scholarly journals Public Policy and the Sustainability of Third Sector Social Enterprises

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chi Maher
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Chief Executive Officers ◽  
Social Enterprise ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
Chief Executive ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Policy Framework ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Services Delivery ◽  
The Uk

This article examines how public policy is shaping and bolstering small social enterprise sustainability in the UK regions. As government interests in social enterprise activities and contribution to public services delivery grows, the need to provide regional qualitative data that informs policy makers of the challenges and sustainability needs of these organisations is paramount. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 26 Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) and managers in three UK regions to ascertain how policy framework poses challenges and/or boosts small third-sector social enterprise sustainability. The research findings suggest strategies to improve sustainability will include changes in public policy to help these organisations to develop and sustain appropriate effective services. The research contributes to empirical research investigating the insinuation of regional funding variations on small social enterprise development and sustainability.

Public Policy

2018 ◽  
pp. 126-146
Author(s):  
Chi Maher
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Chief Executive Officers ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
Chief Executive ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Policy Framework ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
South Wales ◽  
East Midlands ◽  
The Uk

This chapter explores the influence of public policy on small third sector social enterprises in four UK regions. The importance and contribution of small social enterprises contribution to the economy is well established. They are regarded as an integral part of the delivery of public services in the UK. Public policy, in turn, shapes the environment in which these organisations are developed. Due to limited research on how public policy are impacting on small regional small social enterprises. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with the Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) in the: East Midlands, South East, South Wales and Yorkshire and Humber regions to understand how public policy framework poses challenges and/or support small third sector social enterprises. The research finding contributes to the empirical research investigating the insinuation of these regional variations on their development and survival.

Impact of Public Policy on Small Third Sector Social Enterprises

2017 ◽  
pp. 84-107
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Chief Executive Officers ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
Chief Executive ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Policy Framework ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Hr Managers ◽  
Executive Officers ◽  
The Impact

This chapter provides important perspectives from key informants about their experiences of the impact of public policy on small social enterprises. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with the 10 Chief Executive Officers (CEOs), 8 HR managers, and 46 operational managers working in small third sector social enterprises in four UK regions to ascertain how government policy framework poses challenges and/or encourages small third sector social enterprises growth and success. There is clear evidence that changes in public policy have had some challenging effect on services development and in several regions, with core services, training and employment support and preventative services are showing a net deterioration.

scholarly journals Public Policies Impact on Third Sector Social Enterprises in UK Regions

2016 ◽  
pp. 246-266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chi Maher
Keyword(s):  
Chief Executive Officers ◽  
Public Policies ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
Chief Executive ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Policy Framework ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
East Midlands ◽  
Executive Officers ◽  
Drug And Alcohol

This chapter provides an important perspective on how public policies impact small third sector social enterprises in UK regions. There is limited research that has explored the how government policies are impacting on small regional drug and alcohol social enterprises. The research employed a multiple case study design (Stake, 2006; Yin, 2009).of eight small drug and alcohol third sector social enterprise organisations based in three UK regions (The East Midlands, The South East (including London) and Yorkshire and Humber). Semi-structured interviews were conducted Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of these organisations to ascertain how government policy framework influences their service developments. The research finding contributes to the fairly limited empirical research investigating regional variations of third sector social enterprises. It advocates for changes in government regional funding polices help small third sector social enterprises to develop and sustain appropriate effective services where they are based – at the regional level.

scholarly journals Social Value and Public Services Procurement

2019 ◽  
pp. 293-310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chi Maher
Keyword(s):  
Chief Executive Officers ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
Chief Executive ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Social Value ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Executive Officers ◽  
Service Procurement

The UK government aims to increase the role of social enterprise as a vehicle to deliver public services directly to citizens and local communities. This chapter explores small social enterprises' experience of public service procurement in the UK including the introduction of the Social Value Act 2012. To understand small third sector social enterprises' experiences of gaining access to public services contracts, face-to-face interviews were conducted with 11 chief executive officers (CEOs) using an interview guide. Empirical evidence obtained suggests that some procurement policies and processes are impacting on these organizations' developments, growth, partnership arrangements and value creation.

Public Services Procurement

2019 ◽  
pp. 352-373
Author(s):  
Chi Maher
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Development ◽  
Chief Executive Officers ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Growth Management ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
Chief Executive ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Executive Officers ◽  
Work Education

The chapter examines small third sector social enterprises' (TSSEs) perspective in gaining access to public services contracts. The UK government aims to increase, the role of social enterprise as a vehicle to deliver public services directly to citizens and local communities in areas such as housing, welfare-to-work, education, health, and social care. To understand TSSEs' experiences of gaining access to public services contracts, face-to-face interviews were conducted with managers and chief executive officers (CEOs) using an interview guide. Empirical evidence obtained suggests that some procurement policies and processes are impacting on small TSSEs' organizational development, growth, management, and career development of staff. The qualitative findings of the study add to new knowledge, and help to explain challenges facing small TSSEs in the changing context of public services procurement process.

