...(IJIET) Social Entrepreneurship: A Growing Trend in Indian Economy Dr. Partap Singh Head & Asstt. Professor, Deptt. of Management studies S. D. Institute of Technology and Mgt. (SDITM) Israna, Panipat, Haryana Abstract - Social entrepreneurs can help get better various issues like nutrition, education and health care and many are still blighted by unemployment and illiteracy by helping those less fortunate towards a worthwhile life. Rather than leaving societal needs to the government or business sectors, they can solve the problem by changing the system. Social entrepreneurship is expected to be the next big thing to influence India as the country juggles to achieve a balance between a growing GDP growth, ensuring inclusive growth and attempting to address issues ranging from education, energy efficiency to climate change. This paper attempts an analytical, critical and synthetic examination of social entrepreneurship in India. Key words: Social venture, inclusive growth, and social problems. I. INTRODUCTION Social entrepreneurship is the recognition of a social problem and the uses of entrepreneurial principles to organize create and manage a social venture to achieve a desired social change. While a business entrepreneur typically measures performance in profit and return, a social entrepreneur also measures positive returns to society. Thus, the main aim of social entrepreneurship is to further broaden social, cultural, and environmental goals. Social entrepreneurs...
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...Asian Governments and Politics Term Paper April 30, 2015 Social Enterprises in China’s Modern Society Introduction The concept of social enterprises has been in existence and well adapted around the world for several decades. However, it was not until 2004 that social enterprise theory finally made its debut introduction in China’s society (FYSE 4). Over the following years, social entrepreneurship has gradually made its presence more apparent via direct contribution to the social-economic issues that the rapid-growing country has been facing. China’s phenomenal economic growth in such a short period of time has raised great concerns over sustainability and economic disparities. While the growth of social enterprises has helped addressing these concerns substantially as reported by many conducted studies, social enterprises remain as struggling entities in China due to complicated legal frameworks. The paper will deliberately discuss this social enterprise phenomenon on past successes, current challenges, and future potentials in its supporting role to an economically sustainable growth of China. Understanding the Social Enterprise Initiative Social enterprise is still considered a relatively new concept in the modern society despite being around for around three decades. The theory of social enterprise is most well recognized and embraced by the United Kingdom and other Western nations. A social enterprise is understood to be the meeting ground for philanthropic and...
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...SocEntResearch.org | SocEntResearch.org | Collecting data on social entrepreneurs is problematic for a number of reasons. For instance, the nascency of the field means that there are relatively few (as compared with fields like commercial entrepreneurship or family firms) potential subjects for those wanting to study founders of social ventures. Moreover, due to the global nature of the field, social entrepreneurs tend to be a disbursed group. Add to this the fact that there is little government-mandated public information on most social enterprises (as is the case with publically-traded firms, for example), and one can understand why few empirical studies on social entrepreneurship have gone beyond case studies. This is evidenced by a recent study by Short, Moss & Lumpkin (2009) which found only 16 papers published on the topic which utilized quantitative methods and most of those employed only descriptive statistics (e.g. means, medians, ranges). While theoretical pieces and case studies have added significantly to our understanding of social entrepreneurship, the dearth of quantitative research on the topic is extremely troubling. Without such research, our findings lack the generalizability needed to prescribe best practices to disparate social entrepreneurs. Additionally, the problems inherent in collecting data on social entrepreneurs and enterprises both discourages scholars from joining the field and limits the types of studies and publication outlets...
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...Entrepreneurship Topic: Social Entrepreneurship Author 1*: Digvijay Singh Affiliation: Student of Department of Business Management NIT Kurukshetra 136119, Haryana E-mail: digvijay.singh572@gmail.com Author 2: Aakriti Mittal Affiliation: Student of Department of Business Management NIT Kurukshetra 136119, Haryana E-mail: aakriti21@gmail.com Author 3: Vaishali arora Affiliation: Student of Department of Business Management NIT Kurukshetra 136119, Haryana E-mail: vaishaliarora1@gmail.com *Author to contact in case of any query. Social entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship is a topic of interest to academics, business people, and governments around the world. The dynamism and vitality of entrepreneurship research is reflected in the flow of new ideas and themes in the entrepreneurship literature. For many, mainstream entrepreneurship is inextricably bound with the creation of new technology firms, however, this is only part of a wide and varied terrain. The focus of this paper is social entrepreneurship - those activities associated with the perception of opportunities to create social value and the creation of social purpose organisations to pursue them. Social enterprises adopt financially sustainable strategies to pursue social aims, and...
