scholarly journals Social entrepreneurship: A solution for transforming the disadvantaged community of Nellmapius

2015 ◽  
Vol 71 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Semape J. Manyaka
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Practical Theology ◽  
Social Transformation ◽  
New Venture ◽  
New Venture Creation ◽  
Venture Creation ◽  
Disadvantaged Community ◽  
New Firm ◽  
New Venture Formation

In this article, I investigate the concept, social entrepreneurship, as a potential lever in economic and social transformation of the poorest-of-the-poor community of Nellmapius township, east of Pretoria, South Africa. I identify definitions of ‘entrepreneurship’ and ‘social entrepreneurship’, and delve into the historical development of the concept ‘entrepreneur’. South Africa is in an era where it needs more new venture creation. Hence, I have studied new venture formation, especially from the perspective of Schumpeter’s theory of ways of forming a new firm. South Africa lags behind in new venture development compared toother developing countries; I investigated the causes behind this and suggest remedies to address this. Postfoundationalist practical theology is seen as a way of doing theology in the midst of those who suffer poverty and lack. The methods of this approach are dealt with in this article, which also asks what theology can bring to the table of interdisciplinary engagement?

scholarly journals Regional Opportunities and Policy Initiatives for New Venture Creation

2009 ◽  
Vol 27 (5) ◽  
pp. 608-625 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingrid Verheul ◽  
Martin Carree ◽  
Enrico Santarelli
Keyword(s):  
New Venture ◽  
New Venture Creation ◽  
Venture Creation ◽  
Firm Formation ◽  
Large Cities ◽  
Policy Initiatives ◽  
New Firm Formation ◽  
Italian Provinces ◽  
New Firm ◽  
The Impact

This article investigates the determinants of new venture creation across industries and locations for 103 Italian provinces between 1997 and 2003. Allowing for differences in regional opportunities across industries, we investigate the impact of a range of factors, including policy initiatives, on new firm formation in manufacturing, retailing and wholesaling, hotels and restaurants. Our results show that regions with industrial districts are characterized by higher start-up rates in manufacturing and that wage costs deter entry in this industry. Firm entry in commercial sectors appears to be higher in large cities and areas with strong economic progress. For hotels and restaurants we find that tourism positively influences new firm formation. We do not find a significant effect of recently introduced regional laws promoting new firm formation in Italy.

Does knowledge management explain the poor growth of social enterprises? Key insights from a systematic literature review on knowledge management and social entrepreneurship

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (7) ◽  
pp. 1513-1532
Author(s):  
Adnane Maalaoui ◽  
Séverine Le Loarne-Lemaire ◽  
Myriam Razgallah
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
New Venture ◽  
New Venture Creation ◽  
Venture Creation ◽  
Poor Growth ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Literature Reviews ◽  
Social Ventures

Purpose This paper aims to present a contribution to the fields of knowledge management and social business. As the extant literature about knowledge management reveals the role of knowledge in the process of new venture creation, the authors argue that such literature can answer concerns and calls for further research on examining social entrepreneurship. This paper proposes several key insights for this purpose and argues that one key contribution of the literature on knowledge management to the field of social entrepreneurship is that it explains the poor growth of new social ventures. The authors also conclude the paper by explaining how the specificities of knowledge management among social businesses could create a new research agenda in the field of knowledge management. Design/methodology/approach Following the systematic literature review approach, this conceptual paper proposes a reflection that is based on the connection of two kinds of literature reviews as follows: a review on knowledge management applied to the context of new venture creation and a review on social entrepreneurship and its vision of knowledge. Findings The authors reveal that one key explanation of poor growth in new social ventures is not necessarily associated with a lack of resources, but rather an inefficient knowledge management process. Originality/value The first original point of the paper is that it links two sets of literature reviews that have hardly ever been addressed together, namely knowledge management literature and social entrepreneurship literature. Moreover, the paper reveals how knowledge management based on a “bricolage” approach could foster the growth of new social ventures.

