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CARRARA, VIRGINIA ALVES. "SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR`S RESPONSIBILITY: SOCIAL INTERVENTION AND CONFLICT." PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO, 2010. http://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/Busca_etds.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=16545@1.
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PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO<br>O presente trabalho estuda a atuação social dos empresários, comumente
denominada de responsabilidade social empresarial - RSE -, a partir do
pressuposto de que esta intervenção social, antes de ser uma novidade na atuação
dos empresários, conta com uma longa trajetória que remonta aos primórdios do
desenvolvimento industrial no país. Nesta trajetória, foram estruturados diferentes
modelos de intervenção que aqui são identificados como controle, incorporação
e gerenciamento do social. Cada um deles expressa tanto o enfrentamento da
relação capital x trabalho como a busca de legitimação do processo de
acumulação, ao nível interno de sua força produtiva, como externamente
envolvendo em escalas crescentes o conjunto da sociedade. A pesquisa foi
estruturada em duas grandes frentes de investigação: uma primeira de perfil
documental e bibliográfico buscou reconstituir a trajetória sócio-histórica da
atuação social dos empresários. A segunda voltou-se para a compreensão de suas
formas de ação frente às novas determinações do capitalismo contemporâneo.
Ainda que, analisando processos mais amplos, este estudo focaliza uma empresa
hoje multinacional, com marcante atuação no âmbito da RSE, cuja evolução
produtiva percorreu os diferentes modelos de intervenção social aqui identificado.
Considerando nossa hipótese de que um dos elementos fundamentais da RSE é
estruturar, também, uma contraface à emergência de conflitos internos e externos
aos interesses do capital, o estudo pautou-se pela identificação da manifestação
contraditória entre intervenção e conflito social. Foi utilizado instrumental
disponível pelas mídias digitais (internet, sites institucionais e outros endereços
eletrônicos) com ênfase no YouTube, considerando-o como um modo de
comunicação áudio-visual que dá visibilidade aos interesses e condições de vida
de grupos sociais e sistemas ambientais atingidos (e prejudicados) pelo avanço da
produção generalizada de mercadorias.<br>The present thesis studies entrepreneurs social responsibility from the
standpoint that their social intervention, instead of being a novelty, is anchored in
a long tradition that stretches back to the beginnings of Brazil s industrial
development. The different models of intervention developed in this tradition are
here identified as incorporation and management control of the social
question. Each model expresses the way capital-work relation was coped and the
search for legitimacy of the accumulation process at the internal level of its
productive force, on the one hand, and at the external level envolving increasingly
all society, on the other hand. The reseach was lead in two major fronts: firstly, a
documentary and litterary investigation sought to reconstruct the socio-historical
path of the social actions of entrepreneurs. Secondly, it turned to the
understanding of their forms of action in the face of new determinations of
contemporary capitalism. While analyzing broader processes, this study focuses
on a Brazilian multinational company which has today significant activity in the
evolution of CSR, and whose history toured the different models of social
intervention identified here. Considering our hypothesis that one of the basic
structure of CSR is also to oppose the emergence of internal and external conflicts
concerning the interests of capital, the study was guided by the identification of
the outbreak contradiction between intervention and social conflict. Sources
included many digital media available in internet, corporate websites and other email
addresses, with emphasis on YouTube, considered as a way of audio-visual
communication that has been giving visibility to the interests and living
conditions of social groups and environmental systems affected and affected by
the advance of generalized commodity production.
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Johansson, Linda, and Annie Hult. "Den kvinnliga entreprenören : En kvantitativ innehållsanalys av Mincs sociala medier." Thesis, Malmö universitet, Malmö högskola, Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-42527.
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I denna studie studerar vi hur kvinnor som är entreprenörer gestaltas på Minc Startup House sociala medier, mer specifikt deras LinkedIn, Facebook och Instagram. En kvantitativ innehållsanalys har gjorts på inlägg som publicerats under ett års tid. Vi har studerat resultatet med hjälp av teorin om sociala konstruktioner som huvudteori. Till denna har vi sedan applicerat representationsteori, samt ett feministiskt perspektiv med inriktning av könskonstruktivism och intersektionalitet. Vi kan konstatera att Minc genom sin kommunikation gestaltar män och kvinnor som är entreprenörer olika. I kommunikation riktad till kvinnor appliceras kvinnliga stereotyper och benämningen kvinnlig entreprenör används ofta. Inga stereotyper av manlighet förekommer och orden man och manlig används endast i ett sammanhang, vilket har ett negativt syfte. Studiens resultat visar även att entreprenörer som inte har ett nordeuropeisk utseende är representerade i låg utsträckning. Detta gäller även för personer som är i åldern 50 år och uppåt.<br>In this thesis we are studying how women entrepreneurs are portrayed in Minc Startup House’s social media, more specifically their LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram. A quantitative content analysis has been made on posts from a one-year time period. We have analysed the results with the help of the theory of social constructions as main theory. We have then applied the theory of representation, and a feministic perspective, more specifically the theory of constructions of gender and intersectionality. We have come to the conclusion that Minc through their communication are portraying women and men entrepreneurs differently. In communication created to reach women, female stereotypes are used, and the term female entrepreneur is often used. No male stereotypes are used, and the words man and male only occur in one context, which has a negative purpose. The results in the thesis also show how entrepreneurs without a north European appearance are represented to a low extent. This also regards people who appear to be in the age of 50 and above.
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BAROUMAS, VAN HAL WILLIAM, and CHRISTINE LINDGREN. "I solen finns det plats för alla : En studie om entreprenörer som etablerar affärsverksamheter på marknaders med hög konkurrens." Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Institutionen Handels- och IT-högskolan, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-20509.
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Företagande och entreprenörskap har under 2000-talet fått allt större genomslagskraft isamhällsdebatterna och antalet nystartade företag inom tjänstesektorn har ökat markant. Denökade globaliseringen har bidragit till att fler aktörer väljer att etablera sina verksamheter påinternationella marknader och bidrar därigenom till en ökad konkurrens.Syftet med uppsatsen är att ur ett företagsekonomiskt perspektiv. Utifrån ämnenaentreprenörskap och entreprenöriellt agerande har vi undersökt bakomliggande motiv tillvarför entreprenörer väljer att etablera affärsverksamheter på marknader med hög konkurrens.För att besvara vår forskningsfråga, varför väljer man att starta affärsverksamheter på enmarknad med hög konkurrens, har vi utgått ifrån en kvalitativ ansats och använt oss av trefallföretag i form av språkskolor i Alicante, Spanien. Vi har intervjuat de entreprenörer somhar varit med och grundat språkskolorna samt genomfört observationer på entreprenörernabakom en av skolorna. Vidare har vi studerat relevant litteratur och forskningsartiklar inomämnet för att skapa oss en större kunskap och förståelse för studieämnet.Vi kan av studien dra slutsatser att entreprenörerna på fallföretagen inte upplevde den högakonkurrensen som ett hot. Den sågs snarare som någonting positivt och nyttig för marknadensom helhet. Något som utmärkte entreprenörerna i studien var att de angav destinationen somen stark drivkraft. De tog även upp behovet av självstyre som ett starkt motiv till att startaaffärsverksamhet.
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Katsimente, Artemis, and Ida-Maja Eldås. "How do Social Media Entrepreneurs Monetize YouTube?" Thesis, Jönköping University, Internationella Handelshögskolan, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-48992.
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Background: Regarding previous literature, there has been much focus on Social Media in recent years. Researchers have elaborated on how social media platforms are tools for big companies or SMEs in terms of marketing and networking. Moreover, research shows how individuals can use social media as an entrepreneurial platform. The monetary success of individuals on online platforms has created a new generation of entrepreneurs. The possibility of monetization on social media is available to anyone, from which different strategies to reach monetization have emerged. Problem: There is substantial knowledge on how firms use social media as a tool, and research that supports the claim that entrepreneurs can achieve monetary gains of social media. Although related research exists, how social media entrepreneurs monetize digital platforms and the different means to do so has not been documented enough. Purpose: This paper aims to add knowledge and make clear that social media is not only a tool for companies, but that the monetizing features of social media are not as clear as the marketing and networking aspects. Thus, the research question “how do social media entrepreneurs monetize YouTube” was created. Method: A qualitative multiple-case study with direct-observations on social media platforms was desired, but it was limited to the platform YouTube, where eight channels, which are divided into movie review and makeup review content, were observed. The findings are interpreted with the existing knowledge the literature offers. Result: The monetization strategies a social media entrepreneur can apply through YouTube are advertisement, affiliate codes/links, collaborations, merchandise, crowdfunding, PR and, sponsorships. The subscriber relationship clarifies the different strategies of reaching monetization. Two types of strategies emerge from the data: the career-oriented and audience-oriented framework.
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Iqbal, Mehree. "Who Wants to be a Social Entrepreneur? Modelling Antecedents that Matter in Social Entrepreneurial Intention." Thesis, Curtin University, 2022. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/88667.
