scholarly journals Evaluating the Impact of Social Entrepreneurship: A Multi-criteria Approach

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-153
Author(s):  
Martha Luz Benjumea Arias ◽  
Diana Arango-Botero
Keyword(s):  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Expert Choice ◽  
Full Picture ◽  
National Economies ◽  
Qualitative Responses ◽  
The Impact

Despite the importance of social entrepreneurship acknowledged in the literature, this field is still at a conceptual stage because the implementation and support of initiatives that solve social issues and achieve common benefits is not the full picture of the social impact and the structural changes that enable the dynamization of national economies. Therefore, the promotion of this type of entrepreneurship requires a framework based on leadership training and instruments that support the management to accurately measure their progress and results. This work is derived from an analysis of social entrepreneurship and the prioritization of variables to evaluate its social impact. Expert Choice, a piece of software based on an Analytic Hierarchy Process (APH), was used for the multi-criteria multi-goal analysis. The result was weighing the criteria expressed as qualitative responses, which makes the evaluation more flexible to respond to the needs and features of the types of social entrepreneurship.

University Enterprise: The Growth and Impact of University-Related Companies in London

2011 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 483-492 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dave Chapman ◽  
Helen Lawton Smith ◽  
Peter Wood ◽  
Timothy Barnes ◽  
Saverio Romeo
Keyword(s):  
Social Impact ◽  
Knowledge Exchange ◽  
Public Funding ◽  
Research And Teaching ◽  
Traditional Research ◽  
Potential Impact ◽  
The Uk ◽  
National Economies ◽  
Uk Higher Education ◽  
The Impact

Over the last decade policies framing the enterprise agenda for UK higher education institutions (HEIs) have consistently emphasized the potential impact of successful universities on both regional and national economies. Such policies have been backed by significant public funding to ensure that the UK HEI sector is able to compete globally in the creation and exploitation of cutting-edge science. Collectively, these initiatives have led to the development of a ‘third mission’ for universities – increasing the pace and impact of knowledge-exchange activities – while simultaneously maintaining and improving their more traditional research and teaching activities. Previous studies have demonstrated the contribution of universities to the growth of high-technology clusters as well as to knowledge exchange activities more generally. However, the extent to which these activities, particularly the formation of new university-related companies, deliver benefits to particular regions and cities is imperfectly understood. As a consequence, the economic and social impact of companies originating in universities in the UK is generally under-reported by official surveys, which frequently fail to capture details of the trajectories of such companies after formation. These considerations form the context for this paper, which presents the results from a detailed study of the impact of science and technology based academic spin-offs from a cross-section of London's HEIs.

scholarly journals The Impact of Social Business on the Development of Communities’ Social Capital

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
pp. 66-85
Author(s):  
Laura Ramaškienė ◽  
Eglė Šumskienė
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Change ◽  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Community Change ◽  
Social Business ◽  
Potential Approach ◽  
Societal Problems ◽  
The Impact

There have been a lot of interest in social economics development in Europe, and social business has stood out for its social impact, having a potential approach to such societal problems as social exclusion, poverty, unemployment. The creation of social capital and social entrepreneurship are related by positive social change and economic benefits, which are achieved through personal and community bonding, innovation, and social initiatives. Social business has stood out for its social impact, having a potential approach to such societal problems as social exclusion, poverty, unemployment. The aim of the present article is to reveal social entrepreneurship impact on building social capital in Lithuanian communities. For this reason, a qualitative study was conducted based on social business activities related to community change, as well as identifying the interrelations between social business and social capital. This article introduces the theoretical approach of concepts social capital and community, followed by discussion of social business benefits and impact on the growth of community’s social capital. The results of the analysis of the research data were analytically coded based on grounded theory methodology and reveals the potential and perspective of social business in creating social change in the community following by building new relationships, trust and values, and new norms for community development. The positive changes initiated by social business are relevant to the goals of social work and reveal the need of further research in this field.

scholarly journals The Impact Analysis of Fire Disaster at Tamangapa, Makassar

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 848-860
Author(s):  
Bilwalidayni Ikbal ◽  
Cahyono Kaelan ◽  
Armyn Nurdin
Keyword(s):  
Social Impact ◽  
Impact Analysis ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Health Impacts ◽  
Environmental Damage ◽  
Shortness Of Breath ◽  
Fire Disaster ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Impact

