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Adeagbo, Adebowale. "Social enterprise and social entrepreneurship in practice." Thesis, Bournemouth University, 2008. http://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/10421/.

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In my practice experience and exploration of literature, I discovered that there are limited examples and research about organisations that aim to change from a charity to a social enterprise. In addition to this, there are limited knowledge and understanding about what social enterprise and social entrepreneurship are and a lack of frameworks that will enable one to know a social enterprise and social entrepreneur when you see one. This research, therefore, is an exploration of social enterprise and social entrepreneurship in practice, arriving at working definitions and frameworks. It examin

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Gray, Colin. "The enterprise culture : an acquired taste?" Thesis, London Metropolitan University, 1994. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.283087.

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Stapylton-Smith, Charles. "Crowdfunding Social Entrepreneurship." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för geovetenskaper, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-259230.

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In crowdfunding, funders often have very little or no information about the social entrepreneur and the venture. This asymmetric information hinders funding in that potential funders only make a pledge if they can trust the entrepreneur and the seriousness of the project. Thus entrepreneurs have to signal information to potential funders. In the case of conventional ventures, this means showing that the company is committed to the financial returns or the quality of the product, for instance. However, in the case of social enterprises, entrepreneurs can signal their commitment to a social or a

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Qumza, Thabang Vuyo. "Barriers to entrepreneurship: assessing NMBM school leavers for business enterprise." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1011804.

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In plight of the country‟s high unemployment, poverty, and income inequalities, there is an urgent need to address these issues by converging toward entrepreneurship. World-wide, it is acknowledged by both government and academia that entrepreneurship soothes and remedies socio-economic ills. It creates employment, wealth, alleviates poverty, increases tax base, balances income disparities and accomplishes social stability. With the high youth (18-34 year age) unemployment looming at 73 percent and a low South African total entrepreneurship rate at 8.9 percent; this study attempts to investiga

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Warden, Katarzyna. "Sustainable social (enterprise) entrepreneurship : an organisational and individual identity perspective." Thesis, Canterbury Christ Church University, 2017. http://create.canterbury.ac.uk/17596/.

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Purpose - to investigate the phenomenon of sustainable social (enterprise) entrepreneurship from both organisational and individual/personal identity perspectives. Two research questions ask: (RQ1) what are the key organisational identity (OI) and governance issues associated with sustainable social enterprises (SEs) and social entrepreneurship?, and; (RQ2) who are the social enterprise (SE) leaders/entrepreneurs (and why are they important from an identity perspective)? Design/methodology/approach – A stage 1 interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) employed 30 semi-structured interview

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Steinerowski, Artur Adam. "Developing social enterprise : an investigation of promoters and barriers." Thesis, University of the Highlands and Islands, 2011. https://pure.uhi.ac.uk/portal/en/studentthesis/developing-a-social-enterprise(8fcefbec-cf03-48eb-b534-209b62b4eb4d).html.

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Social enterprise is increasingly discussed in policy documents and academic literature, but there is poor understanding of how social enterprise organisations emerge and develop. A goal of this PhD study was to understand the emergence and nature of social enterprise, the promoters and barriers to its development in a specific context of the remote and rural North of Scotland and to investigate the extent to which social enterprise was being considered for health and care service provision. Giddens’ (1984) structuration theory provided a theoretical orientation for the work, facilitating anal

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Fabeil, Noor Fzlinda. "Entrepreneurship in rural Malaysia : an investigation of handicraft producers in Sabah Region." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/8929.

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This research investigates the commercialisation processes of handicraft producers in Sabah, Malaysia, and the factors influencing their development and performance. The Malaysian government encourages handicraft production as a full-time activity in dedicated workshops, but the vast majority of producers stay part-time and home-based. The aim of this research is to understand why so few producers switch to a greater level of commercialisation, despite government support. From the literature review, it is found that a combination of person-related and contextual factors influences small enterp

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Lo, Siu Chung. "The intention-based model of entrepreneurship in the Chinese context." HKBU Institutional Repository, 2009. http://repository.hkbu.edu.hk/etd_ra/1002.

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Pererva, P. G., Istvan Szintai, Gerhard Schwodiauer, Mykola Larka, and Valery Kobelev. "Research of the processes of privatization and prospects of investment in the various enterprises of Ukraine: the enterprise of machine-building complex." Thesis, University of Miskolc, 2004. http://repository.kpi.kharkov.ua/handle/KhPI-Press/27229.

