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 Social Entrepreneurial Intention among Business Undergraduates: An Emerging Economy Perspective

2013 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayob Noorseha
Keyword(s):  
Emerging Economies ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intention ◽  
Emerging Economy ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Private Higher Education ◽  
Social Entrepreneurs ◽  
The Social ◽  
Perceived Desirability

Social entrepreneurs are viewed as having the abilities to combat social and economic problems in which government, businesses, and non-profits may not be able to solve the problems alone. Consequently, with the collaboration among these sectors, more social enterprises can be established to create social values and development in a nation, specifically among the emerging economies. Therefore, it is timely to investigate what motivates undergraduates to develop social entrepreneurial intention. Drawing from the entrepreneurial models of Shapero and Sokol (1982) and Kruger and Brazeal (1994), this study aims to examine the social entrepreneurial intention among undergraduates from the perspective of an emerging economy. The proposed conceptual model differs from the existing entrepreneurial intention studies by adding the concepts of empathy and social entrepreneurship exposure as the antecedents to perceived desirability and perceived feasibility of social enterprising start-up, which in turn link to social entrepreneurial intention. Using the quota sampling technique, data were collected from 257 business and economics undergraduates from both public and private higher education institutions in Malaysia. The survey instrument was adapted from prior related studies, for instance, Davis (1983) for empathy; Shapero and Sokol (1982) for social entrepreneurship exposure; Krueger (1993) for perceived desirability and perceived feasibility; and Chen et al. (1998) for social entrepreneurial intention. Partial least squares path modelling was used to analyze the hypothesized relationships in the proposed conceptual framework. It is hoped that the findings of this study will shed light on the existing literature of social entrepreneurship, specifically the social entrepreneurial intention studies from the emerging economies perspective.    

scholarly journals Waqf institutions as a framework for social enterprises in Islam

2021 ◽  
Vol 04 (07) ◽  
Author(s):  
Murtadho Ridwan ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Financial Capital ◽  
Social Programs ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Social Entrepreneurs ◽  
Content Analysis Method ◽  
The Social ◽  
Entrepreneurial Capital ◽  
The Impact

This study aims to interconnect the concept of waqf and social entrepreneurship. Interconnection is viewed from social entrepreneurial capital, social entrepreneurial profit and social entrepreneurship model. The data were obtained from the results of previous studies and were analyzed using the content analysis method. The results of the study show that the waqf institution obtains financial capital of people’s funds. Financial capital will increase the impact of public trust as the social capital for waqf institutions. Waqf institutions as Nazhirs are human capital that are required to improve their skills and abilities, especially in business sector. The waqf institutions income from social entrepreneurs are distributed for operational costs, social programs and reinvestment of waqf assets. There was a transformation of waqf institution into a social company as a result of the social enterprises that were carried out.

scholarly journals Social Entrepreneurship and Social Venture in Nepal, Case of Martyrs Memorial Park (Sahid Smarak), Hetauda, Nepal

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 80-95
Author(s):  
Yam Bahadur Silwal
Keyword(s):  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Process Model ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Social Benefits ◽  
Venture Creation ◽  
Social Entrepreneurs ◽  
Creative Idea ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Venture ◽  
Case Type

This study primarily tried to find out social entrepreneurship practices in Nepal, though this is an young phenomena for scholarly in Nepal. Study followed exploratory case type and selected Martyrs Memorial Park (Sahid Smarak) as a case so that it is a qualitative research. Social entrepreneurship is phenomena about utilization of creative idea of individuals for the society and social benefits through entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial venture creation. Martyrs Memorial Park (Sahid Smarak) is a social venture situated in Hetauda, Bagmati province, Nepal established by social and political personalities. This venture is found as a good practice of social entrepreneurship that generate revenue for the society, providing employment opportunities, utilizing resources, paying tax, contributing to uplift tourism, giving recognition of the area and members of the executive committee and council members as well. This venture became a model for others and many are trying to implement this in another part of the country. Social entrepreneurship process model found which started from social or political person with entrepreneurship intention that converted into entrepreneurial behavior and realize the social venture. Then economic outputs bring transformation in the society and generate social entrepreneurs' personality enrichment

scholarly journals UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL ENTERPRISES IN INDONESIA:

2015 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rokhima Rostiani ◽  
Widya Paramita ◽  
Handini Audita ◽  
Risa Virgosita ◽  
Teguh Budiarto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Research Result ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Social Entrepreneurs ◽  
Organizational Contexts ◽  
The Past ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprise ◽  
The Social ◽  
Medium Enterprise