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...What is social entrepreneurship? The animation is made to explain the concept of social entrepreneurship to the general public and raise awareness of the importance of this type of business.... Social entrepreneurship is the attempt to draw upon business techniques to find solutions to social problems.This concept may be applied to a variety of organizations with different sizes, aims, and beliefs. Conventional entrepreneurs typically measure performance in profit and return, but social entrepreneurs also take into account a positive return to society. Social entrepreneurship typically attempts to further broad social, cultural, and environmental goals is often associated with the voluntary sector. At times, profit also may be a consideration for certain companies or other social enterprises. There are continuing arguments over precisely who counts as a social entrepreneur. Thus far, there has been no consensus on the definition of social entrepreneurship, so many different sorts of fields and disciplines are associated with social entrepreneurship. Philanthropists, social activists, environmentalists, and other socially oriented practitioners are referred to as social entrepreneurs. For a clearer definition of what social entrepreneurship entails, it is necessary to set the function of social entrepreneurship apart from other socially oriented activities and identify the boundaries within which social entrepreneurs operate.[4] Some have advocated restricting the term...
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...analyse the global topic of entrepreneurship, review entrepreneur traits and social entrepreneurship trends. Studies suggest entrepreneurs post success possess common traits, suggesting traits can be acquired. With these strong traits, entrepreneurs have the potential to produce substantial change on all levels of the triple bottom line. Profitability is equally as important to both commercial and social entrepreneurs. However, it is where they funnel their profits and their driving forces that differ. With so many social issues globally, there are a myriad of social entrepreneurship trends. However, this report focuses on community-supported agriculture, youth homelessness and support for refugee women, all of which are in need of extra support from social entrepreneurship. Contents 1.0 Introduction 1 2.0 Section 1: Overview of Entrepreneurship 2 2.1 Entrepreneurs 2 2.2 Social Entrepreneur 4 3.0 Section 2: Current Trends in Social Entrepreneurship 7 3.1 Community Supported Agriculture 7 3.2 Social Integration and Employment for Refugee Women 9 3.3 Youth Homelessness 10 4.0 Conclusion 11 5.0 References 12 1.0 Introduction The purpose of the report is to review entrepreneurship, identify the traits of an entrepreneur, and examine the factors that differentiate social and commercial entrepreneurship. Whilst entrepreneurship is considered...
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...Kirkman Company Case Context Last year Kirkman Company determined a new direction for the future: ‘Co-creating social Enterprises’. From being a management consulting firm focusing specifically on strategic sourcing (what can you do yourself (Make), what can you outsource (Buy) and can you do in partnerships (Ally)), Kirkman shifts towards an orientation of helping clients become more social and inclusive. With this new vision and strategy Kirkman seeks to support its clients in realizing sustainable results. Results that simultaneous enhance societal value and profitability. Where does Kirkman Company come from In the past 10 years Kirkman Company developed to become market leader in the field of Strategic Sourcing. As an independent management consultancy firm Kirkman Company supports organizations to improve their results by finding the right balance between carrying out business operations themselves, outsourcing those operations or enabling more effective delivery through different types of partnerships (Make, Buy or Ally). Kirkman is a young and dynamic firm. Its 55 consultants are all bright, resourceful, a bit stubborn and against the odds. Important values are “leave you ego at the door, no guts no glory, and accelerating developments”. The company’s clients include businesses in the trade and industry sectors, governmental and not-for-profit institutions and financial services firms. Many sourcing issues relate to organizations as a whole, others concern...
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...concept of Social Entrepreneurship and the work that a social entrepreneur does. The Report is a guide to learn Social Entrepreneurship through Handson experience. The Report covers my experience in starting a Social Enterprise, difficulties I encountered during the time and how to make a Social Enterprise a Viable option. This report covers everything from rise of this term Social Entrepreneur, to work done by Social Entrepreneurs, to the Entrepreneurial theories and approaches they follow or must follow. This report also describes several Social Ventures and the people behind those ventures who have brought about a positive social change. Social Entrepreneurship is a relatively new phenomenon and the excitement it has created throughout the world because of the impact it has had is tremendous. This report thus describes what learning social entrepreneurship through hands-on experience is. The Report also lists the various people I contacted for Sponsorship and the manner in which they supported the project. 5 TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 03 ABSTRACT 04 1. SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP 06 1.1 INTRODUCTION 1.2 OBJECTIVES 1.3 METHODOLOGY 1.4 DATA COLLECTION 1.5 CHAPTER SCHEME 2. LITERATURE REVIEW 11 3. HISTORY 17 4. MODERN SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP 22 5. SOME OUTSTANDING EXAMPLES 27 6. THEORIES OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP 33 7. CONCLUSION 38 8. BIBILIOGRAPHY 39 6 CHAPTER-1 SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP 1.1 INTRODUCTION: Social entrepreneurship...