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This thesis demonstrates the integration of the three pillars of institutions framework and the Mair Noboa model (MNM) in determining social entrepreneurial intention (SEI). Also, this study considers the interrelationships between the antecedents of MNM and its influence on SEI. A survey was employed to collect data in 2019 from Bangladeshi university students. The SEM-based results of this study advance the existing knowledge on SEI through the novel lens of both institutional- and individual-level antecedents.
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Roser, Parmentier Paméla. "De l'idée au projet : les parcours des créateurs d'entreprise jeunes et seniors." Thesis, Paris 8, 2015. http://www.theses.fr/2015PA080039/document.
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Cette thèse porte sur les créateurs d’entreprise, jeunes et seniors, qui à un moment donné de leur carrière professionnelle, ont effectué un changement de parcours au cours duquel ils ont décidé de construire et de développer leur entreprise. Cette étude nous apprend que "monter sa boite" ne relève pas du coup de tête, mais fait l’objet d’un processus réfléchi et réaliste, processus risqué qui est analysé ici comme une action autant sociale qu’individuelle, et comme le fruit d’un cheminement personnel, cheminement allant jusqu’à la transformation et au repositionnement identitaire. Nous montrons que, contrairement à ce que l’on pourrait penser, il ne s’agit pas d’une activité individuelle. Si elle est pour une part solitaire, l’action des entrepreneurs se construit en lien et souvent en coopération tant avec des institutionnels qu’avec des réseaux plus informels. Des entretiens avec les institutionnels, une observation participante dans une formation ont permis de mettre en évidence le contenu des accompagnements sociaux institutionnalisés. Les entretiens avec les créateurs montrent l’apport différencié des réseaux sociaux, ceux des liens forts et ceux des liens faibles. Dans cette thèse, nous analysons le cheminement de l’idée originelle de l’individu jusqu'à l’élaboration du projet puis sa mise en place. De l’idée initiale, au projet abouti, il existe un certain nombre d’étapes qui sont nécessaires et importantes, demandant au porteur du projet une adaptabilité et une capacité de changement. Le porteur de projet en passant par ces différentes étapes sera confronté à des phases de doutes générant des remises en question. Il s’agit de comprendre comment les futurs entrepreneurs se projettent dans leur nouveau statut, évaluent ce "challenge" professionnel. Habiter ce nouveau statut, passer du monde salarial au monde patronal, leur demande une véritable réflexion sur l’orientation de la carrière et une prise de conscience des risques familiaux, financiers et identitaires. La thèse explicite des configurations de trajectoires professionnelles, leur articulation à la vie familiale et sociale. Elle met en évidence les différences de parcours mais aussi de sens que la création d’entreprise revêt selon l’âge. Les séniors et les jeunes ne sont pas non plus armés de la même manière. Ainsi les savoirs d’expérience et de formation s’articulent différemment selon les parcours. Ce choix, cette mise en action constitue pour eux une "seconde carrière". Les manières de construire et de mener les projets révèlent également des différences selon le genre<br>This doctoral thesis deals with young and over-fifties business creators who, at a time during their professionnal career have decided of a change so as to start and develop their own business.This research tells us that "starting up one's own place" is far from being a whim, but it is the result of a realistic and thoughtful project ; a risked process which is seen here both as a social and personal action and as the result of a personal development. This development is going up to a personal change and to an identity repositioning. We prove that, the process is not the result of an individual activity only. Of course, it's partly an individual action, but this action is also built in link and in cooperation with both institutions and more informal networks. Conversations with institutions as well as participating observations in a training period have revealed the contents of the institutionalized social supports. Conversations with the creators show the different contributions of the social networks, those with strong links and those with weak links. In this thesis, we analize the progress from the original idea in the individual's mind until the elaboration of the project and finally to its ' setting up'. From the initial idea to the accomplished project, there is a number of stages which are both necessary and important; as a consequence, the leader of the project must be able to adapt and to have a change capacity. Getting through these various stages, the leader of the project will have to face periods of doubt generating questionings.It's a question of understanding how the future entrepreneurs fall in the new statute and estimate this professional chalenge. Living this new statute and passing from the wage world to the employers' world, asks them a real thought on the orientation of their career as well as the awareness of the family, financial and identical risks. The thesis explains configurations of careers and their link with social and family life. It reveals the differences of careers and of sense that the new business involves according to the age. The over-fifties and the young people are differently equipped. Thus, the experience and training knowledge link differently according to the careers. This choice, the action constitute "a second career" for them. The way the projects are built and led also reveals differences according to the gender
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Wallmon, Monika. "A Manifesto for Anarchist Entrepreneurship : Provocative Demands for Change and the Entrepreneur." Doctoral thesis, Uppsala universitet, Företagsekonomiska institutionen, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-224086.
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This manifesto takes a broad and critical approach to entrepreneurial research. The author consciously uses a provocative way of arguing for the importance of challenging received academic wisdom about entrepreneurship. It is a manifesto that spells out why we should question the idea that entrepreneurship research is neutral. It is the academic's privilege to ask questions; hence the appeal here to critical theory, familiar from other traditions than business management, and a useful corrective when considering the dominant and hegemonic perspectives in entrepreneurship research. The manifesto presents entrepreneurship as something that goes far beyond market-oriented business to an enterprising spirit that could keep society self-reflecting and self-critical by questioning what it takes for granted; mobilizing the entrepreneurial energies of those who voluntarily marginalize themselves–individuals and groups who are not afraid to stand out, channeling their self-confidence to defend values that contrast the dominant ones. They are to be found among performance artists practising social art, "extreme" entrepreneurs, and creative anarchists who take society itself as their target when trying to instigate change. When the entrepreneurial focus is not the market per se, but rather the social norms and values in which economic activity is embedded, the entrepreneur's task becomes to challenge whatever is taken for granted–an incitement that is as much social as economic. Thus, the entrepreneur as a provocateur takes on the most established institutions, her only guiding principle being to question whatever principles that society unthinkingly espouses, whatever is taken for granted. Unlike market entrepreneurs, who appreciate institutions since they provide an otherwise unknowable environment with basic "rules of the game", provocative entrepreneurs question even the most formal, long-standing institutions. Their motivation is a generic obstinacy, and their vision is to be recognized for making people aware–and for their actions, even as they rub saltpetre in society's wounds. Entrepreneurship in the form it is presented in this manifesto asks the awkward question or presents the uncomfortable truth, forcing all to take a long hard look at themselves in a cold, self-critical light. The essays here cover a variety of forms of anarchist entrepreneurship–all with a strong driving spirit. The manifesto aims to stimulate entrepreneurs and researchers, as well as politicians and citizens, to engage, to initiate, and to act, all in the name of the society.
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Dietrich, Frauke, and Annemiek Rian Kooi. "Corporate Social Responsibility in the Fashion Industry : Challenges for Swedish Entrepreneurs." Thesis, Internationella Handelshögskolan, Högskolan i Jönköping, IHH, Företagsekonomi, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-26691.
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Plaatjie, Lamlela. "Social entrepreneurs’ perceptions on the contribution of networking toward organizational sustainability of social enterprises in Cape Town, South Africa." University of the Western Cape, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/6959.
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Magister Artium (Development Studies) - MA(DVS)<br>The main aim of this study was to make contributions to the body of literature on social enterprises, and more specifically in an African context. The nascent nature of social enterprises as an organisational structure is one of the reasons that the body of research and literature is not as expansive as other more established research fields. Social enterprises differ from traditional commercial enterprises in that they bridge the gap between commercial growth, and social and economic development goals. For the purpose of this study, social enterprises refer to any business that pursues commercial activity to address a social problem. They are becoming more noticeable as a driver of sustainable job creation, service delivery, social development and economic growth. Ensuring their sustainability is expected to have positive economic consequences, which is why studying social enterprise sustainability is important and even more so for developing countries.
Qualitative methodology was used to collect data. Purposive sampling was employed to select the sample that was included in the case study in Cape Town. In-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted to gather information. The data was analysed using content thematic analysis to explore and interpret the meaning of the participants’ views and experiences. A networking approach of the social capital theory was used as the theoretical framework that provided a guide on the discussion of the findings. For the purpose of this study, social capital was defined as the resources embedded in networks. The findings indicated that the social entrepreneurs’ did not consider networking as the sole contributing factor to social enterprise sustainability, but rather the contribution of multidimensional factors. The resources embedded in networks that were considered valuable were: 1. Information and innovation, 2. Credibility, 3. Mentorship and advice, and 4. Support. The participants also gave their opinions on policies that would create favourable conditions for sustainable social enterprises i.e. information accessibility, public-private partnerships, and education and training. This study makes contributions to literature in an African context and to social enterprise practice.
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Levinsohn, Duncan S. "No entrepreneur is an island : An exploration of social entrepreneurial learning in accelerators." Doctoral thesis, Internationella Handelshögskolan, Högskolan i Jönköping, IHH, Företagsekonomi, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-26687.
