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Effective Leadership in Social Businesses: An Integrative Framework Grounded on Experiences in Brazilian Social Ventures Journal of Social Entrepreneurship Pub Date : 2024-03-28 Mariana de Queiroz Brunelli, Flavia Cavazotte
Although scholars have argued that leadership is key to bring momentum to social ventures, little is known about specific leadership attributes that are necessary to foster stakeholder engagement a...
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Correction Journal of Social Entrepreneurship Pub Date : 2024-03-21
Published in Journal of Social Entrepreneurship (Ahead of Print, 2024)
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Social Entrepreneurship, Empowerment of Women Experiencing Homelessness and Gender Equality Journal of Social Entrepreneurship Pub Date : 2024-03-15 Lilian Miles, Maria L. Granados, Joy Tweed
The relationship between social entrepreneurship and social change continues to generate interest among researchers. We apply Kabeer’s conceptualisation of empowerment intersectionality, and additi...
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Islamic Crowdfunding and Social Entrepreneurship: The Effect of Organizational Orientation Rhetoric on Crowdfunding Success Journal of Social Entrepreneurship Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Ali Rama, Bahrul Yaman
Crowdfunding campaign narratives function as signalling tools for social entrepreneurs, conveying organisational values to potential backers. In this study, we analyse 18,420 campaigns from 128 cou...
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A Process Model of Social Enterprise Scaling Using the Legitimacy Lens Journal of Social Entrepreneurship Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Prajakta Khare, Amarpreet Singh Ghura, Anirudh Agrawal
In this research, we examine the scaling of a social enterprise through legitimacy. Using a qualitative approach grounded in a single case study, that of The Kalgidhar Trust Society from India (TKT...
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Obtaining Entrepreneurial Skills, While Preserving Motivation: Quasi-Experiment of Social Enterprise Training Effects Journal of Social Entrepreneurship Pub Date : 2024-02-26 Palina Prysmakova
The increasing dependence on the private for-profit provision of social services worry both public service mangers and legislative bodies. While the former inquire what educational base can effecti...
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Where Two Are Fighting, the Third One Does What? Digitalisation and Its Effects on Social Entrepreneurship’s Social-Economic Hybridity Journal of Social Entrepreneurship Pub Date : 2024-02-23 Yue Xiao, Markus Beckmann
Simultaneously pursuing social and economic value, social entrepreneurship (SE) builds on hybrid organisations that need to align competing institutional logics. But what influences this alignment?...
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Deepening Insights Into Social Entrepreneurship by Leveraging Service-Dominant Logic Journal of Social Entrepreneurship Pub Date : 2024-02-22 Jonathan J. Baker, Chamindika Weerakoon
Social entrepreneurs operate in highly complex social and institutional environments where dual economic and social missions create paradoxes, conflicts, and challenges. To achieve their goals, soc...
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Digital Capabilities and Social Enterprise Performance: The Mediating Effect of Digital Innovation Journal of Social Entrepreneurship Pub Date : 2024-01-31 Sharmin Akther, Mst Shahinur Begum, Md. Nazmul Hassan, Md Kafil Uddin
Social enterprises are driven by financial objectives to preserve social values and focus on attaining self-financial stability. Digital technologies increase awareness and opportunities for social...
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It’s Time for Impact: An Analysis of the Prosocial Signals in Social Enterprises Journal of Social Entrepreneurship Pub Date : 2024-01-31 Leonardo Boni, Mario Calderini, Irene Bengo
This paper investigates the likelihood and timing of social enterprises’ (SEs) adoption of prosocial signals, such as certifications or specific legal statuses. We framed prosocial signals into gov...
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Scaling Social Ventures under Institutional Fragility Journal of Social Entrepreneurship Pub Date : 2024-01-22 Sunny Li Sun, Peiyi Jia
Inclusive growth, driven by social venture, is the most critical factor in alleviating poverty at the bottom of the pyramid. How do institutional changes influence the growth of social ventures? We...