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Deals with the prospective planning, attract foreign investment in the machine-building complex of Ukraine. The article focuses on the level of privatization in the industry and prospects of its development.

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O'Connor, Allan. "Enterprise, education and economic development an exploration of entrepreneurship's economic function in the Australian government's education policy /." Swinburne Research Bank, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1959.3/56956.

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Thesis (PhD) - Australian Graduate School of Entrepreneurship, Swinburne University of Technology - 2009.<br>Submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, Australian Graduate School of Entrepreneurship, Faculty of Business and Enterprise, Swinburne University of Technology, 2009. Includes bibliographical references (p. 190-211)

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Haji, Din Mohd Salleh. "The development of entrepreneurship and enterprise in higher education in Malaysia." Thesis, Durham University, 1992. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/1522/.

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Passley, Shaun Adam. "General Growth Process| Concept to Living Enterprise." Thesis, Benedictine University, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3584796.

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<p> This study examined the process by which a technology company grows from a concept into a living enterprise in order to provide guidelines to technology entrepreneurs. A living enterprise is a mature and stable blue chip entity that is able to act on its own based on the structure of having a community involved in making business decisions. This study used a triangular selection process to narrow approximately 500 companies down to four companies. Using archival data to develop case studies, the growth processes of four technology companies (i.e., Apple, Microsoft, Oracle and Google) were

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Yan, Junmin, and 嚴俊民. "What makes social enterprise effective in Hong Kong." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2012. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B49618003.

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Social enterprise is an emerging concept in Hong Kong that bridges the continuum between profit oriented private companies and non-profit charity organizations by adding the elements of service and trade to social services. Despite the fact that the social enterprise is already a well-developed discipline in western societies, the academic research that relates to the said topic is scarce in Hong Kong. Existing literature that studies social enterprise in OECD countries tends to perceive the social enterprise as a functional institution adapting to the surging local unemployment and inequalit

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Shahidullah, AKM. "Community-Based Developmental Entrepreneurship: Linking Microfinance with Ecosystem Services." International Journal of Development and Sustainabilty, 2 (3), 1703-1722, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/1993/31836.

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This research examined whether microfinance-assisted developmental mechanisms can integrate ecological objectives alongside social and economic ones—thus promoting sustainability. The specific focus was to test the ability of microenterprises operated by community-entrepreneurs in supporting local ecosystem services. To this end, the research: elucidated the nature and dynamics of linkages between communities and the local ecosystems with the lens of coupled social-ecological systems, i.e. illustrated ecological modernization of microenterprises in a developing country context; tested how com

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Chen, Liang Lo Ka Ho. "How is an enterprise made in China? /." Västerås : Mälardalen University. School of Sustainable Development of Society and Technology, 2008. http://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:121495/FULLTEXT01.

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White, Bob Whitman. "Constraints and creativity in Comorian enterprise." Thesis, McGill University, 1993. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=69678.

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In recent decades, increasing attention has been paid to small-scale enterprise in developing countries because of its potential to foster economic growth and simultaneously reduce poverty in regional economies. In an attempt to understand more about the relationship between entrepreneurship and social change in economies in Africa, this research examines the beliefs and practices of six small-scale entrepreneurs in the Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros. Surveys show that indigenous entrepreneurs consider fellow community members a hindrance to their activities; the government and access

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Li, Ye, and Xin Tong. "A case study of CNOOC (China National Offshore OilCorporation) : the future of Chinese state ownedenterprises." Thesis, Mälardalen University, School of Sustainable Development of Society and Technology, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-7757.

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Fagan, Catherine. "Education and work in Scotland : global knowledge economy, enterprise culture and entrepreneurship." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 2008. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/448/.

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This thesis has grown out of interest in and observation of dilemmas for practice and attitudes to enterprise education in primary and secondary schools in Scotland. There seem to be mixed views on the purpose of enterprise education and its justification to be part of the curriculum, its relationship to other means of addressing work-related purposes of education and shifting policy interpretations that propose to link enterprise education with entrepreneurship education. This latter consideration has been highlighted more recently with the provision of financial support for enterprise educat

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Kennedy, Elena Dowin. "Positioning the beneficiary| The role of entwinement in social enterprise impact and performance management." Thesis, University of Massachusetts Boston, 2016. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10118419.

