scholarly journals DEVELOPING SOCIO-ECONOMICS OF THE COMMUNITIES VIA SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP: ROLES AND OPPORTUNITIES

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (8) ◽  
pp. 13-26
Author(s):  
Hariyaty Ab Wahid ◽  
Rafiduraida Abdul Rahman ◽  
Noor Lela Ahmad ◽  
Wan Salmuni Wan Mustaffa ◽  
Suraini Mohd Rhouse ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Educational Development ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Economic Empowerment ◽  
Social Entrepreneurs ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social And Economic Development ◽  
The Government ◽  
Social Environmental

The concept of social entrepreneurship is increasingly popular throughout the world. In Malaysia, the need for social entrepreneurship is based on community-related issues such as economic, social, environmental and educational development. Communities need to be strengthened as a group of individuals who make up and become valuable human capital for the country. Community cultures that are keen to wait and rely on the assistance of the government and the Department of Social Welfare (JKM) in particular need to be changed. By generating as many social entrepreneurs in the community, it is believed to be able to enhance the socio-economic status of the community as well as stimulate the country's development rapidly. Therefore, communities in this country need to be exposed and educated with the concept, role and opportunity of social entrepreneurship for them to move social and economic development through social entrepreneurship platform. The success of individuals pioneering the social entrepreneurial approach to solving community problems needs to be publicly disseminated, especially to groups within the community; to be an exemplar of the successful social entrepreneurship endeavour. Through this social entrepreneurial approach, community socio-economic empowerment is expected to be realized. Hence, this concept paper aims to explain the concepts and approaches of social entrepreneurship towards the socio-economic development of the community with the emphasis on social entrepreneurship roles and opportunities.

scholarly journals PEMBERDAYAAN MASYARAKAT OLEH YAYASAN KUNTUM INDONESIA MELALUI KEWIRAUSAHAAN SOSIAL KAMPOENG WISATA BISNIS TEGALWARU (KWBT) BOGOR

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-52
Author(s):  
Lisma Dyawati Fuaida
Keyword(s):  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Social Role ◽  
Entrepreneurship Education ◽  
Community Empowerment ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Economic Empowerment ◽  
Social Entrepreneurs ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Empowerment

Abstract. This study aims to answer questions about how community empowerment by the Indonesian KUNTUM Foundation occurs through the social entrepreneurship practices of Kampoeng Wisata Bisnis Tegalwaru. This research uses a qualitative approach. The theory used is the theory of social entrepreneurship and the theory of community empowerment. The results of this research are the community around Bogor Tegalwaru Village given entrepreneurship education by directly practicing certain businesses with various methods that have been mutually agreed upon. In the process and results of the social entrepreneurial practices of KWBT social entrepreneurs, there have been 3 (three) types of empowerment, namely: 1) economic empowerment; 2) education empowerment; 3) social empowerment. With community empowerment in Tegalwaru Village by the KUNTUM Indonesia Foundation, the community can carry out its social role well.  Abstrak. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menjawab pertanyaan tentang bagaimana pemberdayaan masyarakat oleh Yayasan KUNTUM Indonesia terjadi melalui praktik kewirausahaan sosial Kampoeng Wisata Bisnis Tegalwaru.  Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif. Teori yang digunakan yaitu teori kewirausahaan sosial dan teori pemberdayaan masyarakat. Hasil yang diperoleh dari penelitian ini adalah masayarakat di sekitar Desa Tegalwaru Bogor diberikan pendidikan kewirausahaan dengan cara mempraktikkan langsung bisnis tertentu dengan berbagai metode yang sudah disepakati bersama. Pada proses dan hasil praktik kewirausahaan sosial para wirausahawan sosial KWBT telah terjadi 3 (tiga) jenis pemberdayaan yaitu: 1) pemberdayaan ekonomi; 2) pemberdayaan pendidikan; 3) pemberdayaan sosial. Dengan pemberdayaan masyarakat di Desa Tegalwaru oleh Yayasan KUNTUM Indonesia, masyarakat dapat menjalankan peranan sosialnya dengan baik. 

scholarly journals The Paradoxical Effect of Drive Factors on Social Entrepreneurship Sustainability

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 644-649 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Venture Creation ◽  
Paradoxical Effect ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Social Entrepreneurs ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Environmental