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Assessing Social Entrepreneurship Competencies in Higher Education Journal of Social Entrepreneurship Pub Date : 2024-01-19 Ron Rojas, Gloria Isabel Bermúdez Jaimes, Carlos Alberto Pérez Gómez, Diana Milena Ramírez Osorio, Diana Consuelo Rubiano Rios
The advancement of social entrepreneurship in higher education has achieved recognition as a subject matter and field of research. However, research addressing the developmental processes of social...
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Perspective-Taking or Feeling? The Role of Cognitive and Affective Empathy for Adolescents’ Social Entrepreneurial Intentions Journal of Social Entrepreneurship Pub Date : 2024-01-17 Petra Dickel, Matthew P. Johnson
Given the world’s current challenges, including poverty, health care, and migration, adolescents will most likely play a critical part in the development of social entrepreneurial solutions that af...
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Concurrent Interplay of Entrepreneurs – Intermediaries – Stakeholders in Emerging Economies at Different Phases of Entrepreneurial Process Journal of Social Entrepreneurship Pub Date : 2024-01-13 Neeti Ingole, Shrihari Suresh Sohani
Sustainable entrepreneurship in emerging economies is not only a slow-rising pursuit but is also challenging with limited access to resources and networks. These demanding entrepreneurial ecosystem...
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Effectuation and Co-Creation in Social Enterprises: Examining the Relationship in the Context of Uncertainty Journal of Social Entrepreneurship Pub Date : 2024-01-07 Vijayabaskar Masilamani, Usha Rani Budumuru, Xiaoming Yang, Nithin Sai Kolli, Phani Tej Adidam
This study investigates the impact of effectuation and co-creation on the success of social enterprises in India. Given the hybridisation in their operations, social enterprises operate under highl...
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Institutionalised Social Entrepreneurship (ISE) in the Context of Indonesia Decentralizing Social Welfare Provision Journal of Social Entrepreneurship Pub Date : 2024-01-04 Hempri Suyatna, Tauchid Komara Yuda
This article examines institutionalised social entrepreneurship (ISE) in the area of decentralised social welfare provision in Indonesia. The study includes eight ISE initiatives that were studied ...
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Bridging Disconnections: Narratives of Collective Social Entrepreneurs on the Energy Poverty Network Journal of Social Entrepreneurship Pub Date : 2024-01-04 Maria-Jose Manjon, Amparo Merino, Iain Cairns
The roadmap to a just energy transition faces the challenge of including vulnerable households. The networked nature of energy poverty invites responses from different actors, among them the social...
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The Role of Cognitive Appraisal in Informed Decision-Making among Social Entrepreneurs: A Thematic Analysis Journal of Social Entrepreneurship Pub Date : 2023-12-14 Parvathy Viswanath, Sadananda Reddy
Social entrepreneurship (SE) is gaining momentum by providing innovative solutions to economic, social, and environmental problems by generating jobs and social inclusion. However, it involves diff...
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Management of Tensions in Bangladeshi Social Enterprises within Institutional Plurality: A Resource-Based View Journal of Social Entrepreneurship Pub Date : 2023-11-25 Abdullah Al Faruq, Samia Hoque
This paper examines the nature of managerial tensions that may result in hybrid social enteprises (SEs) due to co-existence of values and influences from pluralistic institutional domains. The pape...
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A Bibliometric Analysis of Social Enterprise Governance from 2004 to 2021 Journal of Social Entrepreneurship Pub Date : 2023-10-28 Andi Iswoyo, I Made Narsa
This study aimed to analyse research on social enterprise governance using bibliometrics to find state-of-the-art studies, trends, and other indicators by monitoring articles in the Scopus database...
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Social Innovation for the Socio-Labour Integration of Refugees in New Host Countries: The Spanish Case Journal of Social Entrepreneurship Pub Date : 2023-11-01 Carmen Guzmán, Francisco J. Santos, Lidia Valiente, Francisco J. Santolaya
In recent years, southern European countries have experienced a surge in the arrival of refugees and asylum seekers, which has intensified due to the war in Ukraine. In this scenario, the public se...