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<p>This dissertation extends and contributes to the extant literature on social enterprise by examining the enterprise-beneficiary relationship in social enterprises with particular focus on performance measurement and social value creation. Ironically, while social missions and commitment to beneficiaries is what distinguishes social entrepreneurship from traditional entrepreneurship, little research has been conducted to examine this relationship. Utilizing a portfolio of 101 social enterprises based in New England, this study consisted of two phases: the development of a typology of social

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Alexiou, Kostas. "Organizational Legitimacy in Entrepreneurial Contexts: Hybridity, Crowdfunding, and Social Entrepreneurship." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1501420140224866.

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Lee, Ching-man, and 李靜雯. "A study on social enterprise in Hong Kong: a solution for social problems." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2011. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B46781122.

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Hay, Edward H. "The perceived benefits of school-based-enterprise certification by marketing educators in Wisconsin." Online version, 2009. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/2009/2009haye.pdf.

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Addero-Radier, B. "Investigating entrepreneurship as the nexus to mainstreaming the micro enterprise informal sector: A case study of blue chip companies in the Nairobi Securities Exchange and government organizations tasked with mainstreaming the micro enterprise jua kali sector in Kenya." Doctoral thesis, University of Cape Town, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22875.

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Background The process of mainstreaming the informal sector into the formal sector in Kenya has been considered and evaluated from as early as the 1970 as a means of poverty reduction and job creation. Information available on mainstreaming from the formal sector and government in Kenya indicate that both these sectors appreciate the value of mainstreaming the informal sector, however both parties have been unable to successfully mainstream the informal sector into the formal sector more than 40 years on. The relationship between the three sectors has also been reviewed and both the formal and

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Chen, Liang, and Ka Ho Lo. "How is an enterprise made in China?" Thesis, Mälardalen University, School of Sustainable Development of Society and Technology, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-854.

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<p>Research Question: What are the factors making the enterprises in China and influencing their behavior and development?</p><p>Aim of Thesis: The thesis was initiated because there are many young people want to have his/her own business in China. The authors aim to discover the key elements of making an enterprise in China and expect the research can help those entrepreneurs to find a most suitable way to start their own venture in China.</p><p>Method: Semi‐structured interview is used in the qualitative perspective to evaluate the research. The primary data is collected in a qualitative man

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Hodgkins, Kevin A. "Unleashing the power of nonprofit enterprise the history and economics of nonprofit enterprise and how equity capital can multiply its impact /." Birmingham, Ala. : University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2010. https://www.mhsl.uab.edu/dt/2010m/hodgkins.pdf.

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Chen, Minglu. "Contemporary tiger girls : women and enterprise in the People's Republic of China, 2003-2005." University of Technology, Sydney. Institute for International Studies, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/2100/426.

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The existing scholarship on women in China suggests that gender inequality still exists against the background of the country’s reform and opening in recent years. However, the situation of women in enterprise ownership and leadership seems to indicate that under the surface of women being disadvantaged, some of them are playing a more active and significant role in China’s economic development. Based on a series of interviews with women enterprise owners, wives of enterprise owners and women managers conducted in three localities in three difference provinces of China, this research aims to d

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Margey, A. "Entrepreneurship and the creative industries : a qualitative study of attitudes towards entrepreneurship and enterprise education within Northern Ireland's visual arts and theatre sectors." Thesis, Queen's University Belfast, 2014. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.679223.

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This thesis is based on a focused ethnographic study of Northern Ireland's visual arts and theatre communities and endeavours to demonstrate attitudes towards entrepreneurship within these communities. It also investigates the potential for moving artists and arts organisations away from a culture of dependence 'on grants and subsidy to one of financial independence through entrepreneurial self-reliance. With around one third of all self-employed first degree graduates in the UK coming from creative arts disciplines, the thesis uncovers the current state of and attitudes towards an enterprise

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Isik, Seval Iskender. "Strengthening Turkish Small And Medium Size Enterprises And Promoting Entrepreneurship In The Light Of European Union Policies." Master's thesis, METU, 2005. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12606515/index.pdf.

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This thesis analyses the ways of strengthening Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Turkey and promoting entrepreneurship in the light of the current EU policies from a holistic approach. Analyses of theoretical framework and exploring the structure of SMEs, existing support policies and the future strategies of both European Union and Turkey are the major stages of this study. This thesis makes critical evaluation of SME policies in Turkey by pointing out their weaknesses, which are supported by the results obtained from the case study conducted on SMEs in Adana. This study also attem

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Woodside, Sarah Jean. "Social Mission or Revenue Generation?: Challenges and Opportunities in Social Enterprise from Competing Institutional Logics." Thesis, Boston College, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/2345/bc-ir:106872.