Entrepreneurship has been one of the biggest growth topics in the past decades. Someentrepreneurs engage in socially active activities that are strongly embedded in their entrepreneurialactivities and are known as social entrepreneurship. This research maps the presence ofsocial enterprises in Indonesia by investigating the personal and organizational contexts of thesocial entrepreneurs. Qualitative research was conducted by engaging in in-depth interviewswith 8 social enterprises in Indonesia. The findings of this research result in a unique andinteresting map of the presence of the social entrepreneurs that contributes significantly to theextant literatures of social entrepreneurship.* We would like to thank the anonymous reviewer andparticipants in the APCBSS 2014 Conference for theinsightful discussions, comments and advice for thispaper.Keywords: Social entrepreneurship, small and medium enterprise, entrepreneurship, strategy

When Music Changes, so Does the Dance

2021 ◽  
pp. 262-283
Author(s):  
Gözde Morgül ◽  
Mine Afacan Fındıklı
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Critical Value ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Social Value ◽  
Social Entrepreneurs ◽  
Social Actors ◽  
The Social

This chapter examines the role of social enterprises/entrepreneurs from the perspective of the COVID-19 outbreak and discussed the importance of social entrepreneurship. In this context, answers to the following questions are sought: Did social enterprises/entrepreneurs stand out during the COVID-19 era, particularly the social value they created? Do social enterprises/entrepreneurs perform studies especially for groups experiencing social exclusion during the COVID-19 era? The study based on qualitative research reveals that by producing innovative, fast, and effective solutions social initiatives have won the approval of society. The headlines of leading media outlets published between December 2019 and June 2020 and discourses from social actors confirm the rising critical value of social entrepreneurs.

Actively Engaging with Social Entrepreneurs: The Social Enterprise Audit

2021 ◽  
pp. 251512742110474
Author(s):  
Stephanie A. Fernhaber
Keyword(s):  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Social Enterprise ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Social Entrepreneur ◽  
Active Engagement ◽  
Social Entrepreneurs ◽  
Student Teams ◽  
The Social ◽  
Course Material ◽  
Structured Approach

Social entrepreneurship is on the rise. For educators, it is no longer a question of if we should teach social entrepreneurship, but rather how we might best do so. The Social Enterprise Audit is introduced as an innovative way to combine in-class learning with active engagement in the social entrepreneurship community. Student teams are matched with local social enterprises. As foundational concepts of social entrepreneurship are taught in the classroom, student teams visit and meet with their social enterprise partner to apply the concepts. The final deliverable includes an analysis and critique of the social enterprise along with a set of recommendations. The structured approach is easy for the instructor to implement and aligns directly with course material. Students benefit by nurturing their identity as a social entrepreneur while developing a skillset that equips them to make a difference.

ON THE ISSUE OF ASSESSING THE SOCIAL IMPACT OF SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 157-161
Author(s):  
MARGARITA NETESOVA ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Social Problems ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Social Entrepreneurs ◽  
The Social ◽  
Quantitative Indicators ◽  
Current Procedure

Purpose of research. The purpose of the study is to develop a legal approach to assessing the social impact of such a phenomenon as social entrepreneurship. In accordance with the current legislation, social entrepreneurship is carried out in order to solve certain acute social problems facing society. There is an urgent need to assess to what extent this activity solves the task, in other words, to determine the level of social impact exerted by the category of social entrepreneurs. Currently, the current regulatory legal acts do not contain criteria for such an assessment. Conclusions. The analysis of certain types of social entrepreneurship and the current procedure for recognizing small and medium-sized businesses as social enterprises allowed us to identify quantitative indicators characterizing the social impact of certain types of social entrepreneurship. In addition, quantitative and qualitative indicators are proposed that can be used to evaluate those social enterprises whose activities cannot be evaluated on the basis of so-called "obvious" quantitative indicators. It is concluded that it is necessary to submit a report on the social impact of a small or medium-sized business entity applying for inclusion in the register of social entrepreneurs.

Social entrepreneurs' personal network, resource bricolage and relation strength

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhen Liu ◽  
Yingzhao Xiao ◽  
Shiyao Jiang ◽  
Shuang Hu
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Social Entrepreneurs ◽  
Personal Network ◽  
Network Resource ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Social ◽  
Resource Bricolage ◽  
Available Resources