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Exploring the Implementation of Socially Entrepreneurial Approaches in Pre-Existing Nonprofit Human Service Organizations Journal of Social Entrepreneurship Pub Date : 2023-10-30 Aaron Turpin, Micheal L. Shier
The following research aims to identify salient implementation strategies utilised by traditional nonprofits to imbed socially entrepreneurial activities, while providing insight into related chall...
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Shaping Tomorrow: A Bibliometric Perspective through Two Decades of Social Entrepreneurship Journal of Social Entrepreneurship Pub Date : 2023-10-19 T. A. Alka, Aswathy Sreenivasan, M. Suresh
This study aims to explore social entrepreneurship by employing Bibliometric analysis. Only papers including ‘Social Entrepreneurship’ and ‘Social Entrepreneur’ were taken from the Scopus database ...
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Creating Value from Purpose-Based Innovation: starting from Frailty Journal of Social Entrepreneurship Pub Date : 2023-10-14 Valentina Cucino, Daniel Adrian Lungu, Sabina De Rosis, Andrea Piccaluga
In recent years, a growing number of firms have implemented the concept of shared value creation and proposed themselves as purpose-driven organisations. It is widely argued that such a dynamic wil...
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The New Social Enterprises on Waste Banks in Indonesia Using the Sociological-Phenomenological Approach Journal of Social Entrepreneurship Pub Date : 2023-10-13 Mas Rasmini, Iwan Sukoco, Bambang Hermanto, Nur Azura Sanusi
This article presents the extent of the success of waste banks conducted by the government in collaboration with the community. This research was conducted in West Bandung Regency, West Java Provin...
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From Evaluation to Valorising: Three Moments in the Making of Social Impact Value Journal of Social Entrepreneurship Pub Date : 2023-10-13 Ester Barinaga
Value creation is central to entrepreneurship. Within social entrepreneurship research, value is discussed in relation to impact assessment as either pertaining to the thing assessed or dependent o...
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Enhancing Methodological Rigour: Control Variable Utilisation and Reporting in Social Entrepreneurship Research Journal of Social Entrepreneurship Pub Date : 2023-10-11 Chamindika Weerakoon
Social entrepreneurship research has increasingly adopted quantitative methodologies, reflecting the field’s evolution into mainstream academia. However, there remains a noted deficiency in rigorou...
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Exploring the Impact of Bonding, Bridging and Linking Social Capital on Scaling Social Impact: An Emerging Economy Perspective Journal of Social Entrepreneurship Pub Date : 2023-10-03 Md. Fazla Mohiuddin, Ida Md. Yasin, Ahmed Razman Abdul Latiff, Mahafuz Mannan
Although past research has established the importance of social capital for scaling social impact, few studies have quantitatively explored such relationships in the context of emerging economies. ...
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The Challenge of Navigating the Double Hybridity in the Relationship between Community Enterprises and Municipalities Journal of Social Entrepreneurship Pub Date : 2023-10-03 Philip Marcel Karré, Ingmar van Meerkerk
Collaboration between municipalities and community enterprises, a spatially confined subset of social enterprises, can be advantageous for both parties in theory, but there also is discussion on wh...