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Thesis advisor: Eve Spangler<br>Social enterprises are nonprofit, for-profit or hybrid organizations that use business methods to create social change (Dees 2007; Light 2005; Martin and Osberg 2007; Neck, Brush, and Allen 2009;). If it succeeds, the social enterprise model could prove to be a viable pathway to greater social justice in an era of decreasing funding for government services and nonprofits (Emerson and Twersky 1996; Harding 2004; Murphy and Coombs 2009; Wilson 2008). However, skeptics worry that the perils of privatization, bottom-line thinking, and deceptive marketing potentially

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Schenkel, Mark T. "New Enterprise Opportunity Recognition: Toward a Theory of Entrepreneurial Dynamism." Cincinnati, Ohio : University of Cincinnati, 2005. http://www.ohiolink.edu/etd/view.cgi?acc%5Fnum=ucin1115069181.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Cincinnati, 2005.<br>Title from electronic thesis title page (viewed Apr. 11, 2006). Includes abstract. Keywords: opportunity recognition; new enterprise creation; cognition; entrepreneurship. Includes bibliographical references.

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Macharia, Joseph K. "Telephone farming as an enterprise: The role of digital technologies." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2022. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/228075/1/Joseph_Macharia_Thesis.pdf.

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Digital technologies enable enterprises to create new value by moving business processes from physical settings to virtual environments. Drawing from multiple case studies of Kenyan telephone farmers, this research explores how digital technologies influence hybrid enterprises operations and help create new virtualisation value within the agricultural context in a developing country. In doing so, this thesis contributes to the literature of entrepreneurship and digital technologies by developing a theoretical insight into the interplay between entrepreneurship and digital technologies and prov

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Lei, Jieyi, and Sha Zhu. "The Practice of Social Entrepreneurship as A Model : Case study between Sweden and China." Thesis, University of Gävle, Department of Business and Economic Studies, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-7026.

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<p><strong>Aim</strong>: Social Entrepreneurship (SE) has been widely spread as a global phenomenon, although many researches have been done, the concept is still hard to define. However, it has been proved that SE has a positive effect on alleviating the social problems. The aim of this research is by the means of comparing three prevalent social enterprise models and analyzing the crucial factor in the social value creation process, to find out an appropriate mode for the Chinese organizations to develop SE, with twofold value creation: social and economic.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Method</stro

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Mwaniki, Joy Muthanje. "The impact of social enterprise on labor market structure: A case study of social enterprises in Nairobi." University of the Western Cape, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/6596.

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Magister Artium (Development Studies) - MA(DVS)<br>Social entrepreneurship has spread worldwide, as social entrepreneurs seek the solutions to developmental challenges. This is especially true in Nairobi, Kenya, as social entrepreneurship has established itself in the labor market. However, there is limited knowledge regarding the impact of social enterprises in African countries, especially with regards to the labor market. It is for this reason that this study aims at highlighting the impact of social enterprises on the labor market in Nairobi, Kenya. It also provides an outline of the

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Lövgren, Kristin. "Entreprenörskapsstudenters val att inte starta eget företag efter avslutade studier : The choice of Entrepreneurship students not to establish a private enterprise after graduation." Thesis, Södertörn University College, School of Business Studies, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-1496.

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<p>Problemdiskussion: Entreprenörskap slår kraftigt in i det svenska utbildningssystemet. Merparten av svenska universitet och högskolor har sedan flera år tillbaka både kurser och program inom inriktningen entreprenörskap. En rapport från Global Entrepreneurship Monitor visar att under 2005 var den entreprenöriella aktiviteten låg i Sverige. Däremot har det visat sig att ungas intresse för företagande har ökat under 2005. Denna ökning avser dock inte högutbildade studenter, däribland entreprenörskapsstudenter. En undersökning av högutbildade studenter visar att studenten efter avslutade studi

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Griffith, Monique Denise. "Understanding trends toward social entrepreneurship by non-profit organisations." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23716.

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This paper investigated trends in social entrepreneurship within non-profit organisations (NPOs). It was inspired by a survey conducted by Trialogue, a non-profit research organisation that surveys corporate social investment in South Africa. The survey showed a significant number of Non-profit organisations (69%) are moving toward developing social enterprise due to issues of sustainability. The research sought to ascertain what are the causes for the trend. The method of sampling used was non-probability, purposeful sampling to select 12 organisations from the available population. An explor

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Al-Khalqi, Noha F. "Social Entrepreneurship in Yemen: A Yemeni Youth Perspective." Ohio University Honors Tutorial College / OhioLINK, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors1502125331858313.