PurposeThis study proposes personal network of social entrepreneurs as a key antecedent factor of their resource bricolage to understand the mechanisms underlying social entrepreneurial practices before the founding of social enterprises.Design/methodology/approachAn empirical study is used to collect and analyze data. The questionnaire data are drawn from in-depth semistructured interviews with Chinese social entrepreneurs. This study develops a theoretical framework that draws upon two dimensions of social capital, namely, “ownership” and “use,” to explore relationships among personal network, resource bricolage and relation strength.FindingsWith data from 227 social enterprises in China, empirical results suggest that personal network of social entrepreneurs, that is, the “owned” social capital, shall be transformed by the intermediate role of resource bricolage into relation strength, that is, the “used” social capital. The relationship between resource bricolage and relation strength is positively moderated by the marketization degree and social class of social entrepreneurs.Research limitations/implicationsThis study introduces resource bricolage into the front-end course of social entrepreneurship. The results show that similar personal network can lead to different behavioral outcomes in the context of social entrepreneurship. Then the integration of resources and opportunities at the beginning of the social entrepreneurial process opens new avenues for future research. However, this study only investigates the transformation from network to resources implemented by social entrepreneurs before organization establishment. It does not explore potential outcomes of such a transformation for the development of social enterprises.Practical implicationsSocial entrepreneurs at the prefounding stage shall make use of the values of available resources, fully use potential interpersonal relations in the personal network, and transform these relations into a close, steady relationship to realize potential values of available resources. Social entrepreneurs can start from excavation and foundation laying of strong relation networks, to avoid problems in legality, social awareness and failure risks generated from blind integration of external resources.Originality/valueThis study finds that social entrepreneurship exists between the motivation of the social entrepreneur and the establishment of the organization after the development over time. Creating first a phased result through the resource bricolage is necessary. This result establishes a complete process chain of social entrepreneurship from motivation to behavior, next to organization establishment and subsequent development. This study is an empirical test based on the theoretical interpretation to make a positive effect on the social entrepreneurship research in the theoretical construction and testing of the deficiencies.

scholarly journals Exploring enabling resources for place-based social entrepreneurship: a participatory study of Green Care practices in Finland

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 437-453 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela Moriggi
Keyword(s):  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Intangible Assets ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Economic Transformation ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Care Practice ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Social Entrepreneurs ◽  
Research Activities

Abstract Enabling resources are the array of tangible and intangible assets that social entrepreneurs mobilize or create to bring forward novel place-based initiatives, to respond to unmet sustainability challenges and ideally contribute to virtuous processes of socio-economic transformation. Understanding the role of resources in constraining or enabling the development of social enterprises holds important implications not merely for the initiatives, but also for the places where they are embedded. Existing studies fail to provide a comprehensive, empirically grounded account of resources for place-based social entrepreneurship. This paper aims to fill this gap, by exploring the array of resources that enable and constrain the development of Green Care practice, i.e., nature-based activities with a social innovation purpose. Three communities of Finnish practitioners—a nature-tourism company, a care farm, and a biodynamic farm—were involved over the span of 3 years in research activities conducted with an in-depth qualitative approach. Participants were engaged in several stages of iterative learning combining conventional and action-research methods: semi-structured interviews, participatory mapping, and a co-creation workshop. Results show that entrepreneurs resort to a great variety of enabling resources, inclusive of both tangible and intangible assets, that are only marginally considered by relevant literature. Based on these findings, the paper proposes a novel set of enabling resources, comprehensive of nine clusters: infrastructural, institutional, material, place-specific, organizational culture-related, social, ethical, affective, and competence-related. Two concluding insights can be inferred: understanding resources is paramount to grasp possibilities and challenges of place-based entrepreneurship; in-depth participatory processes are needed for a thorough and grounded investigation of enabling resources in places.

Entrepreneurial ecosystem and social entrepreneurship: case studies of community-based craft from Kutch, India

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Santana Pathak ◽  
Sujata Mukherjee
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Research Question ◽  
National Level ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Social Entrepreneurs ◽  
Content Type

Purpose This study aims to explore social entrepreneurial ecosystems (EEs) in the craft sector in the state of Gujarat, India. With liberalization, India witnessed the growth of social entrepreneurship and is considered one of the pioneering countries in social innovation. The objective of the research was to answer the research question: what role do various stakeholder groups play in creating and promoting craft sector social EEs. Design/methodology/approach The study is based on a qualitative case study approach of methodological triangulation combining analysing documents, a participant observation and semi-structured interviews. Two case studies – one of the Ajrakh craft cluster from Ajrakhpur and the other of Kala Cotton from Aadeshar, Bhuj are studied to explore the symbiotic linkages of social entrepreneurship ecosystem in Kutch district of Gujarat, India. A total of 24 in-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted with stakeholders of the EE. Findings The study concludes that the role of like-minded individuals/social entrepreneurs, social enterprises, design networks and educational institutions is vital towards revival and sustainability of craft as economic commodities geared for scalability. Furthermore, the engagement of the systemic condition agents such as various local and national level institutions, the communities play an important role to revitalize, redeem and commercialize craft infrastructure based on active engagement, innovation and services. Originality/value This paper fulfils an identified need to study how traditional craft-based enterprises can be enabled, revived, grown and sustained.

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