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Modelling the Critical Success Factors for Value Creation in Social Entrepreneurship Journal of Social Entrepreneurship Pub Date : 2023-09-08 Shiwangi Singh, Mamta Singh
Abstract Social entrepreneurs generate value for society by addressing social and economic issues. However, current literature lacks focus on the critical success factors that aid social entrepreneurs in creating social value. Therefore, this paper identifies eight factors (entrepreneurial intention, intrinsic motivation, social salience, social innovation, entrepreneurial capabilities, mission, resource
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Crowdfunding for Social Entrepreneurship: A Systematic Review of the Literature Journal of Social Entrepreneurship Pub Date : 2023-08-31 Nosheen Hussain, Francesca Di Pietro, Pierangelo Rosati
Abstract This paper aims to analyse the literature on social entrepreneurship and crowdfunding to summarise existing themes and highlight future directions for research. The extant literature on the topic is quite fragmented, therefore we seek to identify common and unifying themes and highlight recent research trends and corresponding gaps. The systematic literature review has been conducted using
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Collective Identity in Social Enterprise Ecosystems: A Cross-Country Comparison Journal of Social Entrepreneurship Pub Date : 2023-08-31 Xiao Lu Wang, Alex Nicholls
Abstract In response to the call for research on the development of entrepreneurial ecosystems for social entrepreneurship, we engaged the organisational field literature, particularly the issue field perspective, in understanding the institutional dynamics in the evolution of social enterprise ecosystems. We examine genetic and epigenetic factors—stakeholder networks and policy directives—in shaping
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Invigorating Impact Investment Networks: Actor-Actant Engagement in a Smart City Environment Journal of Social Entrepreneurship Pub Date : 2023-08-25 Joanna Vogeley, Paul Ryder
Abstract Impact investing seeks to generate measurable social and/or environmental impact alongside a financial return. Accordingly, assumed trade-off between financial return and social benefit is no longer a given, with Masdar City demonstrating that the mobilisation of dynamic networks facilitates the growth of impact investments. So as to better understand the complex dynamics of successful impact
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Capacity for Social Innovation of Nonprofit Organisations: Exploratory Study of Brazilian Medical Associations Journal of Social Entrepreneurship Pub Date : 2023-08-18 Fabricio Martins Lacerda, Cristina Dai Prá Martens, Henrique Mello Rodrigues de Freitas
Abstract Understanding innovative behaviour in non-profit organisations (NPOs) can assist them in adopting new technologies and innovative solutions that address commercial and societal needs. This study seeks to establish a set of factors that characterise the capacity for innovation in NPOs. To this end, the following study draws on the qualitative analysis of 11 interviews with medical and managerial
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Women in Social Entrepreneurship: Outlining the Boundaries of Scientific Research Journal of Social Entrepreneurship Pub Date : 2023-08-03 Catarina Fernandes, Rui Alexandre R. Pires
Abstract This paper analyses the research on women in social entrepreneurship (WSE) performing a systematic literature review combined with a bibliometric analysis. Based on 109 articles collected from Scopus, it provides the sample characterisation, and identifies four thematic clusters using the bibliographic coupling method. In line with the findings, an integrative framework emerges, providing
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Manifestation of Tensions and Dual-Goal Management in Social Enterprises: A Multiple Case Study Approach Journal of Social Entrepreneurship Pub Date : 2023-07-26 Manisankar Datta, Seema Sharma, Shveta Singh, Preeti Tiwari
Abstract While significant research prevails about what causes tensions in social enterprises (SEs) leading to mission drift, we know very little about manifested forms and the nature of tensions experienced by SEs and how they manage dual-goal which leads to such tensions. Building on paradox and institutional theory in the Asian research context from an emerging economy like India, the study applied
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A Systematic Review of Performance Measurement Systems and Their Relevance to Social Enterprises Journal of Social Entrepreneurship Pub Date : 2023-07-20 Marcello Cosa, Boris Urban
Abstract Social enterprises (SEs) aim to optimise social value and financial performance, posing unique challenges for performance measurement. While performance measurement systems (PMSs) have been extensively studied in for-profit firms, they have not been widely taken up in SEs, potentially reflecting perceived difficulties in balancing social and financial goals. To better understand the evolution
