Social Change and Social Ventures: Emerging Developments in Social Entrepreneurship

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 (1) ◽  
pp. 11562
Author(s):  
Andreana Drencheva ◽  
Jeffery S. McMullen ◽  
Andreana Drencheva ◽  
Emma Catharina Folmer ◽  
Maija Renko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Social Ventures

Creating the Social Venture

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Leena Ajit Kaushal
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Value Creation ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Social Value ◽  
Shared Value ◽  
Social Entrepreneurs ◽  
Formidable Challenge ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Venture ◽  
Social Ventures

Social ventures aim at creating social value. The literature on social entrepreneurship analyses how social entrepreneurs pursue the aspect of social change. The combination of shared value creation-economic and social value- does pose a formidable challenge for social ventures.

scholarly journals An Exit Strategy for the Definitional Elusiveness: A Three-Dimensional Framework for Social Entrepreneurship

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 563
Author(s):  
Bing Ran ◽  
Scott Weller
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Common Ground ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Exit Strategy ◽  
Conceptual Paper

Despite the growing utility and prevalence of social entrepreneurship, an accepted definition remains elusive and infeasible. Yet, it is imperative that the principles guiding social entrepreneurship are identified so that common ground is established to facilitate future research. On the basis of a systematic literature review, this conceptual paper proposes a theoretical framework outlining social entrepreneurship as a three-dimensional framework as a function of continua of “social” and “business” logics, “beneficial” and “detrimental” social change logics, and “innovation” and “mundane” logics. The framework accommodates the fuzziness and ambiguity associated with social entrepreneurship whilst remaining a workable, identifiable construct. By accounting for the shifting logics practiced by social entrepreneurship that both influence and are influenced by the organizational environment, this framework provides an exit strategy for the definitional elusiveness of social entrepreneurship. The resultant structures and functions of social entrepreneurship are shaped by these constraints as reflected by the fluidity and flexibility endorsed by the framework. Four avenues for future research regarding social entrepreneurship are recommended on the basis of the framework proposed in this article.

scholarly journals Factores de permanencia empresarial, como punto de partida para el fortalecimiento de los emprendimientos sociales

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 19-31
Author(s):  
Manuel Ernesto Becerra Bizarron ◽  
Luz Amparo Delgado Diaz ◽  
Georgina Dolores Sandoval Ballesteros
Keyword(s):  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Organizational Identity ◽  
Social Ventures

En la actualidad la situación de los emprendimientos de un negocio se ve cada vez más complicada,  enfrenta problemas que causan el fracaso en sus primeros años de operación, el propósito de este artículo es analizar los factores de permanencia empresarial de los emprendimientos sociales, que sirva como referencia para desarrollar líneas de acción que fortalezcan la operación, utilizando un instrumento de 13 factores desarrollado con base en el recorrido contextual y teórico, aplicado a 15 administradores de emprendimientos sociales con 5 años o más de operación como criterio de inclusión, obteniendo como resultados principales la Identidad Organizacional, la Diferenciación y La Eficiencia en los procesos. Abstract At present the situation of the ventures of a business is becoming more complicated, , faces problems that cause failure in its first years of operation, the purpose of this article is to analyze the factors of entrepreneurial permanence of social ventures, which serves as a reference to develop lines of action that strengthen the operation, using an instrument of 13 factors developed based on the contextual and theoricotric route , applied to 15 social entrepreneurship managers with 5 years or more of operation as a criterion of inclusion, obtaining as main results the Organizational Identity, Differentiation and Efficiency in the processes.

scholarly journals The Discussion of Social Entrepreneurship: Review of the Literature

2018 ◽  
Vol 150 ◽  
pp. 05095
Author(s):  
Nur Suriaty Daud@Fhiri ◽  
Siti Intan Diyana Ishak ◽  
Suhairimi Abdullah ◽  
A. A. Azmi ◽  
Aida Shakila Ishak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Social Needs ◽  
Social Value ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Business Research ◽  
New Concepts ◽  
The Social ◽  
Commercial Entrepreneurship

The purpose of this article is to explore the various discussion of social entrepreneurship. Social entrepreneurship provides a unique opportunity and assumptions to question, challenge and rethink from different perspective of management and business research. This article offers a comparative analysis of commercial entrepreneurship and social entrepreneurship using a prevailing analytical model from commercial entrepreneurship. The analysis highlights key differences and similarities between commercial entrepreneurship and social entrepreneurship. This article also presents a framework on how to approach the social entrepreneurial process more effectively and systematically. Social entrepreneurship is a process of creating value by combining resources in new concepts. These process are intended primarily to get the opportunities to create social value by stimulating social change or achieve social needs. When viewed as a process, social entrepreneurship involves the offering of products and services but can also refer to the creation of new organizations. This article focuses and analyses the literature finding of social entrepreneurship.