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...CORPORATE SOCIAL INVESTMENT BUSINESS CONGRESS 2008 Presented by THE HELPING HAND NETWORK CSI Business Congress 2008 Page 1 THE CALL TO DIALOGUE – SOCIAL REFORMATION CONGRESS REPORT & SUPPLEMENT CONGRESS DATE: 1516 JULY 2008 CONGRESS VENUE: SIBAYA CASINO, 1 SIBAYA DRIVE, UMHLANGA, KWAZULU NATAL OVERALL FEEDBACK “For the first time CSI will tread where no man has trod before, and pave the way to the social reformation of South Africa.” The congress has become a reality and manifested a resounding success as we received excellent feedback from delegates who attended this event. The demand of our country has definitely changed from conferencing and workshops to active dialogues and practical outputs. This was accurately displayed when the panel discussions and dialogues superseded the conventional manner of conferencing. There was a remarkable shift from proclamation to accurate application. The CSI Congress has provided a moral order and accurately confronted specifics that will result in the eradication of systems in which the exploitation of resources leads to the poverty of the country. The CSI Congress primarily identified both the theoretical and practical strengths and weaknesses of alternative approaches to measuring freedom, and clarified on which techniques are most suited for building sustainable systems towards excellence and to chart concrete directions for future research that will add value to SA`s sustainable corporate social development. This...
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...Social entrepreneurship through forest bio residue briquetting Contents 1. The social problem and the opportunity 4 2. Mission, vision and values 7 3. Our solution (strategy and business model) 9 4. The entrepreneurial team 15 5. Human resources 16 6. Context 18 7. Scaling strategy 20 8. Impact measurement 22 9. Risks 25 10. Financial Plan 28 Bibliography 29 Figure 1. Exposure of the population to natural disasters 4 Figure 2. Lean canvas 8 Figure 3. Manually operated briquetting machine 11 Figure 4. Crushing option 12 0. Business plan summary This section should briefly present the main ideas of the following sections and thus should resemble an elevator speech. Accordingly, it has to be written last, after all the details of the business have been established. Length of section: 0.5-1 page 1. The social problem and the opportunity Most of the time Romania ranks last in sectors like education, health and sustainable development among European countries. But when it comes to antagonistic areas, the situation changes abruptly: Romania occupying the fourth place among the European countries threatened by natural disasters like drought, floods and landslide. In 2012 Institute for Environment and Human Security of the UN launched the World Risk Report which focused on environmental degradation and disasters. According to the study, Romania features an average risk. The report underlined the following aspect: “The risk...
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...Entrepreneurial Leadership Strayer University – Online Professor Michael Powers January 21, 2011 Abstract Today’s entrepreneurs can learn how to profit and be social responsibility by studying the leading entrepreneurs of the past. In this paper we will learn Jack Welch and Dirk Mueller-Remus leadership style, and major business principles for a profit-oriented entrepreneurial approach in which the primary goal is to provide a product or service to consumers and to make a profit. Also their major business principles for a social-responsibility oriented entrepreneurial approach in which the primary is goal to make a positive impact on society (people, families, ecology, or similar) while providing a product or service to consumers and to make a profit. This paper will also show what three resources or tools available through the Small Business Administration and SCORE would be the most useful. Analyze and describe the founding leader(s), leadership style, and major business principles of a profit-oriented entrepreneurial approach in which the primary goal is to provide a product or service to consumers and to make a profit. The founding profit oriented leader is Jack Welch. He had a successful strategic plan with an aggressive approach to we maximize the opportunity. He will confidently say that the bottom line for most if not all entrepreneurs are to take care...
