF WORKERS OF RUSSIAN INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES AS A RESOURCE OF MODERNIZATION DEVELOPMENT

2018 ◽  
pp. 573-582
Author(s):  
Igor A. Germanov ◽  
◽  
Yulia S. Markova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Industrial Sector ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Industrial Workers ◽  
Russian Science ◽  
Mutual Assistance ◽  
Industrial Enterprises ◽  
The Social ◽  
Perm Krai

To date, a wealth of scientific material has been accumulated in the study of the phenomenon of social capital, its constituent elements, its influence on social practices and spheres of people’s activities. However, empirical studies of the social capital of industrial workers in Russian science are rare. This study is based on the materials of a formalized survey of workers at one of the largest industrial enterprises in Perm Krai. The article describes the influence of social capital on industrial behavior, as well as the initiation and promotion of innovations. With the use of cluster analysis, two groups have been distinguished within the staff of the organization, which significantly differ in the indicators of development of the main components (cognitive and structural) of social capital. It is shown that the first cluster consists of workers of high social capital. They are oriented towards mutual assistance, mutually beneficial cooperation, strong initiative at work, and are also included in broad social networks and maintain deep, trusting relationships with a relatively large number of colleagues. The second cluster of workers is characterized by low social capital. They are much less focused on collectivism, mutual assistance, and initiative. Moreover, they establish social interactions and deep social ties with just a small number of colleagues at work. Workers with developed social capital have better conditions for obtaining collective knowledge. They are more inclined to observe labor discipline, have stronger motivation to achieve high product quality and initiative to create innovations. High social capital contributes to the improvement of the professional efficiency of workers in the industrial sector, thereby exerting a positive influence on the modernization development of the organization.

scholarly journals Scientific and educational vector of the social and human capital network component formation

2021 ◽  
Vol 311 ◽  
pp. 08012
Author(s):  
Olga Yarmak ◽  
Ekaterina Strashko ◽  
Mariya Bolshakova ◽  
Pavel Deryugin ◽  
Veronika Yarmak
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Human Capital ◽  
Business Community ◽  
Human Potential ◽  
Russian Regions ◽  
Network Connections ◽  
The Social ◽  
World Class ◽  
Human And Social Capital ◽  
Network Component

The authors raise the problem of the scientific and educational vector of the formation of the network component of social and human capital in Russian regions. The development of the network component is becoming one of the policy directions for the formation of the region’s human capital through the creation of certain network centres. The emerging network connections of world-class scientific and educational centres in Russian regions are analyzed, which create conditions for transforming the existing human potential of the territory into the human and social capital of the country. Based on the definition of social capital by P. Bourdieu and M. Paldam as a group resource for obtaining social connections, the authors analyze the process of forming network connections between the educational, scientific environment of the region, its business community and government bodies at the sites of world-class scientific and educational centres operating in Russia, which is the basis for the formation of the social capital of the territory. The conclusions of the study are to determine the structure of ties in the scientific and educational vector of social and human capital through the functioning of network RECs, which become interregional coordination structures for the scientific and educational space of the country.

scholarly journals Impact of Resources on the Development of Local Entrepreneurship in Industry 4.0

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (24) ◽  
pp. 10272
Author(s):  
Paweł Kłobukowski ◽  
Jacek Pasieczny
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Regional Development ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Economic Space ◽  
The Social ◽  
Sustainable Regional Development ◽  
Human And Social Capital ◽  
Research Show

The development of Industry 4.0 has a significant impact not only on production processes but also on the functioning and future of regions. It is crucial to understand the phenomena taking place in the social and economic space both from the cognitive and practical point of view. The article is based on research which investigates the prospect of communes in the context of Industry 4.0 development. The aim of the article is to show possible consequences of the development of Industry 4.0 from the local perspective. The basic assumption is a positive impact of entrepreneurship on ensuring sustainable regional development. The model adopted is built on a resource-based view and includes both invariable, external and independent resources such as location, as well as those which are variable in the longer term, such as human and social capital. To verify most of the hypotheses, a linear regression model has been created. The results of the research show that there is a strong correlation between human capital, social capital, proximity of an agglomeration and tourist attractiveness of a region, and regional development operationalised by the number of enterprises. The article presents possible directions of changes in the profiles of local units, as well as the conditions which have to be met in order to enable such a transformation.

Neighbourhood Social Capital: Does an Urban Gentry Help? Some Stories of Defining Shared Interests, Collective Action and Mutual Support

2002 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 106-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Talja Blokland
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Collective Action ◽  
New England ◽  
Critical Mass ◽  
Race And Class ◽  
The Social ◽  
Urban Elite ◽  
Individual Asset ◽  
Human And Social Capital

In European and American cities alike, politicians and policymakers have developed a strong believe in ‘mixture’. They believe that mixed neighbourhoods have the critical mass of an urban middle class whose economic, human and social capital benefits the whole neighbourhood. If middle classes have the social network contacts to access politicians and policymakers in ways that residents without such contact cannot, is it enough for the poor simply to rub shoulders in the same neighbourhood with the better-off? Does such social capital as individual asset become available to all? Or do the social networks within the neighbourhood, across the lines of class and race, need certain characteristics as meant by Putnam and Coleman for Portes’ and Bourdieu's social capital to become transferable? This paper discusses these questions through a case study in a mixed neighbourhood in a New England college town. The case study suggests that the help of an urban gentry in collective action might depend on how inclusively and fluidly such a gentry defines ‘shared interests’, how power relations determine what ‘collective’ in collective action means, and how difficulties to speak with those the gentry might want to speak for can be overcome. For residents with limited resources, the case suggests that whether or not they can use an urban elite in their neighbourhood to access new resources depends on the quality and nature of informal rather than institutional relationships, and on specific characteristics of reciprocity and mutuality of neighbourhood networks across race and class.

Paradigms in EU social policy: a critical account of Europe 2020

2012 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 273-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Daly
Keyword(s):  
Social Goals ◽  
Inclusive Growth ◽  
Social Investment ◽  
The Third ◽  
Europe 2020 ◽  
Europe 2020 Strategy ◽  
The Social ◽  
Strong Orientation ◽  
Critical Account ◽  
Similar Basis

This article offers a critical account of the ‘social’ in the Europe 2020 strategy, focusing on the new poverty target and the European Platform against Poverty and Social Exclusion. The article reaches three main conclusions. First, while poverty is given a prominent place in the strategy and the recourse to targets is intended to harden up Member State and EU coordination in the field, the poverty target is loose and risks being rendered ineffective as an EU-wide target. Secondly, the social goals and philosophy of Europe 2020 are under-elaborated. While it is important that the poverty-related measures are treated on a similar basis to the other elements of Europe 2020, it is not made clear how growth will bring about the planned reduction in poverty. ‘Inclusive growth’ has little meaning in itself. This leads to the third conclusion which is that Europe 2020 lacks a coherent model of social development. Philosophically, it draws mainly from social investment and liberal approaches, neither of which has a strong orientation to addressing poverty.

scholarly journals THE DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN AND SOCIAL CAPITAL AS A FACTOR OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL SECURITY

2019 ◽  
pp. 208-215
Author(s):  
A. Pastukhov
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Human Capital ◽  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Social Security ◽  
Social Environment ◽  
Economic Security ◽  
Economic Conditions ◽  
Institutional Conditions ◽  
The Social ◽  
Human And Social Capital

The article is devoted to the development of the human capital and the social capital as factors of economic security and social security in the current socio-economic conditions in the context of globalization. It presents aspects of the knowledge management and the formation of university complexes as institutional conditions and social environment, ensuring the development of the human capital and the social capital.

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