Social Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurial Ecosystems

2018 ◽  
pp. 181-210
Author(s):  
Susana Bernardino ◽  
J. Freitas Santos ◽  
J. Cadima Ribeiro
Keyword(s):  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Traditional Approach ◽  
New Ventures ◽  
Ecosystem Approach ◽  
Social Entrepreneurs ◽  
Entrepreneurial Ecosystem ◽  
Entrepreneurial Ecosystems ◽  
Social Ventures ◽  
Institutional Stakeholders

Entrepreneurial ecosystems and social entrepreneurship are receiving increasing attention for their ability to foster economic and social development. This study adopts the entrepreneurial ecosystem approach to analyse the extent to which the perceived favourability of external environment promotes or deters the launch of new ventures by social entrepreneurs. The research was based on a survey that collected data through a questionnaire emailed to Portuguese social entrepreneurship ventures. The results show that a favourable entrepreneurial ecosystem has low importance in the decision to develop new social ventures. This result is particularly consistent in more innovative social ventures. This conclusion supports the idea that many social ventures are not based on social innovation, but derive from a traditional approach to social problems. Therefore, the development of new innovative social ventures has to be supported by institutional stakeholders in order to support social entrepreneurs, regardless of the level of favourability of the entrepreneurial context.

scholarly journals Social Entrepreneurship and Sport in Romania: How Can Former Athletes Contribute to Sustainable Social Change?

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 4688
Author(s):  
Pompiliu-Nicolae Constantin ◽  
Rares Stanescu ◽  
Monica Stanescu
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Social Problems ◽  
Social Entrepreneur ◽  
Former Athletes ◽  
The Status ◽  
Societal Level ◽  
Common Action

Social entrepreneurship is an underrated subject in the field of sports. For Romanian society, the fall of communism opened up new opportunities in the entrepreneurial domain. At the same time, entrepreneurship began to intersect with sports, and the results were often productive. Sport is seen as a domain that could inspire entrepreneurship through its principles. The similarities between these two fields have created the perspective of common action in sport and entrepreneurship, and this coexistence has improved during times of social change. After 1989, Romania was confronted with many challenges at the societal level, and sport offered a way to address and to tackle social problems. Through sport, some athletes decided to contribute to issues of individuals or communities. They assumed the status of a social entrepreneur, and developed activities that could inspire others. This paper intends to gather examples of such social entrepreneurship from Romania, and to identify the elements that lead to success. The research takes into consideration case studies from various domains, and this diversity helps us to better understand the challenges of Romanian sport when it interacts with social entrepreneurship.

Growing up from In-Betweeners: Alternatives to Hybridity in Social Entrepreneurship Research

2019 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Othmar Manfred Lehner ◽  
Christiana Weber
Keyword(s):  
Value Creation ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Institutional Logics ◽  
Growing Up ◽  
Potential Consequence ◽  
Entrepreneurship Research ◽  
Configuration Theory ◽  
Alternative Approach ◽  
Conceptual Paper ◽  
Social Ventures

AbstractSocial ventures (SVs) based on social entrepreneurship are often labeled in the literature as hybrids because of their inherent different institutional logics between social and commercial thinking. As one potential consequence, it is further argued that these not-yet institutionalized organizational forms lack legitimacy. In this conceptual paper, we articulate our concerns with this trend in social entrepreneurship research. We propose configuration theory as an alternative approach to move forward and argue that from a configurational lens such SVs can be identified as distinct, yet coherent configurations driven by their intrinsic and idiosyncratic value bundles and related value creation goals. We demonstrate how this helps overcome the raised concerns and contribute to the literature on social entrepreneurship and configuration theory.

Designing With Purpose: Advocating Innovation, Impact, Sustainability, and Scale in Social Entrepreneurship Education

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 205-221 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jill Kickul ◽  
Lisa Gundry ◽  
Paulami Mitra ◽  
Lívia Berçot
Keyword(s):  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Design Thinking ◽  
Entrepreneurship Education ◽  
Venture Creation ◽  
For Profit ◽  
The Social ◽  
Innovative Solutions ◽  
Social Venture ◽  
Social Ventures ◽  
Innovation Impact

Social entrepreneurship is an emerging and rapidly changing field that examines the practice of identifying, starting, and growing successful mission-driven for-profit and nonprofit ventures, that is, organizations that strive to advance social change through innovative solutions. For educators teaching in this field, we advocate for a design thinking approach that can be integrated into social entrepreneurship education. Specifically, we believe that many of the design thinking principles are especially suitable and useful for educators to facilitate student learning as they create and incubate social ventures. We also advance a broader conceptual framework, which we describe as the four main mega-themes in social entrepreneurship education, namely innovation, impact, sustainability, and scale. We offer ways in which the design thinking steps can be integrated and applied to each of these themes and accelerate the social venture creation process. We conclude by discussing and presenting how design thinking can complement an overall systems thinking perspective.

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