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This dissertation explores the learning of social entrepreneurs in accelerators. Building on Jarvis’ (2010) existential theory of learning, it conceptualises entrepreneurial learning as a process in which purposeful individuals encounter and transform experiences of disjuncture. These experiences are embedded in both human and material contexts. Learning processes and outcomes are portrayed as phenomena that are influenced by social entrepreneurs’ interaction with these environments. Accelerators are depicted as non-formal contexts of learning, of relatively short duration – in which the structure and content of education is progressively adapted to the requirements of the individual. This study represents one of the first attempts to open the ‘black box’ of social entrepreneurial learning in accelerators. The process and outcomes of learning are investigated by means of a longitudinal case study involving twenty-four social entrepreneurs and three accelerators run by the same organisation. Information about learning was gathered using narrative and ethnographic techniques, and analysed drawing on an abductive methodology. An in-depth study of the learning experiences of four social entrepreneurs is made and a typology of social entrepreneurs is developed. The typology integrates experience-oriented factors with social entrepreneurs’ degree of embeddedness in the context addressed by their product or service. These factors combine with venture stage and the intentions of the entrepreneur, to influence the learning process – and the outcomes associated with learning. Seven principal outcomes of learning in accelerators are noted and the learning of social entrepreneurs is linked to a ‘sideways’ move from a project-based charity orientation, to a more sustainable emphasis on hybridity. Furthermore, learning in accelerators is found to be more a product of co-creation than of effective programme design. The characteristics and dynamics of the accelerator cohort are found to have a significant impact on learning, with heterogeneity in terms of industry a key stimulus. In contrast, learning is enhanced when accelerator participants are at a similar stage of venture development. This dissertation develops a model of the learning process in accelerators, emphasising the influence of entrepreneurs’ backgrounds and intentions. Ten educator roles in accelerators are identified and it is found that these functions may be filled by more than one of the three main categories of educator in accelerators (i.e.: managers, mentors and coaches). Opportunities for learning are created by the interaction of accelerator participants with both human actors and material objects. The term “splace” is used to refer to these ‘areas of opportunity’ – which allow entrepreneurs to engage in learning through reflection, dialogue, action or community – or by combinations of these four orientations.
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Simon, Wurth. "Becoming an entrepreneur through social media on the example of self-employed companies." Thesis, Högskolan i Halmstad, Akademin för ekonomi, teknik och naturvetenskap, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-34666.
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Nogueira, Júnior Milton Marinho. "Responsabilidade Social Corporativa e Representação Social do Empresário Goiano." Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás, 2007. http://tede2.pucgoias.edu.br:8080/handle/tede/4089.
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Previous issue date: 2007-10-29<br>The Brazilian business class assumes historical importance in the Brazilian economic
and social development, for its transforming role of contexts from the constitution of
companies, as well as the generation of employment and income. In the midst of the
whirlwind of radical changes brought about by globalization, entrepreneurs have been
increasingly called upon to participate in social democratization processes, in order to
enhance the exercise of citizenship with a view to reducing poverty, inequalities and
social exclusion. The present study had as objective to know the social representation of
the businessman in the scenario of globalization, seeking to identify the importance
granted to social development items that support the policies of corporate social
responsibility. From the Theory of Social Representations (Moscovici, 1978),
instruments of analysis were applied to 103 (one hundred and three) businessmen from
the city of Goiânia and surrounding areas, extracted from an occasional sample of the
representative base of the Goiás economy (small and midsize). The results allow us to
infer that the business class has been much closer to the ideals of profit and profitability
that mark its economic management than an advance in corporate social responsibility
policies, which only marginalize the peripheral environment of representational content
of the entrepreneur.<br>A classe empresarial brasileira assume importância histórica no desenvolvimento
econômica e social brasileiro, pelo seu papel transformador de contextos a partir da
constituição de empresas, bem como pela geração de emprego e renda. Em meio ao
turbilhão de mudanças radicais ocasionadas pela globalização, os empresários têm sido
cada vez mais chamados a participar dos processos de democratização social, de modo a
potencializar o exercício da cidadania com vistas a promover a diminuição da pobreza,
desigualdades e exclusões sociais. O presente estudo teve como objetivo conhecer a
representação social do empresário goiano no cenário da globalização, buscando
identificar a importância concedida a itens de desenvolvimento social que amparam as
políticas de responsabilidade social corporativa. A partir da Teoria das Representações
Sociais (Moscovici, 1978), foram aplicados instrumentos de análise junto a 103 (cento e
três) empresários da cidade de Goiânia e circunvizinhos, extraídos de uma amostra
ocasional da base representativa da economia goiana (empresas de pequeno e médio
porte). Os resultados nos permitem inferir que a classe empresarial apresentou-se muito
mais próxima dos ideais de lucro e rentabilidade que marcam sua gestão econômica do
que propriamente um avanço no que compete às políticas de responsabilidade social
corporativa, que apenas margeiam o ambiente periférico do conteúdo representacional
do empresário.
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Larsson, Ellen, and Anneli Birgersson. "Entrepreneurs' Networking Activities : A qualitative study of how entrepreneurs utilize the network they are operating within." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Handelshögskolan vid Umeå universitet, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-37077.
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Carvalho, Juliana Dias. "Dualidade financeira e social das empresas sociais." Master's thesis, Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/19262.
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Mestrado em Gestão e Estratégia Industrial<br>No final do século passado, o fenómeno designado empreendedorismo social começou a ganhar importância no mundo académico e no mundo empresarial.
Apesar de ser um tema que está na ?moda?, a literatura existente contempla algumas lacunas. Com este estudo pretende-se compreender quais os fatores mais importantes para a sustentabilidade financeira e social das empresas sociais, ou seja, como é que conseguem gerir a dualidade de criar impacto social e financeiro.
Após uma comparação entre a literatura e os resultados obtidos no estudo de quatro casos reais portugueses, foi possível elaborar cinco proposições: (1) as empresas sociais têm dificuldade em obter investimento na fase de arranque, o que implica que o investimento será na sua maioria feito pelo empreendedor social ou pela sua base pessoal de relações; (2) as empresas sociais devem procurar equilíbrio entre o objetivo social e o financeiro. Sendo que o objetivo social só é possível ser atingido quando a empresa tem objetivos financeiros; (3) tal como acontece em empresas tradicionais, a inovação é um fator de diferenciação e de sucesso nas empresas sociais; (4) o empreendedor social com algum tipo de experiência passada em empreendedorismo, é mais recetivo à necessidade financeira da empresa; (5) os fatores mais importantes para o sucesso das empresas sociais são: aceitação do conceito por parte do público, clientes conscientes da atividade da organização, perfil empreendedor do fundador, práticas de planeamento, investimento em inovação, membros da organização motivados, troca de conhecimentos entre os membros da organização e socialização entre os membros da organização.<br>Social entrepreneurship has become one of the mainstream discussions of this century. In fact, it grew a lot amongst academics, nowadays one can find plenty of documents scrutinizing this phenomenon as well as specialized courses on academic institutions.
Due to be a recent theme its literature still presents some gaps, one of which is the social and financial balance. Hence the goal of this thesis is to explore and understand what?s important to reach social and financial sustainability within an institution.
After analysing the research results of four well established portuguese social enterprises and compare them against the literature it was possible to formulate five prepositions: (1) social enterprises struggle to obtain investment at an early age, which means that the majority of it comes from the entrepreneur itself or from his personal relationships; (2) social enterprises must find balance between the social goal and the financial one, thus the social goal can only be achieved when the organization has financial goals; (3) innovation is a key factor on both traditional enterprises and social enterprises; (4) when the social entrepreneur has a background on entrepreneurship it tends to be keened to the financial necessity of the organisation; (5) the key factors for a successful social enterprise are: openness from the targeted consumers, consumers being well aware of the activity of the organization, the founder having an entrepreneur profile, planning practices, investment on innovation, motivated workers inside the institution, knowledge sharing between co-workers and a good coworking environment in the institution.<br>info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
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Voegel, Jacob Andrew. "AN EXPLORATORY EXAMINATION OF THE ETHICAL DECISION MAKING PROCESS OF ENTREPRENEURS THROUGH THE THEORY OF PLANNED BEAHAVIOR LENS: A POLICY-CAPTURING APPROACH." OpenSIUC, 2016. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/dissertations/1232.