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Claus, Laura. "From social enterprise to social movement : organizing for change in the Global South." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2018. https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/283242.

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This dissertation focuses on three different organizational approaches to introducing change in the Global South. In so doing, it explores how organizations can design and structure 'solutions' for deep-rooted social problems and support marginalized groups who lack voice to speak for themselves. Theoretically, I draw on institutional theory and social movement theory, and it is to these perspectives that my research seeks to contribute. Empirically, my work focuses on Tanzania, Indonesia and Nigeria. Studying how and why three different types of organizational forms - including a social enter

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Drakopoulou, Sarah L. "Religious influences on the Thatcherite enterprise culture." Thesis, University of Stirling, 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/2637.

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During the 1980s, the government of Great Britain, led by Margaret Thatcher, promoted a political and economic ideology known in the demotic as the Thatcherite Enterprise Culture. This set of beliefs and actions included an encouragement of hard work, thrift, self-responsibility, and self-employment, as well as legislating for the support of small firms, privatisation, free markets and a strong - but minimal - central state. Behind the Enterprise Culture lay a religious paradigm, explicitly called upon by its chief creators, including Margaret Thatcher. The thesis builds an ideal-type of the T

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Nobrega, Danda Gustavo Jose, and Roman Rafael Reyes. "Understanding Entrepreneurship in a Small Family Business : An approach according to the Family Enterprise Ecosystem Model." Thesis, Jönköping University, JIBS, Center for Family Enterprise and Ownership, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-928.

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<p>This study puts special attention on how family businesses can create a unique context for entrepreneurship through its internal resources and how they can create wealth across gen-erations. These internal resources are called “familiness” that is generated by the interaction of the family and individual family members with the business. In order for the family business to be transgenerational (to create wealth across generations), they must develop their familiness and the culture must encourage family firms to be constantly involved in entrepreneurial activities.</p><p>In this thesis, the

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Mahieu, Ron. "Agents of Change and Policies of Scale : A policy study of Entrepreneurship and Enterprise in Education." Doctoral thesis, Umeå : Umeå universitet : Institutionen för svenska och samhällsvetenskapliga ämnen, Umeå universitet [distributör], 2006. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-830.

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PAULA, LUIZ MAURICIO DE GARCIA. "CURRENT STRATEGIES ADOPTED BY ENTREPRENEURSHIP BUSINESS DERIVED FROM INCUBATORS: ANALYSIS OF ITS ENTERPRISE AND ENVIRONMENTAL ADEQUACY." PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO, 2005. http://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/Busca_etds.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=8004@1.

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O crescimento da atividade empreendedora no Brasil, associado à expansão das incubadoras de empresas, coloca em destaque a importância de se identificar os principais fatores estratégicos relacionados ao sucesso deste tipo de negócio. O sucesso de uma empresa não depende somente de bons produtos e serviços. Uma boa estratégia é fundamental, mas para isso é preciso saber como aplicá-la, inovando sempre. O único modo do empreendedor sobreviver, dada a concorrência que se forma, é construir competências únicas que diferenciem a organização emergente dos seus competidores, uma vez que conju

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Jankelowitz, Lauren. "An entrepreneurship-as-practice perspective on the development and growth of social enterprise in South Africa." Thesis, University of Pretoria, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/79763.

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Within the third sector, scarce resources make it difficult for social enterprises to survive financially, become more innovative and entrepreneurial, and generally grow and develop to scale. Although there is no agreement on the definition, the extant literature tends to frame social enterprise as critical for addressing challenging social problems. Social enterprise involves some degree of profit-making, while maintaining a strong focus on social mission. The latest literature points to social enterprise as an example of a hybrid organisational form that has the potential to act as a solutio

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Petersen, Tania. "Mentoring as a support intervention for the entrepreneurs of Peninsula Technikon's Technology Enterprise Centre." Thesis, Peninsula Technikon, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/1790.