In today’s world of wealth centered and technology drivenhuman population, the dawning era of social entrepreneurship acts as an inception agent in finding solutions to nearly all the pivotal and despairing social, environmental and cultural problems prevailing in the society. Throughout history researches carried out on identifying the underlying factors motivating and supporting the evolution and sustainability of social entrepreneurship venture creation, has led to various constructive results. In an attempt to understand the triggering effect these social and entrepreneurial drive factors possess upon an individual’s social entrepreneurship intentions; it was observed that the paradoxical effect of the coexistence of the social and entrepreneurial drive factors on the sustainability of social entrepreneurship has received less attention. Seeking to scrutinize that gap in the literature, this paper aims at identifying the level of inclination social entrepreneurs exhibit towards the social and entrepreneurial drive factors in the process of social entrepreneurship venture creation and the degree of contribution these factors have towards the sustainability of those social ventures from in-person, structured interviews with social entrepreneurs across various fields of operations in Tamil Nadu. This paper follows multivariate analysis techniques for testing the interdependency association amongst the measurement variables measured under entrepreneurial and social drive elements influencing social entrepreneurship. The empirical findings of the paper show that, the entrepreneurial drive factors receive relatively less importance in comparison to the social interests of the entrepreneur. Thus this paper concludes that paradoxical effect between the social and entrepreneurial drive factors have a negative impact on the sustainability of the social enterprises. The paper discussion traces on ways to offset that negative impact and improve sustainability of social enterprises.

scholarly journals PENINGKATAN POTENSI KEWIRAUSAHAAN PRODUK LOKAL MELALUI PEMASARAN DIGITAL DESA CIKERUH JATINANGOR

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 51
Author(s):  
Rd. Ahmad Buchari ◽  
Ivan Darmawan
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Online Media ◽  
National Scale ◽  
Cultural Policies ◽  
Village Community ◽  
The People ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social And Economic Development ◽  
The Government

Kecamatan Jatinangor saat ini dikenal dengan kawasan pendidikan berkat hadirnya beberapa Universitas maupun institut skala nasional seperti, UNPAD, ITB, IPDN, dan IKOPIN. Desa Cikeruh sendiri merupakan salah satu dari delapan desa yang terdapat di Jatinangor, keberadaan kampus-kampus tersebut yang sangat dekat dengan Desa Cikeruh turut mempengaruhi perkembangan sosial dan ekonomi di Desa Cikeruh. Masyarakat Desa Cikeruh memiliki mata pencaharian yang hampir merata di sektor wirausaha, pertanian, jasa, dan transportasi. Adapun sebagian produk-produk yang dihasilkan meliputi makanan ringan, yakni kripik pangsit, yoghurt, dan rengginang. Permasalahan yang dialami oleh masyarakat yang berwirausaha berupa kurangnya pengetahuan dan pemahaman serta akses untuk mempromosikan produk-produk tersebut menggunakan media sosial sehingga mengakibatkan penjualan yang dilakukan kurang maksimal dan penghasilan masyarakat tidak berkembang. Untuk mengatasi hal tersebut pemerintah setempat dapat meningkatkan potensi wirausaha masyarakat Desa Cikeruh melalui kebijakan mikro dan budaya, penyediaan fasilitas, memberikan pendidikan dan pengetahuan kepada masyarakat bekerja sama dengan kampus-kampus sekitar. Pemerintah juga perlu memberikan perhatian kepada para wirausahawan agar dapat menggunakan media sosial sebagai media pemasaran sehingga dapat mengekspansi pasar lebih luas yang pada akhirnya akan membantu perekonomian masyarakat Desa Cikeruh. Jatinangor district is currently known as an educational area due to the presence of several universities and national scale institutes such as UNPAD, ITB, IPDN, and IKOPIN. Cikeruh Village itself is one of eight villages located in Jatinangor, the existence of these universities which are very close to Cikeruh Village also influenced the social and economic development of Cikeruh Village. The people of Cikeruh Village have almost equal livelihoods in the entrepreneurship, agriculture, services and transportation sectors. Some of the products produced include snacks, namely dumpling chips, yogurt, and rengginang. Problems experienced by entrepreneurs are in the form of lack of knowledge and understanding as well as access to promote these products using social media resulting in sales that are made less than the maximum and the income of the community is not developing. Therefore, the entrepreneurial potential needs to be increased using digital-based marketing or through online media. Digital-based marketing using social media is one of the effective potential in promoting business quickly, easily, and cheaply. In this case, the local government can increase the entrepreneurial potential of the Cikeruh Village community through micro and cultural policies, the provision of supporting facilities, as well as providing education and knowledge to the community in collaboration with surrounding universities. The government also needs to pay attention to entrepreneurs in order to be able to use social media as a marketing medium so that it can expand the wider market which will ultimately help the economy of the Cikeruh Village community.  