This research is a type of qualitative research using a descriptive phenomenological approach. This research aims to determine the impact of the fire disaster of the Tamangapa garbage dumpsite, Makassar. The results of the analysis showed that the health impacts that people felt were coughing, shortness of breath, dizziness, headaches and sore eyes. The environmental impact felt by the community is the presence of smoke, smog and foul odors. The social impact felt by the community is reduced income and schools are closed. Fire disasters for landfills have resulted in environmental damage which also has an impact on health and social issues, especially for people who live ≤ 500 meters from the landfill, experiencing the heaviest impact

scholarly journals An integrated approach for building sustainable Islamic social finance ecosystems

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 246-266
Author(s):  
Ahmed Tahiri Jouti
Keyword(s):  
Social Impact ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Suggested Approach ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Social Sphere ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Initiatives ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Social Causes

Purpose Bringing more impact seems to be a real issue for social initiatives and organizations requiring the adoption of new approaches. The paper aims to define an integrated approach for building, maintaining and upgrading Islamic social finance and sustainable ecosystems. Design/methodology/approach The paper presents a conceptual framework based on case studies and literature review describing the methodology and the necessary steps to build sustainable ecosystems. Findings The paper shows the impact of building social finance ecosystems on tackling social issues. It emphasizes the idea that solving social issues is everybody’s business – from governments to businesses – and that those initiatives require sufficient Sharīʿah-compliant funding to achieve sustainability goals. Research limitations/implications The paper does not focus on the Islamic world experiences in building ecosystems serving social causes. Practical implications The paper gives an overview on how collaboration between the different social oriented organisations can enhance the social impact of the different initiatives. The aim is to ensure adequate financing to all the ecosystem components during the whole lifecycle. Social implications The suggested approach of building sustainable ecosystems can serve as a way to assess the existing social initiatives and practices to find relevant combinations targeting more impact. Originality/value In the social sphere, the idea of building ecosystems has been explored in different ways but never in a way that gathers all the components including finance providers, coordinators and the different types of initiatives. The paper adapts the ecosystem concept to the Islamic finance specificities.

scholarly journals Promoting Social Bonds for Impact Investments in Asia

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Social Bonds ◽  
Bond Market ◽  
Social Bond ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Potential Contribution ◽  
Bond Markets ◽  
The Impact

Social bond markets have grown rapidly in Asia and around the world amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Today, the global social bond market is dominated by bonds that address pandemic-related social impact areas. To better understand the potential contribution of social bonds in tackling developing Asia’s most urgent social issues, this study reviews the current status and recent trends of global and Asian social bond markets. It further analyzes social impact areas that can be addressed by social bonds in both the short and long term. The study’s findings can help align finance with the Sustainable Development Goals and maximize the impact of the social bond market for sustainable development.

scholarly journals BIOPSIKOSOSIAL-SPRITUAL IMPACTS OF SEXUAL ABUSE FOR MINORS IN AMBON CITY

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 28
Author(s):  
David Marthen Salakory
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Psychological Impact ◽  
Child Victims ◽  
Strategy Model ◽  
The Social ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Victims Of Sexual Abuse ◽  
The Impact

Sexual abuse against minors is already one of the social ills in people’s lives. Victims of sexual abuse are often exposed in the public and even closed. The victim feels that it is something taboo and can even damage a person’s disgrace. Therefore, they need treatment from institutions that are concerned with social issues that deal with child victims of sexual abuse. This research aimed specifically to determine the impact of the case on child victims of sexual abuse through a biopsychosocial-spiritual approach and to explain the strategy model of psychosocial-spiritual treatment, together with institutional accompaniment, referring children to doctors and being accepted by children of victims of social abuse under age. The method used in this research was a qualitative descriptive study with the type of case study. The study was carried out at the Ambon City Women’s Empowerment Circle (LAPPAN). Data collection was carried out by in-depth interviews and direct observations to the victims in the field and LAPPAN officials. This research shows that victims of sexual abuse occur in underage children in Ambon City aged 9 -12 and 13 -16, which have an impact on biopsychosocial-spiritual. The psychological impact is that the child feels mentally disturbed, while the social impact is related to the child’s relationship in the social environment, both at home and school. The spiritual impact makes children embarrassed to attend worship meetings in places of worship. In addition, LAPPAN provided serious assistance in reducing the psychological problems experienced by the victims.

scholarly journals Editorial

2002 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. v-vi
Author(s):  
Alice Mani
Keyword(s):  
Women Executives ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Past Century ◽  
Progressive Movement ◽  
The World ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The Impact ◽  
New Millennium