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Entrepreneurs face constraints that more mature organizations may not. These constraints cause unique pressures within entrepreneurship. Although ethics and entrepreneurship have individually received much attention in the academic literature, not enough research has investigated ethics within entrepreneurship. This study addresses the need of ethics research within entrepreneurship. Utilizing the theory of planned behavior, this research investigates the ethical decision making process of entrepreneurs. Not all ethical situations are created equally, and not all entrepreneurs are created equally. The ethical environment of any situation can be financially concerned or socially concerned. Likewise, entrepreneurs can be motivated by a private financial gain or a social impact. A multi-scenario approach known as policy-capturing is used to examine the relative importance entrepreneurs place on attitude, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control (PBC), and self-identity when faced with a financial and a social ethical decision. The findings suggest that the environment does affect the ethical decision making process as defined by the relative importance of the variables. Within each environment, personal demographic variables of entrepreneurs were also found to affect their ethical decision making process. Such variables included entrepreneurial orientation, gender, love of money, financial security, spirituality/religiosity, idealism, and relativism. By considering the effects of the ethical environment along with the demographics of the entrepreneur, potential investors may be able to more accurately gauge investment opportunities. Implications of the findings, limitations of the study, and future research areas are discussed.
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Abdu, Akrem, and Erik Johansson. "Social Entrepreneurship : A Case Study of SIFE Umeå University." Thesis, Umeå University, Umeå School of Business, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-30065.
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<p>Today the world faces a lot of societal challenges in the economical, social and environmental spheres that needs to be overcome. Global warming, poverty and increasing economic inequality are only some of these challenges. The public debate has been focused on finding solutions to them and one of these has been addressed as social entrepreneurship. This phenomenon is about the era of the new type of entrepreneurs – social entrepreneurs – that recognize these challenges as opportunities that can be exploited in a both profitable and sustainable manner. Social entrepreneurship has in this way emerged as an interesting phenomenon and a new area in the entrepreneurship research.</p><p> </p><p>This study examines the phenomenon of social entrepreneurship by scrutinizing the concept SIFE - Students In Free Enterprise. SIFE is a non-profit organization that claims to be actively engaged in working with social entrepreneurship. The general purpose of this study is to bring a deeper understanding of the social entrepreneurship phenomenon, by describing the particular purpose, the case of SIFE Umeå University as a social entrepreneurship model. Our study is a qualitative case study using semi-structured interviews. Six respondents have been interviewed from different levels of the organization - SIFE Umeå University - in order to reflect the entire organization. We have used a deductive approach by establishing a theoretical framework that guided the interviews and has been used in the analysis of the empirical data.</p><p> </p><p>The main conclusions in this study show that SIFE Umeå University’s work with social entrepreneurship is mainly about socioeconomic and personal development. Another conclusion is that cooperation with partners from different sectors of the society is an important fundament in their work with social entrepreneurship. Furthermore, SIFE Umeå University can be considered as hybrid of a voluntary organization and social enterprise since it includes similarities of both organizational forms. Moreover, the study shows that entrepreneurial skills play an important role in SIFE Umeå University’s work with social entrepreneurship. Finally, we can from this study draw the conclusion that SIFE Umeå University’s work with social entrepreneurship can be divided in six steps: Target group, Job/life training, Commercial enterprises, Personal development, Socioeconomic development, Partnership Network.</p>
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Barros, Izabel Cristina Ferraz. "Atitude empreendedora e competência social: uma análise com empreendedores individuais e sociais." Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, 2012. http://repositorio.ufsm.br/handle/1/4606.
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Entrepreneurship has been consolidated as one of the pillars to country
development, through generation of incomes and work to population. However,
entrepreneurship is not centered only on the business world. Nowadays a new
branch of entrepreneurship is emerging, known as social entrepreneurship, whose
main focus is social mission. Therefore, social competence must also be part of
entrepreneurs' profile, both individual and social entrepreneurs, so that they are able
to develop cooperative work relationships. This study is inserted in this context and it
aimed to identify the relation between entrepreneur attitude and social competence
according to the perception of individual and social entrepreneurs. Thus it was
conducted a descriptive research with a quantitative approach. The population
researched consisted of 136 managers who are members of Santa Maria Young
Entrepreneurs Association and 36 managers of social organizations registered at the
Social Organização Parceiros Voluntários , to whom a questionnaire was applied,
which was developed with basis on the model proposed by Lopez Junior and Souza
in 2005, named Measurement Instrument of Entrepreneur Attitude (IMAE). The
second model consisted of questions related to social competence defined by Baron
and Shane (2007). Statistic descriptive analyses were done such as distribution of
frequencies, Correlation of Pearson and the Mann Whitney's Non-Parametric Test.
The results led to family influence as the main reason for entrepreneur activity choice
among individual entrepreneurs, and living with another entrepreneur as the second
reason, while to social entrepreneurs the main reasons were necessity of helping
needy people/communities and living with other entrepreneur. The analyses referring
to Correlation of Pearson indicated positive correlations among all the dimensions of
entrepreneur attitude, and social competence as well. Comparing the two groups
studied through Mann-Whitney's Test, the results led to the existence of a significant
difference between individual and social entrepreneurs regarding the social
dimension. The other dimensions showed statistically no significant results to the two
groups, and the social competence as well.<br>O empreendedorismo vem se consolidando como um dos pilares para o
desenvolvimento do país, por meio da geração de renda e empregos para a
população. No entanto, o empreendedorismo não está centrado somente no mundo
dos negócios. No contexto atual emerge uma nova vertente de empreendedorismo,
conhecida como empreendedorismo social, cujo foco principal é a missão social.
Dessa forma, a competência social também deve fazer parte do perfil dos
empreendedores, tanto individuais quanto sociais para que possam desenvolver
relacionamentos cooperativos de trabalho. Inserido neste contexto, o presente
estudo teve o propósito de identificar a relação entre a atitude empreendedora e a
competência social na percepção de empreendedores individuais e sociais. Para
tanto foi realizada uma pesquisa de caráter descritivo com uma abordagem
quantitativa. A população foi composta por 136 gestores de empresas associados na
Associação de Jovens Empreendedores Santa Maria e 36 gestores das
organizações sociais cadastradas na Organização Parceiros Voluntários, aos quais
foi aplicado um questionário estruturado a partir do modelo proposto por Lopez
Junior e Souza em 2005, denominado Instrumento de Mensuração da Atitude
Empreendedora (IMAE). O segundo modelo abordou questões relacionadas à
competência social definidas por Baron e Shane (2007). Foram realizadas análises
estatísticas descritivas como distribuição de freqüências, Correlação de Pearson e o
Teste não Paramétrico de Mann- Whitney. Os resultados apontaram que o principal
motivo para a escolha da atividade empreendedora entre os empreendedores
individuais foi a influência familiar e o segundo motivo foi a convivência com outro
empreendedor, enquanto que para os empreendedores sociais a necessidade de
ajudar comunidade/pessoas necessitadas e a convivência com outro empreendedor,
foram os principais motivos. As análises referentes a Correlação de Pearson
indicaram correlações positivas entre todas as dimensões da atitude
empreendedora, assim como para a competência social. Ao comparar os dois
grupos pesquisados por meio do Teste Mann- Whitney, os resultados apontaram a
existência de uma diferença significativa entre os empreendedores individuais e
sociais na dimensão social. As demais dimensões apresentaram resultados
estatisticamente não significativos para os dois grupos, bem como a competência
social.
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Jin, Meng. "Do Gendered Social Institutions and Resources Promote Women's Entrepreneurial Intentions? A Multi-Country Study." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/31725.
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Women’s entrepreneurship has garnered substantial research interest over the years. The majority of the previous research investigates nascent entrepreneurship rate, while fewer studies investigate entrepreneurial intentions. This study focuses on the relationship between women's entrepreneurial intentions and institutional and personal variables. This study uses data from Global Entrepreneurship Monitor and Social Institutions and Gender Index databases and covers 43 countries. Both factor analysis and linear regression methodologies are employed. The results show that if women possess higher levels of entrepreneurial skills, have lower levels of fear of failure, and greater social networks, they are more likely to have entrepreneurial intentions. However, the more women have access to land, bank loans, and property other than land, the less likely they desire to become entrepreneurs. Also, social services for women's careers and fair entrepreneurial opportunities for women do not have significant impacts on women's entrepreneurial intentions. The theoretical and empirical implications of the results are discussed.
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Ljunggren, Rebecca, and Elisabet Olin. "The Paradox of Duality and Marketing Strategy : A Study of Swedish Social Enterprises." Thesis, Högskolan i Jönköping, Internationella Handelshögskolan, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-21326.
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Background: Social entrepreneurship is a phenomenon gaining increased attention from academia and business society. Social enterprises have a duality of social change and business logic, which aims to reach a social mission while offering a commodity. For the commodity to benefit the social mission, multiple targets groups are needed. This deserves a well-planned marketing strategy, however social entrepreneurs have scarce resources to conduct marketing in the best possible way. For these reasons, there is a need for further investigating on social entrepreneurship and marketing. Purpose: This thesis aims to investigate how the duality in social enterprises coexists in marketing strategies. Additionally, we will address how and why social enterprises prioritize the duality in marketing strategies, and what consequences it carries. Method: A qualitative research approach has been chosen, consisting of a multiple case study of four Swedish social enterprises. Data was collected through in-depth interviews and an observation, and analyzed through a cross-case comparison. Conclusion: It can be concluded that duality coexist and is obvious in a social enterprise setting. A social enterprise’s marketing strategy has to balance the duality, since business logic is essential to achieve social change. Values reflect how the duality is prioritized in marketing strategies. Marketing the duality is done with different purposes; awareness creation and promotion. If marketing is done with transparency and clearness, a social enterprise can be financially stable and enhance their social good, which can positively affect all stakeholders.