MICRO-FOUNDATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY CLUSTER EMERGENCE: EVIDENCE FROM JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA AND MEDELLIN, COLOMBIA

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (04) ◽  
pp. 2050027
Author(s):  
BRETT ANITRA GILBERT ◽  
ANDRES VELEZ-CALLE ◽  
YUANYUAN LI ◽  
MARCUS I CREWS
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Technology Development ◽  
Cluster Formation ◽  
New Venture ◽  
New Venture Creation ◽  
Venture Creation ◽  
Market Creation ◽  
City Regions ◽  
Two Cities ◽  
Micro Foundations

Many regions are either without technology clusters or in early stages of their development. This paper uses a micro-foundations perspective to understand the potential for technology development, new venture creation and market creation to occur in these regions. The study surveys people from two city-regions in the Global South — Medellin, Colombia, and Johannesburg, South Africa. The results show that in these two cities that have developed different reputations for innovation, different micro-foundation profiles are present. General support is found for our hypothesis that regional micro-foundations may drive the progress toward technology cluster formation.

scholarly journals Social Entrepreneurship in South Africa: Exploring the Influence of Environment

2015 ◽  
Vol 57 (3) ◽  
pp. 525-561 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Littlewood ◽  
Diane Holt
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
New Venture ◽  
Venture Creation ◽  
Social Entrepreneurs ◽  
African Context

The influence of environment on social entrepreneurship requires more concerted examination. This article contributes to emerging discussions in this area through consideration of social entrepreneurship in South Africa. Drawing upon qualitative case study research with six social enterprises, and examined through a framework of new institutional theories and writing on new venture creation, this research explores the significance of environment for the process of social entrepreneurship, for social enterprises, and for social entrepreneurs. Our findings provide insights on institutional environments, social entrepreneurship, and the interplay between them in the South African context, with implications for wider social entrepreneurship scholarship.

Expertise, university infrastructure and approaches to new venture creation: assessing students who start businesses

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (9-10) ◽  
pp. 912-944 ◽  
Author(s):  
Galina Shirokova ◽  
Oleksiy Osiyevskyy ◽  
Michael H. Morris ◽  
Karina Bogatyreva
Keyword(s):  
New Venture ◽  
New Venture Creation ◽  
Venture Creation

Monkey see, monkey do? Examining the effect of entrepreneurial orientation and knowledge sharing on new venture creation for Gen Y and Gen Z

2022 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Hamdi ◽  
Nurul Indarti ◽  
Hardo Firmana Given Grace Manik ◽  
Andy Susilo Lukito-Budi
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽  
New Venture ◽  
New Venture Creation ◽  
Venture Creation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Gen Y ◽  
Two Generations ◽  
Gen X ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This study aims to examine the effect of entrepreneurial intention and attitude towards knowledge sharing on new business creation by comparing two generations, Y generation (millennials) and Z generation (post-millennial). In addition, the current study uses a social cognitive theory as a point of departure to test the research hypotheses. Design/methodology/approach This study deploys a quantitative approach (hypothetic-deductive approach) by surveying 300 respondents representing the two Indonesian generations. The questionnaire consisting of demographic items (age, education, etc.) and variables was the primary research instrument. This study used regression analysis, a Wald test for examining the proposed hypotheses and a t-test to provide a deeper analysis of the findings. Findings Findings from the current study show that Gen Y is still seeking a balance for their learning sources by involving in their social environments as well as exploring the digital world. In contrast, Gen Z is much more dominant in the independence to learn things that interest them. They have less dependency on social patrons but prioritise themselves as the leading model. Practical implications The findings of this study provide practical implications for higher education institutions in the development of entrepreneurship education to achieve learning effectiveness. Originality/value This study aims to contribute by providing empirical evidence in the effect of entrepreneurial orientation and attitude towards knowledge sharing on new venture creation with particular reference to Gen Y and Gen Z, suggested by previous studies. Although Gen Y and Gen Z are digital natives, this study provides insight into a shift in the characteristic of two generations, as also found in comparison to previous generations, such as Baby-Boomer vs Gen X and Gen X vs Gen Y. This study proclaims the need to adjust organisational theories to enable them to explain the shifting phenomena at the micro and macro level for every generation. Exploratory research to better understand the characteristics of a generation in other settings is a crucial proposal proposed by this study.

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