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Delineating the Novel Aspects of the Indian Social Stock Exchange: A New Instrument for Social Finance Journal of Social Entrepreneurship Pub Date : 2023-07-11 Shinu Vig
Abstract This paper examines the structure, mechanisms, and regulations governing the Social Stock Exchange (SSE) in India. It also makes a SWOT analysis of the new framework of Indian SSE which is crucial to understand strengths, weaknesses and potential threats and opportunities for SSE in India, for further enhancing its effectiveness for the development of the social sector. SSE serves as a trading
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A Process Model for Sustainable Entrepreneurship: Evidence from a Highly Entrepreneurial European Region Journal of Social Entrepreneurship Pub Date : 2023-06-20 Carolin Maaßen, Rosa Rovira, David Urbano
Abstract Sustainable entrepreneurship creates social and environmental wealth and offers solutions to pressing sustainability issues. However, there remain major gaps in knowledge on how sustainable entrepreneurship actually unfolds. As a response, this study proposed a unique theoretical process model for sustainable entrepreneurship by conducting a multiple case study with evidence from the highly
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Scaling Social Innovation: A Cross-Cultural Comparative Study of School-Based Mentoring Interventions Journal of Social Entrepreneurship Pub Date : 2023-05-19 Maria Vittoria Bufali, Francesca Calò, Alec Morton, Graham Connelly
Abstract Social innovation is increasingly recognised as a powerful vehicle to address unmet societal needs. Nonetheless, research into how contexts and agency interact to determine outcomes/risks of its scaling appears still limited. This study draws on structuration theory to fill some gaps. By comparing two school-based mentoring interventions, it first shows that comparable external catalysts can
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Culture Matters: Antecedent Effects of Societal Culture on the Resource Mobilisation Strategies of Social Ventures Journal of Social Entrepreneurship Pub Date : 2023-05-19 Geoff Desa, Ian M. Dunham, Nara Jeong, Sandip Basu, Denise Kleinrichert
Abstract While social ventures address inequities in health, education, climate resilience, and economic development, the broader cultural contexts that shape how ventures mobilise critical resources have been overlooked. We examine three aspects of societal culture–future orientation, humane orientation, and collectivism–and adopt a resource dependence lens to explain how these aspects influence a
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The Effectiveness of Public Support for Social Enterprises: Evidence from Poland Journal of Social Entrepreneurship Pub Date : 2023-05-08 Marek Ćwiklicki, Agnieszka Pacut
Abstract The evidence of the effectiveness of public support aimed at social enterprises is limited and rare. This paper explores the impact of government public support offered to social enterprises. The empirical research focussed on the case of Poland. Individual In-depth Interviews have been used to explore opinions on public support of social enterprises. Ten interviews were organised, covering
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Beyond Charity? Insights on the Upcycle Kitchen: A Food Rescue Work Integration Social Enterprise in Guelph, On Journal of Social Entrepreneurship Pub Date : 2023-05-03 Rachel Vander Vennen, Kate Parizeau
Abstract This research investigates a food rescue work integration social enterprise in Guelph, Ontario that upcycles surplus food into value-added products and meals. Charitable food aid organisations are widely criticised as stigmatising and ineffective by food insecurity and food waste scholars. We found that the Upcycle Kitchen’s social enterprise approach to food upcycling reduced the stigma associated
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The Influence of Mutual Trust at the Pre-Investment Stage of Collaboration between Social Enterprise and Impact Investors: An Emerging Economy Perspective Journal of Social Entrepreneurship Pub Date : 2023-05-03 Jeremiah Arigu Emmanuel, Ramanie Samaratunge, Daniel Prajogo
Abstract Collaboration between social enterprise (SEs) and impact investors (IIs) is not always a smooth process due to several organisational level factors, particularly in relation to trusting an investment partner. Yet there are limited studies that examine factors influencing mutual trust between SEs and IIs. This article empirically explores organisational level factors that influence mutual trust
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Development and Validation of a New Social Entrepreneurial Intention Scale in South Africa and Germany Journal of Social Entrepreneurship Pub Date : 2023-04-28 Philipp Kruse, Eleanor Meda Chipeta, Jhalukpreya Surujlal, Jürgen Wegge