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Shaikh, Nida. "Role os Strong and Weak Ties : Entrepreneur’s Social Network." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Projekt, innovationer och entreprenörskap, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-141057.
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The role of social networking has widely been embraced in an entrepreneurial context due to its nature of providing easy access to information, support and other complementary resources needed for the creation and development of entrepreneurial venture (Omta et al., 2001; Johannisson,1990 cited in Song et al., 2017). The entrepreneurs’ network is affiliated with the study of social relations that can influence the creation and development of new business by shedding light on the functionality of social ties in the diffusion of resources that are vital for the establishment of firms (Greve, 1995). Therefore, studying the field of entrepreneurship in the context of social network can offer a fruitful perspective on entrepreneurship (Greve, 1995).Despite the vast and diverse research in the field of networking and entrepreneurship, there are still some gaps concerning what is actually going on in a network and the understanding about network operation, their nature and role in influencing business performance still limited to fairly broader and theoretical perspective (Jack, 2005). So, in line with these views, the purpose of this study is to explore and enhance the understanding of the networking in an entrepreneurial context by shedding light on the role of strong and weak social ties. The foundation of this study relies on Granovetter’s (1973, 1985) strong and weak tie hypothesis and Jack (2005) work, that by highlighting the characteristics, formation, and outcome of strong and weak social relationships contribute to building the concept of entrepreneur’s social network.A multiple case study of five entrepreneurs, operating their networks and businesses in Linköping, Sweden, has been conducted to achieve the purpose of this study. This research work uses a qualitative approach and is based on the semi-structured interviews, which allows a deeper insight into the studied area through analysis of multiple cases.The result of this study indicates that both the strong and weak social ties, in which an entrepreneur is bonded, are used to a varying level in terms of information flow. Strong relationships, that relies on frequent interaction, hold great importance in providing quality information as compared to weak relationships but simultaneously accountable for providing information that is useless and not up-to date. On, the other hand weak-ties contacts are dispersed in a social network and rarely interact with each other. But these weak connections are also important and play their role once get activated by entrepreneurs. Considering the information flow weaker relationships also occurred to be useful however the relatively small size of the town can mean that similar information is repeated by several connections. Since, the aspect of individual knowledge and experience help in the formation of new relationships but the result of this study highlights that, a personal motivation and drive towards networking also plays a crucial role in the formation of both strong and weak ties.The study findings can benefit the researchers and the entrepreneurs in developing their knowledge about networking and role of social ties in providing access to information and resources necessary for the creation and the development of venture. However, the strong connections hold a dominant position concerning the information and the resource flow but weak connections are also crucial and provide support in areas that strong connections lack. Thus, the entrepreneur that keeps the balance between both his/her strong and weak connections can efficiently reap the benefit of social networking.
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Russell, Mercy Burton. "Psychotherapists Becoming Leadership Consultants: The Making of an Institutional Entrepreneur." ScholarWorks @ UVM, 2016. http://scholarworks.uvm.edu/graddis/584.
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ABSTRACT
Leadership consultants bring specialized knowledge into their clients'
organizations. Advisor leadership consultants (ALC) trained as psychotherapists
apply concepts from human behavior theories as advisors to business leaders. They
also bring service-oriented professional norms and values of objectivity, neutrality,
and lack of self-interest. Their business clients in the market sector operate
according to norms and values of pragmatism, financial self-interest, and advocacy.
In order to establish credibility in the organizational field of business clients,
leadership consultants must negotiate between these different value systems.
This study is a grounded theory inquiry using narrative analysis tools to
study how ALCs navigate across the boundaries of psychotherapy practice and
consultation in the corporate setting. How do they describe their practice choices as
well as the principles and theoretical framework underlying those choices? In-depth
interviews were conducted with a convenience sample of 10 leadership consultants
credentialed and experienced as psychotherapists. A snowball method of participant
recruitment from my social and professional network yielded a group of 10 ALCs
aged 50 to 86.
Each of these ALCs entered their careers with a predisposition for business
from their families. They each experienced significant loss in early life and followed
divergent educational and career pathways. They have built their leadership
consulting practices accepting business practices to gain access to clients while
incorporating important relationship principles. As institutional entrepreneurs, they
managed conflict with values in both the service and the marketplace sectors
through innovative therapy, consulting and business practices.
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Rodrigues, Daniela Filipa Correia de Freitas. "O impacto económico e social do microcrédito em Portugal, na perspetiva do microempresário." Master's thesis, Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/13572.
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Mestrado em Ciências Empresariais<br>Este estudo tem como objetivo avaliar o impacto económico e social do microcrédito nos seus beneficiários em Portugal, determinar o seu perfil, o perfil do negócio e empréstimo, e satisfação com o programa de microcrédito. Para tal foram enviados questionários a clientes do microcrédito, dos quais foi possível obter uma amostra de 26 microempresários. A análise dos dados incidiu em métodos de estatística descritiva, estatística multivariada, e estatística analítica. Os resultados indicam que o microcrédito contribuiu para o empowerment social dos microempresários estudados, originando melhorias, por exemplo, na sua autoestima, influência/respeito como cônjuge, família e sociedade.<br>This study intends to: examin the economical and social impact of microcredit on its beneficiaries in Portugal, determin the profile of these micro entrepreneurs, their business and loan, and access their satisfaction with the microcredit program. Surveys were sent to a population of microcredit clients, from which it was possible to obtain a sample of 26 micro entrepreneurs. The data analysis consists of descriptive, multivariate, and analytic statistics. The results suggest that microcredit contributed to the social empowerment of these micro entrepreneurs, improving their self-esteem, and their relationship with partners, family and local community.<br>info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
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Lagemann, Gerson Volney. "Redes sociais informais inter e intraorganizacionais com o desempenho de empresas incubadas." Escola de Administração da Universidade Federal da Bahia, 2012. http://repositorio.ufba.br/ri/handle/ri/17336.
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Lagemann, Gerson Volney.pdf: 3122863 bytes, checksum: a7480d949ece8acabb8fd3550bb96c04 (MD5)<br>O empreendedorismo tem sido amplamente incentivado no mundo e não é diferente no Brasil. Os universitários cada vez mais são informados sobre as possibilidades de abrir seu próprio negócio. São lançados em projetos, em grande número dos casos de base tecnológica, que envolvem inovação e incubação. Às incubadoras cabe aumentar a possibilidade de que após as empresas cumprirem seu estágio na incubação, tenham condições de competir e de se manter no mercado. Faz parte do perfil do empreendedor características tanto técnicas de como projetar e produzir o produto ou serviço, quanto comportamentais como, por exemplo, de líder e de agente formador de redes de relacionamento. Há pesquisas que associam continuidade e mortalidade de empresas a fatores de relacionamento. Este estudo foi desenvolvido em três etapas. A primeira, objetiva verificar nos processos de seleção e incubação, sob o ponto de vista do gestor de empresa incubada, a importância atribuída pela incubadora (real) e pelo próprio gestor (ideal) a um conjunto de critérios de seleção e práticas de gestão. É um estudo descritivo, de natureza quantitativa, realizado por meio de um survey eletrônico. A pesquisa nesta etapa envolveu treze incubadoras nos estados de SC, PR e RS, e setenta e duas empresas incubadas. Os resultados desta etapa demonstram que os gestores das empresas incubadas elencam como mais importantes critérios e práticas técnicas. A segunda etapa, parte de um estudo longitudinal multicaso. Foram selecionadas cinco empresas incubadas, em diferentes estágios de incubação, na Softville. Em três momentos, num intervalo de doze meses, foram aplicados questionários sociométricos aos integrantes das empresas, cujo objetivo era a elaboração e acompanhamento dos indicadores (tamanho, coesão, densidade e diversificação) de quatro redes: confiança, informação I (técnica), informação II (gestão) e informação III (outras empresas). Paralelamente, em cada momento de aplicação dos questionários sociométricos, foram também coletados os dados de desenvolvimento da empresa (tamanho da equipe, número de clientes e faturamento). A terceira etapa do estudo comparou os indicadores das redes com os indicadores de desempenho, buscando verificar a evolução dos indicadores de desempenho vis a vis os indicadores de rede. Os resultados da terceira etapa sugerem que as empresas incubadas na Softville com redes mais coesas e diversificadas apresentam melhores desempenhos. De forma geral, a pesquisa sugere que critérios de seleção de projetos para incubação e práticas de suporte às empresas incubadas devem privilegiar a formação de redes de relação, visto que essa prática contribui positivamente para o melhor desempenho das empresas. The entrepreneurship has been widely promoted in the world and is no different in Brazil. The university are increasingly informed about the possibilities of opening your own business. They are launched into projects, in most cases technology-based, involving innovation and incubation. To the Incubators apply to ensure that after the companies fulfill their internship fase, it are able to compete and stay on the market. It is part of the profile of the entrepreneur both technical and behavioral characteristics, eg, leadership trainer and agent networks facilitator. It is urgent that entrepreneurs and incubators give special attention to the formation of networks, since there is research linking business continuity and mortality to relationships factors. This study consists of three steps. The first step, aims to verify in the processes of selection and incubation, under the viewpoint of the manager incubated company, the importance attached by the incubator (real) and by the manager (ideally) a set of criteria and practices listed by the researcher. It is a descriptive study, quantitative, conducted through a email survey. The research involved in this step thirteen incubators in the states of SC, PR, RS, and seventy-two incubated companies. The results of this step show that when the managers of the incubated company think of the importance that the incubators and themselfes attributed to the selection criteria and to the practices of incubation, both list that the most important selection criteria and incubation practices are technical. The second step, is a longitudinal multicase study. Five incubated companies was selected at different stages of incubation in Softville. On three different moments, at an interval of twelve months, sociometric questionnaires were administered to the members of companies, whose goal was the development and monitoring of indicators (size, cohesion, density and diversity) of four networks: trust, information I (technical), information II (management) and information III (other companies). In addition, at each moment of sociometric questionnaires application, were also collected data about the company development (team size, number of customers and revenue). The third step of the study compared the networks indicators with the performance indicators, seeking to associate better performance with better network indicators. The results of the third step suggest that the Softville incubated companies with more cohesive and diverse networks have better performance. Overall the research suggests that criteria for selecting projects for incubation and practical support to incubated companies should focus on network formation, since this practice contributes positively to the improved performance of companies.