Understanding the challenges and strategic actions of social entrepreneurship at base of the pyramid

2016 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 418-440 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandeep Goyal ◽  
Bruno S. Sergi ◽  
Mahadeo P. Jaiswal
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Base Of The Pyramid ◽  
Social Entrepreneurs ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Strategic Actions ◽  
Data Collection And Analysis ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Government

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the social entrepreneurship focussed organizations in the context of challenges faced and strategic actions adopted by them during the different stages of self-sustainable business model design and implementation. Design/methodology/approach – The empirical context involves the use of qualitative multi-case-based research methodology for data collection and analysis. The sampling involves undertaking the field study of social entrepreneurship oriented organizations, which have made the perceptible socio-economic difference in the lives of the rural and semi-urban population lying at the base of the pyramid (BoP) in India. Findings – The findings of this study are presented in two complementary stages. The first stage involves presenting the narrative incorporating the emergent themes and key characteristics of the social entrepreneurship focussed organizations based on the field-research based data collection and analysis. The second stage involves mapping the challenges with the strategic actions thereby formulating a challenge-action framework. Research limitations/implications – The paper strengthens the belief in social entrepreneurship as a viable alternative for creating a market-based ecosystem at the BoP. This paper highlights the conception of social entrepreneurship in terms of challenges and corresponding strategic actions. Practical implications – The derived challenge-action framework will enable the social entrepreneurs to learn, understand, design and implement a better informed and transparent market-based business models at the BoP resulting in reduced market risks and uncertainty. Social implications – The government needs to recognize the social entrepreneurs as partners having a separate legal entity as well as consider their inputs and on-field experiences while framing the policies in favor of the BoP. In addition, the government needs to facilitate the social entrepreneurs in leveraging the government network and institutions for reaching the BoP segment. Originality/value – This study is an original contribution to the field of social entrepreneurship in number of ways. The first contribution lies in reviewing the research literature from the definition perspective. The second contribution lies in reviewing the research literature to determine the key challenges faced by the social entrepreneurs at the BoP. The third contribution lies in identifying the propositions and conceptualizing the challenge-action framework depicting the challenges faced and strategic actions required by the social entrepreneurs for successful and sustainable social intervention at the BoP.

scholarly journals PUBLIC- PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP: PROSPECTS FOR NIGERIAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 109-117
Author(s):  
Accord Aja ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Public Private Partnership ◽  
Regulatory Framework ◽  
Private Partnership ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social And Economic Development ◽  
The Government

Public private partnership has taken its root in Nigeria. This is caused by government’s lack of funding and the inefficient delivery as well as maintenance of existing infrastructures. The government alone cannot satisfy the infrastructural needs of its citizens hence, the need for a partnership between the government and the private sector with a view of combining resources to provide the infrastructure needed for the social and economic development of the country. This paper examines the challenges militating against Public Private Partnership (PPP) in Nigeria and the underlying prospects of PPP for economic development. The paper recommends that stakeholders in PPP should be adequately trained and a well-functioning regulatory framework put in place.

scholarly journals Social Entrepreneurship in Digital Age for Both Quality Pace for Economic Development

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4S3) ◽  
pp. 244-248
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Social Entrepreneur ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Social Entrepreneurs ◽  
Sustainable Business ◽  
The Social ◽  
Sustainable Business Models

In the globalized economy, entrepreneurship is the asset for economic development. Social Entrepreneurship works to bring positive social, economic environmental outcomes for the society. Social entrepreneurs, in the globalised economy thriving to fit into effective and efficient business through solving community based problems. A social entrepreneur has greater impact in achieving sustainable business models and approaches through addressing social and environmental problems. The fast paced growth of new digital technologies provides powerful resources for facing existing social and environmental challenges. The research paper aims to reveal the role of Social entrepreneur benefits and Challenges in developing our Economy. The research is of an empirical nature and primary data are collected using convenient sampling techniques through a structured questionnaire. The study outcome will help the social entrepreneurs to enhance their business worth and for economic development.