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...Social Enterprises' Social Capital as a source of Competitive Advantage Author: Mario Tani PhD Student University of Naples “Federico II” Department of Business Administration mario.tani@unina.it Abstract The numerous economical and financial crisis in the last few years have been matched by the acknowledgement of new specific needs often not fully covered by market players or public-funded ones. These events have sped up the acknowledgement process of Social Enterprises, those non-profit organizations offering products and services, often as a bundle of both, in the open market trying to go beyond the mere financial sustainability in order to collect resources to foster innovation processes that are one of their main characteristics. These enterprises play in the open market where they have to compete against for-profit enterprises too this is successfully done overcoming several critical points. One of them comes out of a different view of the Corporate Social Responsibility; it is one of driving principles of social enterprises while it is considered to be subdued to financial report indexes in the for-profit corporation (when it is not used only if it is instrumental in enhancing them). Another critical point is the lack of managerial tool able to leverage on their distinctive characteristics as the core of a strategic decision making process to create an economically-sustainable differentiated offer without going against their social mission. The main...
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...Social Enterprises as Hybrid Organizations: A Review and Research Agenda* Bob Doherty, Helen Haugh1 and Fergus Lyon2 The York Management School, University of York, Freboys Lane, York YO10 5GD, UK, 1Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1AG, UK, and 2Middlesex University, The Burroughs, London NW4 4BT, UK Corresponding author email: bob.doherty@york.ac.uk The impacts of the global economic crisis of 2008, the intractable problems of persistent poverty and environmental change have focused attention on organizations that combine enterprise with an embedded social purpose. Scholarly interest in social enterprise (SE) has progressed beyond the early focus on definitions and context to investigate their management and performance. From a review of the SE literature, the authors identify hybridity, the pursuit of the dual mission of financial sustainability and social purpose, as the defining characteristic of SEs.They assess the impact of hybridity on the management of the SE mission, financial resource acquisition and human resource mobilization, and present a framework for understanding the tensions and trade-offs resulting from hybridity. By examining the influence of dual mission and conflicting institutional logics on SE management the authors suggest future research directions for theory development for SE and hybrid organizations more generally. Introduction The phenomenon of social enterprise (SE) has attracted...
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...AND THE SALE OF A SOCIAL ENTERPRISE ICON Antony Page* & Robert A. Katz**† INTRODUCTION The perfect duo. Ice cream and chunks. Business and social change. Ben and Jerry.1 Nobody wants to end up like Ben and Jerry’s, where soon after a multinational acquired it, key facets of its social mission were cut from the company.2 Ben & Jerry’s Homemade, Inc. was once the darling of proponents of social enterprise and social entrepreneurship.3 It was a for-profit corporation that seemingly did not put profits first. Rather, it pursued, in the parlance, a “double bottom” line, seeking to advance progressive social goals, while still yielding an acceptable financial return for investors. It advanced its social mission in many ways, such as by committing 7.5% of its profits to a charitable foundation; conducting in-store voter registration; and buying ingredients from suppliers who employed disadvantaged populations.4 Ben & Jerry’s founders, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, held out their double bottom line approach (they called it the “double-dip”) as a model for others who wished to “Lead With [their] Values and Make Money, Too.”5 * Professor of Law at Indiana University School of Law—Indianapolis. ** Professor of Law at Indiana University School of Law—Indianapolis and Professor of Philanthropic Studies at the Indiana University Center on Philanthropy. † Thanks to the organizers of the symposium “Corporate Creativity: The Vermont L3C & Other Developments in Social Entrepreneurship,”...
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...on-going experience (over almost 30 years) of building firms whose purpose is to alleviate poverty has led to the emergence of the concept of ‘social business’, which can be viewed as still being under construction. Established multinational companies (MNC) have recently shown some interest in the Grameen experience and in its fight against poverty as part of a more general emphasis on corporate social responsibility (CSR). However shareholder value maximization remains the rule in the capitalist system, and e clearly e the reconciliation of this with social objectives is often problematic. Thus, although advocates of CSR like to propose that companies should be measured by a ‘triple bottom line’ of financial, social and environmental benefits, ultimately only one bottom line usually matters: financial profit. However, research has shown that, if managed strategically, CSR projects can indeed pay off, both socially and financially.1 In the midst of the current financial and economic crisis, some companies have begun to question their role more fundamentally and seem to be awakening to social change issues. Some pioneering established companies have sought to implement more pro-active CSR policies that anticipate social trends and go beyond the minimum required,2 and this impetus has led to the rise of the number of ‘social businesses’....
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