Public Policy Propelling the Development of UK Third Sector Social Enterprises

2017 ◽  
pp. 25-51
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Northern Ireland ◽  
Social Enterprise ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
National Audit ◽  
Enterprise Development ◽  
Third Way ◽  
Political Values ◽  
Development Agenda

This chapter provides an overview of political developments and public policies which enabled the development of UK third sector social enterprises. The chapter adopts a chronological framework in tracing the development of UK third sector social enterprises from the co-operative movement to the influence of the ‘Third Way' doctrine (Giddens, 1998). This expression of New Labour political values had a significant impact on shaping public policy and for third sector social enterprise development. This also included a policy solution to a range of identified social, health, environmental, community and economic problems particularly at the local and regional levels (National Audit Office, 2007), including Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. This was subsequently supported by European Commission's social enterprise development agenda.

Can marketing contribute to sustainable social enterprise?

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Madeline Powell ◽  
Stephen P. Osborne
Keyword(s):  
Public Management ◽  
Social Enterprise ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Business Logic ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Services Delivery

Purpose – This paper aims to explore the role of marketing as a route to sustainability for social enterprises providing public services. It examines the tensions between the economic and social objectives, both of social enterprises and of marketing. It concludes by offering a new model of the role of marketing for sustainable social enterprises. Design/methodology/approach – This paper used the case study approach which included four cases. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with the chief executives of each social enterprise. The cases were classified by age. Findings – The paper demonstrates that while marketing potentially has much to offer in terms of organisational resilience for social enterprises, its application is currently undermined by its misunderstanding in practise within a “product-dominant” business logic. Despite this, the study finds a strong element of the unconscious application of marketing by social enterprises. Originality/value – The implications of this are discussed in the context of the “public service-dominant” business logic that is currently emerging in public management, and recommendations are made for policy and practice as to how to enhance the contribution of marketing, both to sustainable social enterprises and to public services delivery.

scholarly journals Exploring International and Inter-Sector Differences of Social Enterprises in the UK and India

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 5870
Author(s):  
Philipp Kruse
Keyword(s):  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Social Enterprise ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Shape Features ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Clear Cut ◽  
The One ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Uk

Social Entrepreneurship (SE) describes a new entrepreneurial form combining the generation of financial and social value. In recent years, research interest in SE increased in various disciplines with a particular focus on the characteristics of social enterprises. Whereas a clear-cut definition of SE is yet to be found, there is evidence that culture and economy affect and shape features of SE activity. In addition, sector-dependent differences are supposed. Building on Institutional Theory and employing a mixed qualitative and quantitative approach, this study sheds light on the existence of international and inter-sector differences by examining 161 UK and Indian social enterprises. A content analysis and analyses of variance were employed and yielded similarities as well as several significant differences on an international and inter-sector level, e.g., regarding innovativeness and the generation of revenue. The current study contributes to a more nuanced picture of the SE landscape by comparing social enterprise characteristics in a developed and a developing country on the one hand and different sectors on the other hand. Furthermore, I highlight the benefits of jointly applying qualitative and quantitative methodologies. Future research should pay more attention to the innate heterogeneity among social enterprises and further consolidate and extend these findings.

scholarly journals A Mixed-Methods Investigation into Barriers for Sharing Geospatial and Resilience Flood Data in the UK

Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 1235
Author(s):  
Luke Waterman ◽  
Mónica Rivas Casado ◽  
Emma Bergin ◽  
Gary McInally
Keyword(s):  
Data Sharing ◽  
Local Politics ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Average Temperature ◽  
Third Sector Organisations ◽  
Data Points ◽  
The Uk

With increases in average temperature and rainfall predicted, more households are expected to be at risk of flooding in the UK by 2050. Data and technologies are increasingly playing a critical role across public-, private- and third-sector organisations. However, barriers and constraints exist across organisations and industries that limit the sharing of data. We examine the international context for data sharing and variations between data-rich and data-sparse countries. We find that local politics and organisational structures influence data sharing. We focus on the case study of the UK, and on geospatial and flood resilience data in particular. We use a series of semi-structured interviews to evaluate data sharing limitations, with particular reference to geospatial and flood resilience data. We identify barriers and constraints when sharing data between organisations. We find technological, security, privacy, cultural and commercial barriers across different use cases and data points. Finally, we provide three long-term recommendations to improve the overall accessibility to flood data and enhance outcomes for organisations and communities.

Promoting Social Enterprise in Korea and the UK: Community Economic Development, Alternative Welfare Provision or a Means to Welfare to Work?

2006 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 387-398 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angus McCabe ◽  
Sangjin Hahn
Keyword(s):  
Economic Policy ◽  
Social Enterprise ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Community Economic Development ◽  
Welfare To Work ◽  
Welfare Provision ◽  
South Korean ◽  
Entrepreneurial Skills ◽  
Work Strategies ◽  
The Uk

Social enterprise has become an important component of governmental social and economic policy in both the UK and South Korea over the last decade. Both countries have experienced a growth in social businesses, with the UK recently adopting targets for the number of social enterprises established. Whilst the emphasis in the UK has been on their role in developing mixed economies of care and building entrepreneurial skills in deprived communities, the South Korean model has been more closely allied to US ‘welfare to work’ strategies. The paper explores these differences and critically examines the capacity of social enterprises to meet wider social and economic objectives.

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