SOLID WASTE TO THEME BASED PARKS IN HIMACHAL PRADESH, INDIA: A HEALTHY, SUSTAINABLE, ECO-FRIENDLY AND SKILLED INITIATIVE FOR ENTREPRENEURS

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr. S. Radhakrishnan . ◽  
Mrs. Sunita Yadav ◽  
Dr. Bhagwan Singh
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Himachal Pradesh ◽  
Plastic Waste ◽  
Social Entrepreneurs ◽  
The Status

Waste is generated by various day to day human activities. Adopting improper waste handling and disposal methods can harm the well-being of public and environment. Waste management creates new opportunities for entrepreneurs in terms of social causes and it affects the economic structure and economic status of any country. One of the new approaches in waste management and income generation is Social entrepreneurship. But in Bharat i.e. India the young entrepreneurs have a dearth of consciousness towards social entrepreneurship. This paper discusses the status of solid waste management in India and Government initiatives for managing Solid Waste at Dharamshala. The main objectives of study are 1) to check awareness of people in managing solid waste at Dharamsala 2) and how to convert the plastic waste into theme based parks as skilled initiative for entrepreneurs at tourist spots in Himachal Pradesh. The paper thus explores the scope for entrepreneurs in waste management. The study reveals that Solid waste management concept attracted the attention of government around 1970s. But till now we believe in filling the waste in the ground or putting them in the dustbin. Government of India has created few acts and rules on waste management which are listed in this paper. Through this study it is revealed that people of Dharamshala welcome to the construction of themed parks made from plastic bottles. Majority of these people believe in separating waste at home and according to them conditions of waste disposal at Dharamshala are not very good. There is a positive correlation between people’s opinion of constructing theme parks and using plastic bottles in park’s construction. Study believes that the quantity of plastic waste in our country is endless which creates lot scope and opportunity to the social entrepreneurs.

Integrating Social Entrepreneurship Literature Through Teaching

2021 ◽  
pp. 251512742110219
Author(s):  
Angela E. Addae ◽  
Cheryl Ellenwood
Keyword(s):  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Core Competencies ◽  
Entrepreneurship Education ◽  
Growth Strategies ◽  
Social Entrepreneurs ◽  
Skill Sets ◽  
Academic Literature ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Sectors

As boundaries between the business and social sectors dissolve, social entrepreneurship has emerged as a phenomenon that bridges two worlds previously divided. Now, social entrepreneurs embrace market-based tools to address society’s greatest challenges. Coinciding with the growth of the sector, students and researchers have sought to understand development, growth strategies, and the practical challenges related to social entrepreneurship. In turn, universities have bolstered social entrepreneurship education by creating academic offerings that emphasize business, social impact, and innovation. Still, social entrepreneurship education remains in its infancy. Courses are as varied as the field itself, and instructors routinely rely on their professional backgrounds and networks to develop curricula that explore the field’s multifaceted character. Thus, social entrepreneurship courses are diverse across disciplines, and the academic literature theorizing the phenomenon is similarly emergent. As social entrepreneurship courses combine theoretical insights with experiential learning in a myriad of ways, aligning theoretical insights with necessary core competencies presents a challenge. To address this dilemma, we highlight the importance of employing theory-driven concepts to develop core competencies in social entrepreneurship students. In doing so, we review key threshold concepts in the social entrepreneurship literature and suggest how instructors might link theoretical insights to practical skill sets.

scholarly journals Building and Rebuilding Buddhist Monasteries in Tang China: The Reconstruction of the Kaiyuan Monastery in Sizhou

Religions ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 253
Author(s):  
Anna Sokolova
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Tang Dynasty ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Jiangsu Province ◽  
Pivotal Role ◽  
Bai Juyi ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social And Economic Development ◽  
Its Regions

This article explores regional Buddhist monasteries in Tang Dynasty (618–907 CE) China, including their arrangement, functions, and sources for their study. Specifically, as a case study, it considers the reconstruction of the Kaiyuan monastery 開元寺 in Sizhou 泗州 (present-day Jiangsu Province) with reference to the works of three prominent state officials and scholars: Bai Juyi 白居易 (772–846), Li Ao 李翱 (772–841), and Han Yu 韓愈 (768–824). The writings of these literati allow us to trace the various phases of the monastery’s reconstruction, fundraising activities, and the network of individuals who participated in the project. We learn that the rebuilt multi-compound complex not only provided living areas for masses of pilgrims, traders, and workers but also functioned as a barrier that protected the populations of Sizhou and neighboring prefectures from flooding. Moreover, when viewed from a broader perspective, the renovation of the Kaiyuan monastery demonstrates that Buddhist construction projects played a pivotal role in the social and economic development of Tang China’s major metropolises as well as its regions.

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.

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