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Nchang, Obestine, and Tatjana Rudnik. ""Incubator and accelerator role in the social entrepreneurship process" : Swedish context." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Företagsekonomi, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-156355.
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The interest in social entrepreneurship is increasing in Europe in general and Sweden in particular. Because social entrepreneurs (SEs) and incubators share a common aim of enhancing development and improving the living conditions of the people, one would think that they tend to work together more closely than in case when incubators work with the conventional entrepreneurs (CEs). Incubator activities can influence the process of the SE. The purpose of this paper was to identify which activities, that they provide, can influence the SE’s growth. We were also interested in examining how those activities differ when working with the CEs. To fulfill this purpose, we developed the research question: What are the roles of incubators and accelerators in the entrepreneurial process of SE and how they differ from the roles played in the entrepreneurial process of CE? In order to answer the research question and fulfil the objectives of study in hand, we embraced interpretivist approach and qualitative method for data collection and analysis. 6 semi structured interviews are conducted with SEs that have experience in participating in incubator and accelerator programs, as well as two experts from the side of incubator and accelerator programs. It has been found that education, making contacts and facilitating meetings as well as the office space are the main roles of incubator and accelerator programs, which have as their goal to assist SEs. Moreover, it is found that not all of the roles are equally significant, nor that they are played out through all the phases of the entrepreneurial process. Stages of the entrepreneurial process are revised, and their content is found to be different in comparison with social entrepreneurship. We answer the second part of our research question by carrying out a comparative discussion based on the empirical findings on SEs and existing literature on CEs. We summaries these difference by the means of a table. Finally, we put together and connect roles of incubator and accelerator programs interested in scaling of SEs and the entrepreneurial process, where the model linking the roles through the entrepreneurial phases of SE is proposed. Hence, we conclude that our research question has been answered and research purpose fulfilled.
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Martinez, Naylia de Brito. "Social and entrepreneurial values profiles." reponame:Repositório Institucional do FGV, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10438/11508.
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Previous issue date: 2014-01-23<br>The person of the entrepreneur has intrigued academics for years. Consequently, numerous approaches have been applied to understand who the entrepreneur is, his personality and behaviors. The main schools debating about this topic are the psychological traits school and the processes or behaviors school. However, the academy still lacks an agreed upon definition of the individual triggering the entrepreneurial phenomenon. Consequently, in an attempt to clarify this issue, this research suggests a new approach for understanding the individual of the entrepreneur on the basis of Schwartz’s personal values. Hence the objective of this study is to understand the values profile of social and commercial entrepreneurs in order to determine their similarities which guide their common entrepreneurial behavior and their differences which generate their different entrepreneurial focus, one aiming at social and the other at private wealth. For this purpose, the shorter version of Schwartz’s Profile Values Questionnaire was administered to a sample of 44 social entrepreneurs and 71 commercial entrepreneurs. The first proposition of this study was that social and commercial entrepreneurs possess a value profile. The second was that this value profile was determined by the anxiety organizing principle with preponderance of the anxiety-free over the anxiety-based values. The third proposition was that commercial as well as social entrepreneurs attribute highest importance for the self-direction value. The fourth proposition was that social entrepreneurs give higher importance than commercial entrepreneurs for benevolence and universalism values because these values presume appreciation of others, preservation and enhancement of the welfare of 'in group' people as well as of any living being in general. The results of descriptive analyses and hypotheses testing point to the validation of all propositions except the last one. Nevertheless, although not statistically confirming the last proposition, a slight tendency of social entrepreneurs giving higher importance than commercial entrepreneurs for the selftranscendence values was identified. Consequently, other studies with larger and randomized samples should be conducted to better clarify this topic.<br>O empreendedor tem intrigado acadêmicos há anos. Portanto, inúmeras abordagens têm sido aplicadas para entender quem é o empreendedor, sua personalidade e comportamentos. As principais escolas de estudo sobre o tema são a escola de traços psicológicos e a escola de processos ou comportamentos. No entanto, a academia ainda carece de uma definição concreta do indivíduo responsável pelo fenômeno do empreendedorismo. Em uma tentativa de esclarecer essa questão esta pesquisa sugere uma nova abordagem para a compreensão da pessoa do empreendedor com base nos valores pessoais de Schwartz. O objetivo da tese é compreender o perfil de valores de empreendedores sociais e comerciais a fim de determinar as semelhanças e diferenças nas suas preferências de valores que orientam o comportamento empreendedor de ambos e o enfoque social de um e privado do outro. Para este fim a versão mais curta do Questionário de Perfil Valores de Schwartz foi aplicada a uma amostra de 44 empreendedores sociais e 71 comerciais. A primeira proposição da tese era que os empreendedores sociais e comerciais possuiriam um perfil de valores. A segunda era que este perfil de valores seria determinado pelo princípio organizador da ansiedade com preferência pelos valores 'livres de ansiedade' em decorrência das características empreendedoras que enfatizam busca pela auto-expansão, crescimento e promoção do alcance de metas. Dessa forma os valores mais importantes para ambos os tipos de empreendedores seriam auto-determinação, estimulação, hedonismo, universalismo e benevolência. A terceira proposição era que os empreendedores sociais e comerciais atribuiriam a mais alta importância ao valor auto-determinação. A quarta propunha que os empreendedores sociais dariam maior importância do que os comerciais para benevolência e universalismo visto que esses valores presumem apreciação pelos outros, preservação e valorização do bem-estar das pessoas mais próximas bem como de qualquer ser vivo em geral. Os resultados das análises descritivas e dos testes de hipóteses apontam para a validação de todas as proposições menos a última. No entanto, apesar da quarta proposição não haver sido estatisticamente comprovada, houve uma leve tendência dos empreendedores sociais darem maior importância do que os comerciais aos valores de auto-transcendência. Conseqüentemente, para maiores esclarecimentos sobre esse tópico, outros estudos com amostras maiores e randômicas devem ser realizadas.
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Lin, Jiebin, and 林洁彬. "An anthropological study of the relationship between a female entrepreneur and her family in Japan." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2008. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B41634172.
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Mattos, Guilherme. "Análise sobre a aprendizagem dos empreendedores sociais brasileiros : uma pesquisa à luz da Experiental Learning Theory." reponame:Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UFRGS, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10183/171362.