Abstract Social entrepreneurial intention (SEI) is a necessary pre-condition of social enterprise creation. Despite notable progress in the field, a recent meta-analysis yielded two central problems. First, a large share of inter-study heterogeneity regarding antecedent-SEI effects resulted from the application of different and insufficiently validated SEI-scales, thus, a methodological bias. Second
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The Pursuit of Gaining Legitimacy through Marketing Strategy: A Case of Social Enterprises in UAE Journal of Social Entrepreneurship Pub Date : 2023-04-26 Abdul Ghafar, Malini Nair, Shahira Elalfy, Roberta Fenech
Abstract Social entrepreneurship is in its nascent stages in the UAE. The social and economic value created by the social enterprise may only be sustained through a process of legitimisation. It is imperative for social enterprises to adopt a strategic approach to marketing in attaining legitimacy. The purpose of this study is to investigate how marketing practices support social enterprises in increasing
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Advancing Social Entrepreneurship Research: A Morphological Analysis and Future Research Agenda Journal of Social Entrepreneurship Pub Date : 2023-04-21 Rohit Bhardwaj, Jay Weerawardena, Saurabh Srivastava
Abstract The social entrepreneurship (SE) literature is suggested to be in a pre-paradigmatic state lacking construct legitimacy and undefined theoretical content and boundaries. To address this issue, we undertook a morphological analysis of SE research to determine core themes and to capture the characteristics of SE ecology in an integrated framework. Specifically, it facilitates a deeper understanding
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A Narrative Synthesis of The Empirical Literature on Social Value Creation in Social Entrepreneurship: Gaps and Opportunities for Future Research and Action Journal of Social Entrepreneurship Pub Date : 2023-04-18 Diana Lorenzo-Afable, Marjolein Lips-Wiersma, Smita Singh
Abstract Social value creation defines the mission of social entrepreneurship in that, through it, complex social problems are addressed, and the needs of beneficiaries are met. Despite scholarly calls for a definition, current depictions lack clarity and focus. This systematic literature review is the first to aggregate the current body of empirical literature on social value creation in social entrepreneurship
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Between Involvement and Profit: Value (Un-)Captured by a Born-Social Start-Up Journal of Social Entrepreneurship Pub Date : 2023-04-13 Ralf Wagner, Agnieszka Kabalska
Abstract Sustainable value and related business models are evolutionary forces that have recently emerged in organisations across industries, particularly among start-ups, yet relatively little research has examined socially involved start-ups that collaborate, co-create, capture and uncapture with their stakeholders. This research aimed to determine the prerequisites and dimensions of creating sustainable
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Support Networks for Social Innovation: Insights from Ireland Journal of Social Entrepreneurship Pub Date : 2023-04-03 Georgios Chatzichristos, Lucas Olmedo, Mara van Twuijver, Mary O'Shaughnessy
Abstract This article explores the support structures for social innovation from a network perspective, applying a qualitative enriched Social Network Analysis (SNA) to investigate them. The analysis draws on a survey distributed among three hundred and twenty-one (321) social innovation organisation in Ireland, of which sixty-two (62) valid responses were included in the analysis. This is complemented
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Expert knowledge and social innovation: analysing policy debates in Japan Journal of Social Entrepreneurship Pub Date : 2023-02-15 Stefano Ghinoi, Miki Omori
Abstract Expert knowledge is considered fundamental in the policymaking process, especially when considering multidimensional phenomena such as social innovation. However, the positioning of experts in the policy debate still deserves a thorough investigation. By using Japan as case study and applying Discourse Network Analysis to the debates occurred in the Japanese National Diet (2017–2021), this
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Expanding the Horizons of Social Entrepreneurship Through Indigenous Research: A Review and Research Agenda Journal of Social Entrepreneurship Pub Date : 2023-02-15 Diwakar Singh, Richa Awasthy
Abstract This study aims to expand the horizons of social entrepreneurship (SE) through indigenous research. We conducted a systematic literature review and Pareto analysis tool to determine the ‘critical’ dimensions of SE and identified gaps in the literature regarding indigenous contributions to SE. We identified four indigenous constructs: karma yoga, lokasamgraha, swadeshi, and jugaad. Karma yoga
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Creative Social Entrepreneurial Orientation: Developing Hybrid Values to Achieve the Sustainable Performance of Traditional Weaving SMEs Journal of Social Entrepreneurship Pub Date : 2023-02-12 Anggraeni Permatasari, Wawan Dhewanto, Dina Dellyana