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Thesis (MTech (Entrepreneurship))--Peninsula Technikon, Cape Town, 2002<br>By international standards South Africa's unemployment rate and poverty levels are extremely high. Currently the unemployment rate is approximately 30% (Business Day, 28 March 2002) or in the region of 40% if those who are not actively seeking work are included. Owing to the high unemployment rate, the informal sector has experienced a growth spurt. Unfortunately, due to a lack of entrepreneurial competencies, South Africa's start-up businesses also have a lower survival rate compared to their international counte

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Tuggle, Christopher Scott. "Attending to opportunity: an attention-based model of how boards of directors impact strategic entrepreneurship in established enterprise." Diss., Texas A&M University, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/1382.

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Using the attention-based view, this study is concerned with two levels of board of directors interaction relating to strategic entrepreneurship: (1) how individual board members may affect the attention of the entire board, and (2) how the board may affect the attention and resource allocation of the firm. Unique to prior literature, this study considers contextual factors at each level of interaction and views the board room communications through unprecedented access. Multiple regression and negative binomial regression analyses are used to test the theoretical hypotheses.

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MacDonald, Ann. "The impact of the B.C. enterprise development centres on local economic development." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/26871.

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The thesis identifies several characteristics intrinsic to a process of local economic development. Intended as a proactive and endogenous process, local economic development seeks to reduce a region's reliance on exported primary resources and external economies. Strategies intended to encourage the process frequently address two factors: how capital leakages can be decreased and how the value of exports can be increased. The thesis addresses two variables in local economic development. One is the role of entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurial ventures facilitate new technologies and services, p

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Hazenberg, Richard. "Work integration social enterprise : a NEET idea." Thesis, University of Northampton, 2012. http://nectar.northampton.ac.uk/4965/.

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The on-going global economic difficulties and the subsequent increases in unemployment have led the UK government to look at innovative ways of reintegrating unemployed people back into work. Nowhere is this more critical than in the area of youth unemployment, which in the UK is steadily rising for young people aged 16-24 years who are not in employment, education or training (NEET). As part of this strategy work-integration social enterprises (WISEs) have become providers of employment enhancement programmes (EEPs) that aim to improve the employability of NEETs, in part due to the 'added val

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de, Magdalene Persephone. "Capitalism with a conscience? : a feminist-informed exploration of social enterprise and social entrepreneurship in the UK." Thesis, University of East Anglia, 2014. https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/68622/.

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The academic literature has long noted the position of social entrepreneurship as an under-researched phenomenon. To contribute to the field of gender and social entrepreneurship effectively, this study approached social entrepreneurship as a process enacted within a wider social context which, like gender, was considered to be socially constructed. Whilst gender roles and the gendered division of labour have the potential to significantly, and negatively impact upon social entrepreneurial individuals, the practice of social entrepreneurship, and the development of social enterprise policy, th

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Lang, Frans, and Sarah Wendel. "“The future belongs to social entrepreneurs” : An exploratory study of Swedish social entrepreneurship." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för marknadsföring (MF), 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-96443.

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This thesis aims to examine the internationalization of Swedish social entrepreneurs, with the purpose to acquire a more profound understanding of how social entrepreneurial supporting institutions influence their discovery of international opportunities, as well as their exploitation of the identified opportunities. The study is conducted with qualitative methodology and was conducted by examining the concept of Swedish social entrepreneurship carried out in an international context.

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RAHMANI, QASTHARIN ANNISA. "Understanding the Business Model ofSocial Enterprise : A Case Study of Indonesia Mengajar." Thesis, KTH, Entreprenörskap och Innovation, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-159017.

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There has been an unexpected wave of growth in social entrepreneurship globally (Bornstein, 2004). This growth is followed by the number of research in the field. Academic research has been mainly focused on defining what it is, what it does and does not have in common with commercial entrepreneurial activity (Nicholls, 2006). Thus, there has not been many studies related to the business model of social enterprise. Osterwalder & Pigneur (2010) believes that every organization has a business model, regardless the word ‘business’ not used as descriptor. This description includes social enter

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Preedy, Sarah. "An examination of students' entrepreneurial learning through extracurricular enterprise activities." Thesis, University of Plymouth, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/10754.

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Extracurricular enterprise activities have steadily increased over the past decade within universities (Rae et al., 2012), as has the domain of entrepreneurial learning research (Wang and Chugh, 2014) yet limited empirical research examines links between the two phenomena. This thesis connects educational theory, entrepreneurial learning theory and entrepreneurial education research to examine the role that extracurricular enterprise activities may have within the entrepreneurial learning processes of students at United Kingdom Higher Education Institutions. Utilising a social constructionist

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