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Os empreendedores sociais são protagonistas na abordagem de problemas sociais no Brasil. Contudo, mesmo com esse destaque, pouco ainda se sabe sobre as particularidades desses profissionais. A aprendizagem desses indivíduos é um dos assuntos que carecem da atenção dos acadêmicos. Desse modo, uma das teorias que oportuniza análises a respeito da aprendizagem desses indivíduos é a Experiential Learning Theory (ELT) de Kolb (1984), que relata que a aprendizagem é o processo de criação de conhecimentos a partir da transformação das experiências do indivíduo. Um dos subprodutos da ELT é o conceito dos estilos de aprendizagem: traços pessoais que servem como indicadores de como os indivíduos percebem, interagem e respondem aos ambientes de aprendizagem. Para Alonso et al. (1997), existem quatro diferentes tipos de estilos de aprendizagem: o pragmático, o teórico, o ativo e o reflexivo. Assim, os autores elaboraram o instrumento Cuestionario Honey y Alonso sobre Estilos de Aprendizaje (CHAEA) para verificarem os estilos de aprendizagem dos indivíduos e realizarem análises relativas ao assunto. Dessa forma, a presente pesquisa se propôs a analisar a aprendizagem dos empreendedores sociais brasileiros à luz da Experiential Learning Theory, utilizando, para isso, o instrumento CHAEA. Primeiramente, os 90 empreendedores sociais brasileiros pesquisados tiveram seus estilos de aprendizagem verificados e os resultados foram analisados por meio de análises estatísticas univariadas e bivariadas. Assim, foi constatado que o estilo pragmático, o estilo teórico, o estilo ativo e o estilo reflexivo somam, respectivamente, 36,7%, 31,1%, 24,4%, e 7,8% da preferência geral dos pesquisados. Num segundo momento, particularidades e tendências relativas à aprendizagem desses indivíduos foram discutidas, e hipóteses foram produzidas. Essas hipóteses oferecem margem para o desenvolvimento de novos estudos relacionados ao tema. É indicado que as futuras pesquisas procurem trabalhar com amostras mais numerosas e com outros tipos de análises estatísticas. À parte das descobertas em relação à aprendizagem dos pesquisados e das hipóteses desenvolvidas, esta pesquisa também teve outro desdobramento relacionado ao estudo do empreendedorismo social no Brasil: o delineamento do perfil do empreendedor social brasileiro. Foi encontrado que esse indivíduo se caracteriza, majoritariamente, por ser identificado com o gênero masculino, ser jovem, declarar-se da raça ou cor branca, possuir alto grau de escolaridade e estar envolvido há pouco tempo com iniciativas sociais. O perfil constatado corrobora o perfil encontrado por outros autores e traz maior solidez para a discussão do tema. De forma geral, esta pesquisa colaborou para o avanço das pesquisas relativas ao empreendedorismo social e à aprendizagem experiencial no Brasil. Também foi viabilizada para os empreendedores sociais brasileiros participantes a oportunidade de verificarem seus estilos de aprendizagem e, assim, entenderem melhor suas próprias particularidades quanto à aprendizagem. Por último, destaca-se a contribuição para com instituições voltadas à educação, que por meio dos resultados desta pesquisa poderão aprimorar seus cursos direcionados aos empreendedores sociais.<br>Social entrepreneurs are central figures in addressing societal problems in Brazil. Nevertheless, despite the spotlights being pointed on these individuals, little is known about their particularities. Their learning process, for instance, is a subject lacking academic research. Therefore, one way to analyze their learning process is through the Experiential Learning Theory (ELT) present by Kolb (1984), which says that learning is the process whereby knowledge is created through the transformation of experience. One of the ELT's sub-products is the learning styles concept, which suggests that personal traits work as indicators of how someone perceives, interacts and responds to learning environments. Alonso et al. (1997) proposed four different learning styles: pragmatist, theorist, activist and reflector. As a result, the authors created the survey Cuestionario Honey y Alonso sobre Estilos de Aprendizaje (CHAEA) to verify someone's learning style and to carry out analysis about their learning process. Thus, the present research aims to analyze Brazilian social entrepreneurs' learning process in the light of the Experiential Learning Theory, using, to that end, the CHAEA survey. Primarily, the 90 Brazilian social entrepreneurs studied in this research had their learning styles verified and their results analyzed through univariate and bivariate techniques. Thus, it was determined that the pragmatist style, the theorist style, the activist style and the reflector style represented, respectively, 36.7%, 31.1%, 24.4%, and 7.8% of the participant’s general preference. Secondly, particularities and tendencies regarding the Brazilian social entrepreneurs studied were discussed, and hypotheses were produced. This hypotheses offer a clear research path to anyone interested in developing new studies about the subject. It is indicated for future researches to work with larger samples and with other types of statistical analysis. Besides the discoveries regarding the participant's learning process and the hypotheses developed, this research also presented other outcome related to social entrepreneurship studies in Brazil: the establishment of the Brazilian social entrepreneur profile. It was found that these individuals are characterized, mostly, by recognizing themselves as males, by being young, by declaring themselves as white individuals, by possessing a high schooling level and by getting involved recently with social enterprises. The profile formed supports profiles described by other authors in their researches and brings a meaningful consolidation regarding the subject discussion. In general, this research contributed to the advance of researches related to social entrepreneurship and to experiential learning in Brazil. In a practical viewpoint, it was made possible for the Brazilian social entrepreneurs which were part of this research to verify their learning styles and, thus, understand better their own particularities regarding their learning processes. Lastly, the contribution to educational institutions needs to be addressed. Through the results of this research it will be possible for these establishments to improve their courses designed for social entrepreneurs.
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Ekman, Louise. "The makings of a social entrepreneur: A study of the concept and the role, applied to the case of Stadsbruk." Thesis, Malmö universitet, Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS), 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-22304.
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As an effect of the neoliberalist development, the public sector has outsourced the provision of some public services to the private and the third sector. This has led to the expansion of the latter, and a more central position of the actors related to it; among them the social entrepreneur. A social entrepreneur has the objective of creating social impact, while adopting a more business-like approach. This is often a way of achieving financial sustainability or competitive advantage.The aim of this thesis is twofold; first of all, to explore the concept of social entrepreneurship, what it entails and how it is applied. Secondly, it is viewed from the more concrete perspective of the role of a social entrepreneur. In order to operationalise the research, the role of a social entrepreneur is contemplated on in relation to one specific actor, namely Stadsbruk. They are an incubator for commercial urban farmers, with ambition of creating social impact on several levels. The discussion treats how they, as a social entrepreneurial actor, stand in relation to the public sector, the power structure it creates and their position in the urban context, primarily concerning aspects of space and power.The findings of this study indicate that there needs to be a balance between entrepreneurial ambitions and objectives of creating a social impact for an actor to qualify as a social entrepreneur. As the field of research on social entrepreneurship is in a pre-paradigmatic state, it is reasonable to expect that the concept will be more clearly defined if or when the paradigm is set. Moreover, theories on narratives shaping the paradigm of social entrepreneurship suggest that there are different trajectories. However, one might also consider re-evaluating the concept of a traditional entrepreneur; the social entrepreneur could simply be a more holistic approach to entrepreneurship in general. Finally, the activities of a social entrepreneur are often related to that of the public sector. The results of the research imply a power structure, in which the social entrepreneur (in the case of this study Stadsbruk) are subordinate the public sector, due to structures of dependency, etc. This also relates to Massey’s theory on power relations in connection to space; power-geometry. An actor like Stadsbruk are positioned in the urban context, in which to struggles and relations of power and aspects of space are inevitable.
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GU, YANHAO. "Strategies and tactics to stimulate Social enterprise business expansion-Swedish experience." Thesis, Högskolan i Gävle, Avdelningen för ekonomi, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-15931.
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Abstract Title: Strategies and tactics to stimulate Social enterprise business expansion-Swedish experience Level: Final assignment for Master’s Degree in Business Administration Author: GU Yanhao Supervisor: Maria Fregidou-Malama Examiner: Lars Ekstrand Date: 2013-10-17 Aim: This study aims to identify elements which can affect social enterprise business expansion. Based on study, suggestions for social enterprises to achieve long term development are exhibited. Method: This research is a qualitative research based on case study. Relay on previous knowledge about social enterprises, I formulate questions which serve my study’s aim. There are three companies be selected in my case company list. Those three companies are divided in two categories: one type is social enterprise consultant company whose mission is to aid regional social enterprise to make health business operation; another type is social enterprise. There are four interview used in the research to ensure that the research result contains different perspectives and opinions. Result & Conclusions: This study depicts an overall view about social enterprise business expansion. Certain suggestions have been listed relay on the combination of previous literature result with case studies. In the study, various elements have been determined which have significant impacts on social enterprise business expansion operation. They are divided in two segments, internal and external. Internal aspects include human resource and social entrepreneur. External factors include third Part Company, non-profit charity groups and authority. Social enterprise who wants business expansion needs to integrate different resources from various social institutions. Meanwhile to enhance internal product capability as well as competitive advantage social enterprise needs to more emphasize on social entrepreneurs’ characteristics. Suggestion for further research: Further study should emphasize on various sizes of social enterprises in multi-stakeholders co-operation model. This study mainly focuses on SMEs type of SE, but with the time passing by, due to SE can offer solutions to social crisis and economic crisis, SE will be popular, and this idea will spread quickly. Therefore, more and more large size SE will emerge which needs guide and help with business maintaining and expansion plans. Contribution of the thesis: This study contributes to three aspects. First, this study analyses the present situation of social enterprise, exhibit internal and external factors which affect social enterprise to make business expansion. It offers social enterprise a path to implement business expansion, and help social enterprise to identify its potential capabilities which could help them achieve long term development. Secondly, during this work, author explains the ideology of social enterprise, what are its contributions to society as well as the reason why it exists. Since the results offer an explicitly structured conclusion, they are valuable information to society as well as local municipality to re-considerate the important role social enterprise can play. Last not the least, this research presents a new model of key elements for social enterprise business expansion. It is critical and crucial for further research in academic study.