Abstract This study explored creative social entrepreneurship in Indonesia. We investigate how traditional handweaving SMEs gain sustainable performance. This study employs a qualitative approach based on grounded research. Eight respondents were participated on data collection through interview and observation. The data were evaluated using open, axial, and selective coding to propose new concepts
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Exploring Tension in Hybrid Organizations in Times of Covid-19 Crisis. The Italian Benefit Corporations’ experience Journal of Social Entrepreneurship Pub Date : 2023-01-23 Federica Bandini, Leonardo Boni, Magali Fia, Laura Toschi
Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic has caused an unprecedented social and economic crisis, not least for hybrid organisations, as they must manage the tension arising from their dual mission to create social and economic value. Building on a theoretical framework for hybrid tension, our work contextualises how tensions emerge and are managed in hybrid organisations when they are exposed to exogenous shocks
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Impact Investing in Ghana: A Multiple-Case Study Journal of Social Entrepreneurship Pub Date : 2023-01-12 Dennis Boahene Osei, Imhotep Paul Alagidede, Sena Agbodjah
Abstract Contrary to extant studies on impact investing, which provide understanding from a demand-side perspective, this study changes this perspective by exploring the approach to impact investing from a supply-side viewpoint. Using a multiple-case study design and qualitative data from two Ghanaian impact investment organisations, significant strides are made to the limited but growing impact investment
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Creating Social Ventures: How Social Motivations and Goals Drive Venture Idea Judgments Journal of Social Entrepreneurship Pub Date : 2022-12-20 Farsan Madjdi, Badri Zolfaghari
Abstract Research on the formation of prosocial ventures has attracted substantial interest in the field of social entrepreneurship for more than a decade. Yet, the understanding of how prosocial founders use judgments for the assessment of opportunity-related information to create prosocial ventures remains relatively unexamined. We conducted an abductive, qualitative study with 34 first-time founders
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Organisational Responses to Social-Business Tensions in Social Entrepreneuring: Findings from the Scaling up of an Affordable Housing Finance Firm in India Journal of Social Entrepreneurship Pub Date : 2022-12-09 Elisabeth Niendorf, Karin Kreutzer, Amit Karna
Abstract The scaling up of a social enterprise is a dynamic process that often involves tensions resulting from the divergent social and business logics inherently present in social enterprises. We analysed extensive data covering a period of more than 10 years’ journey of an affordable housing finance organisation in India. We identify four phases of the scaling up process of the venture and highlight
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Gendered Disparities in Funding for Non-Profit, Hybrid, and for-Profit Start-Ups Journal of Social Entrepreneurship Pub Date : 2022-12-05 Sara Compion, Benjamin J. Lough, Bok Gyo Jeong
Abstract This study addresses a scholarship need to use more gender-conscious, structuration theory to explore the investment funding ecosystem on start-up social enterprises. The paper examines gendered disparities in start-up equity funding available to non-profit, for-profit, and hybrid social ventures, and amongst ventures with and without invention-based technologies. Analysis consists of 17,440
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What’s the Purpose? Employee Perspectives on Being ‘Purpose-Driven’ in Hybrid Organisations Journal of Social Entrepreneurship Pub Date : 2022-11-24 Katia Dupret, Anne Vorre Hansen, Sabina Pultz, Anders Pilmark, Elsa Brander, Bjarke Friborg, Klaus Tranetoft Nielsen, Tilde Eldor
Abstract The notion of being purpose-driven and wishes for doing good in society has gained increased attention. This is mirrored in the upsurge of hybrid organisations balancing both social and financial value. Seen through the theoretical lenses of alternative organising purpose rests on autonomy, solidarity, and responsibility. The article investigates how these dimensions are outlived and perceived
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A Typology of Competitive Strategies for Social Enterprises Journal of Social Entrepreneurship Pub Date : 2022-11-23 Yosun T., Cetindamar D.
Abstract This article tackles the limited theorising on social enterprises’ (SEs) decisions on the product or service mix, quality, pricing, and the targeted beneficiaries by proposing a typology of competitive strategies for them. The paper empirically observes how SEs react to the challenges faced by the marketisation of their fields. The context of this study is the supplementary education of the