The world has registered a remarkable economic progress during the past century and a half. But, the economic growth has not been a steady upward swing or a smooth and progressive. movement. Every business house - be it a manufacturing unit or a software service firm -has experienced upward and downward swings. Periods of prosperity have alternated periods of adversity. The dawn of the new millennium has ushered in several structural changes in the Indian and World economy, thus minimising the impact of certain environmental factors on business and bringing to focus some hitherto less significant forces. Global environment has suddenly become all too important and technological boom, too, is assuming greater relevance. The current journal has been brought out issues related to the challenges and opportunities in the new millennium as an effort at incorporating and understanding the shifts and changes in the business atmosphere covering finance, marketing, management, stress on managers and executives, the social impact of business actions, eco-friendliness, women executives and the more recently developed world wide web, which has shrunk the world by its sheer speed and effectiveness. The journal aims at reflecting the popular mood of businessmen who are busy scouting the globe for joint ventures, while other venture-seekers are doing their rounds in search of newer avenues to set up their business points. The time is rife now for all organisations and educational institutions to seek newer outlets to preserve their resources and to share their achievements while trying to aid in the transformation of society's needs into more purposeful existence, rather than to ignore the surrounding environment and encourage self-destruction.

scholarly journals The impact of crime on regional economic and social development in Romania, Pro Universitaria Press, Bucharest, 2018. Radu Tudor Petre

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 234-238
Author(s):  
Cristina Dumitran
Keyword(s):  
Social Development ◽  
Regional Development ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Crime Control ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Causal Link ◽  
Causality Test ◽  
Regional Economic ◽  
Corruption Index ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of this review is to highlight the novelty elements of the research carried out by Mr. Radu Tudor Petre on The impact of crime on regional economic and social development in Romania. The very first work is to use and adapt to national specificities certain working methods and tools validated by other States, for which crime control and the effective spending of public money is a priority. The multifactorial crime model, the model of situational prevention through regional planning, the calculation of the regional cost of crime per capita, the application of the Granger causality test on the criminal phenomena variables and the Gini index of social inequality, resulting in the likelihood of the causal link between crime, have been tested and adapted, level of economic development and corruption index. Research has emerged as a necessity in the current socio-economic and political national and international context, which inevitably generates new forms of organized crime or the increasing level of existing crime, so that the institutional capacity of a state to anticipate trends or developments in this phenomenon and the assessment of the social and economic impact it has had lead to the adoption of viable regional, national and transnational crime prevention and reduction policies, linked to regional development programs. The quality of the paper is that, by linking social issues (social exclusion, unemployment, early school leaving, risk of victimization, disadvantaged background, etc.), crime and their economic and social impact on regional development, open up new opportunities for cross-disciplinary research.

International trade: Research of the reasons for the fall

2019 ◽  
pp. 79-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. S. Nazarov ◽  
S. S. Lazaryan ◽  
I. V. Nikonov ◽  
A. I. Votinov
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
International Trade ◽  
Exchange Rate ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Global Value Chains ◽  
Value Chains ◽  
Negative Contribution ◽  
Basic Commodity ◽  
The Impact

The article assesses the impact of various factors on the growth rate of international trade. Many experts interpreted the cross-border flows of goods decline against the backdrop of a growing global economy as an alarming sign that indicates a slowdown in the processes of globalization. To determine the reasons for the dynamics of international trade, the decompositions of its growth rate were carried out and allowed to single out the effect of the dollar exchange rate, the commodities prices and global value chains on the change in the volume of trade. As a result, it was discovered that the most part of the dynamics of international trade is due to fluctuations in the exchange rate of the dollar and prices for basic commodity groups. The negative contribution of trade within global value chains in 2014 was also revealed. During the investigated period (2000—2014), such a picture was observed only in the crisis periods, which may indicate the beginning of structural changes in the world trade.

“Land fever” and “Bankruptcy”: Social Problems in Hanoi’s Urbanizing Peri-urban Communities

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 550-562
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Urban Communities ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Social Problems ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Credit Market ◽  
Urbanization Process ◽  
Impact Of Urbanization ◽  
The Impact

Drawn upon field research in two peri-urban villages of Hanoi in 2014 and short re-visits recently, the research examines the widespread of gambling and other social issues in Hanoi’s urbanizing peri-urban communities which happened concurrently with the phenomenon of “land fever,” and at the time local villagers received compensation from land appropriation. The article aims to understand the impact of urbanization on these communities and the interface between urbanization and the increase of social problems. It argues that gambling, drug use, and other social problems have been existing in Vietnamese rural communities long before; however, when urbanization came, some people have higher chances to engage in these activities. Those are villagers who want to transform quickly into entrepreneurs or bosses by joining the “black credit” market and gambling. Together with middle-aged and old farmers who greatly relied on agricultural production and face difficulties in transforming their occupation, they formed the group of losers in the urbanization process. Received 6th January 2019; Revised 26th April 2019; Accepted 15th May 2019

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