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SILVA, Omar dos Santos. "Proposta de um modelo dos procedimentos das OSCIP´s com compromisso social através do microcrédito." Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, 2016. http://www.tede2.ufrpe.br:8080/tede2/handle/tede2/4551.
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Previous issue date: 2016-02-29<br>It is salutary to analyze the important role of OSCIP's Microcredit, since microcredit promotes entrepreneurship and minimizes poverty through project financing for small entrepreneurs. This paper presents the conceptual model of a OSCIP Microcredit where it could compare with the procedures implemented by OSCIP believe in the municipality of Gloria do Goitá - PE, where he realized that OSCIP, which since 2007 operates with microcredit in the region and can promote resources for small local entrepreneurs, provide technical support to low cost to borrowers and still manage to be efficient for self sustaining, maintaining the continuity of the program. The methodology employed in this work initially aim was to use a qualitative approach with quantitative contribution and followed three steps: 1) bibliographical research with literature analysis, articles related to the topic, as well as relevant authors works that gave support to the development of this model conceptual, 2) use of the database provided by OSCIP believe and 3) were yet used survey data conducted with 151 micro-entrepreneurs in the city of the city commercial center, through a questionnaire. It can be seen from this work that the conceptual model was demonstrated bonded with the existing model OSCIP, verified by observation of OSCIP through its procedures.<br>É salutar analisar a relevância do papel das OSCIP’s de Microcrédito, uma vez que o microcrédito fomenta o empreendedorismo e minimiza a pobreza através de financiamento de projetos para pequenos empreendedores. Este trabalho apresenta a de Modelo Conceitual de uma OSCIP de Microcrédito onde se pôde comparar com os procedimentos implementados pela OSCIP Acreditar localizada no município de Glória do Goitá – PE, onde se percebeu que essa OSCIP, que desde 2007, opera com o microcrédito na região e que consegue fomentar recursos para pequenos empreendedores locais, dar suporte técnico com baixo custo para os tomadores e ainda assim conseguem ser eficientes para se auto sustentar, mantendo assim a continuidade do programa. A metodologia utilizada nesse trabalho inicialmente buscou-se utilizar uma abordagem qualitativa com aporte quantitativo e seguiu três etapas: 1) pesquisa bibliográfica com análise de literatura, de artigos relacionados ao tema, bem como obras de autores relevantes que deu suporte para a elaboração deste modelo conceitual, 2) uso do banco de dados disponibilizados pela OSCIP Acreditar e, 3) Ainda foram utilizados dados de pesquisa realizada com 151 microempreendedores do município do centro comercial do município, através de um questionário. Pode-se observar com esse trabalho que o modelo conceitual demonstrou-se aderente com o modelo existente na OSCIP, constatado pela observação da OSCIP, através de seus procedimentos.
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Torres, Michelangelo Marques 1982. "Cidadania do capital? = a intervenção social das corporações empresariais no Brasil." [s.n.], 2012. http://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/279273.
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Previous issue date: 2012<br>Resumo: A pesquisa em questão tem como objetivo apreciar criticamente a intervenção social do empresariado no Brasil a partir do fenômeno denominado por Responsabilidade Social das organizações empresariais, enquanto dinâmica de dominação de classes no atual mundo do trabalho e suas transformações recentes. Mais especificamente, considerando as manifestações de classes como fundamentais, compreende-se que, por meio de suas fundações sociais e investimentos em ações "solidárias", as empresas buscam uma nova modalidade estratégica de construção de hegemonia, embasando-se em um novo ethos que as incentiva. O foco recai sobre as organizações corporativas da burguesia, as quais, organizadas por gestores do capital, congregam as grandes empresas que se associam no campo do investimento social corporativo. As corporações empresariais constituem tanto agentes econômicos como atores políticos vitais no âmbito da sociedade civil. Trata-se de investir em uma nova modalidade de intervenção na "questão social" diante do contexto de crise do capital, reforma do Estado, reestruturação das forças produtivas e de novas formas de gestão e reengenharia empresarial<br>Abstract: This study aims to critically assess the intervention's social entrepreneurs in Brazil from a phenomenon called social responsibility of business organizations, while the dynamics of class domination in the current world of work and its recent changes. More specifically, considering the manifestations of classes as fundamental, it is understood that, through its social foundations and investments in shares "solidarity", companies seek a new way of building strategic hegemony, basing themselves in a new ethos that encourages them. The focus is on corporate organizations of the bourgeoisie, which, organized by managers of capital, bring the big companies that are associated in the field of corporate social investment. Business corporations are both economic agents and political actors in civil society. It is investing in a new form of intervention in the "social issue" before the crisis context of the capital, state reform, restructuring of the productive forces and new forms of management and business reengineering<br>Mestrado<br>Sociologia<br>Mestre em Sociologia
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Silva, Daniel Branchini da. "A identidade do empreendedor social." Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, 2008. https://tede2.pucsp.br/handle/handle/17255.
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Previous issue date: 2008-05-20<br>The word entrepreneur, which comes from the French entrepreneur, means the one
that takes in hands , and it was originally coined by economists such as Jean-Baptiste
Say around 1800 to describe the individual that transfers economic resources from a
sector of lower productivity to a higher and more profitable one. Later, in the 20th
Century, Joseph Schumpeter adds the perspective of innovation as an essential feature,
showing that the entrepreneur is the one who promotes a true destruction of the
economic order by the introduction of new products and services. Such background
reveals how much the word entrepreneur still preserves these features even today, for
now it is being used to describe somebody who identifies opportunities, takes risks and
makes things happen. In the last three decades, in a context marked by the State s social
welfare bankruptcy and by the strengthening of the companies, the word social
entrepreneur has appeared to outline the action of a specific type of entrepreneur who
works in favor of the collectivity, searching for innovative solutions to emergent
demands in areas such as education, health, environment, job and income generation,
advocacy and other similar causes, aiming to promote systemic social changes in a
sustainable perspective. Therefore, the objective of this research was to investigate the
identity of this social entrepreneur, considering his historical roots, ideals and
achievements in order to find out if there was an effective emancipation movement
towards a post-conventional identity on his part. Thus, seven half-controlled interviews
were carried out with individuals formally recognized as social entrepreneurs, whose
life histories revealed that most of them continue playing the conventional role labeled
by society, but that some have already been anticipating a movement that could indicate
a new role to arise soon. Amongst the newly identified characters, one of them seems
more like a regulating agent , whose cause involves the normatization of the system,
and the other one seems like an emancipatory activist , whose cause is to give voice to
the population segments that are ignored by society, stimulating the community itself to
obtain its own emancipation<br>O termo empreendedor, derivado do francês entrepreneur, que significa aquele que
toma em mãos , foi originalmente cunhado por economistas como Jean-Baptiste Say,
em torno de 1800, para descrever o indivíduo que transfere recursos econômicos de um
setor de menor produtividade para outro mais elevado e de maior rendimento. Mais
tarde, no século XX, Joseph Schumpeter acrescenta a dimensão da inovação como
característica essencial, mostrando que o empreendedor é aquele que promove uma
verdadeira destruição da ordem econômica por meio da introdução de novos produtos e
serviços. Tal histórico revela o quanto ainda hoje o termo empreendedor preserva
essas características, por ser utilizado para descrever alguém que identifica
oportunidades, assume riscos e faz acontecer. Nas últimas três décadas, em um contexto
pautado pela falência do Estado do bem-estar social e pelo fortalecimento das empresas,
o termo empreendedor social surge para delimitar a atuação de um tipo específico de
empreendedor que age em prol da coletividade, buscando soluções inovadoras para
demandas emergentes em áreas como educação, saúde, meio-ambiente, geração de
emprego e renda, defesa de direitos e outras causas similares, com a pretensão de
promover transformações sociais sistêmicas, em uma perspectiva sustentável. Portanto,
o objetivo da presente pesquisa foi investigar a identidade deste empreendedor social,
considerando suas raízes históricas, ideais e realizações, com o propósito de descobrir
se havia por parte dele um efetivo movimento emancipatório em direção a uma
identidade pós-convencional. Para tal, foram feitas entrevistas semi-dirigidas com sete
sujeitos caracterizados formalmente como empreendedores sociais, cujas histórias de
vida revelaram que a maioria deles continua desempenhando o papel convencionalizado
pela sociedade, mas que alguns já estão antecipando um movimento que pode indicar
uma mudança de papel em breve. Dentre as novas personagens encontradas, uma se
assemelha mais a um agente regulador , cuja causa envolve a normatização do
sistema e outra a um ativista emancipatório cuja causa é dar voz a segmentos da
população que não são ouvidos, incentivando que a própria comunidade consiga se
emancipar
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Oliveira, Carlos Henrique Nunes. "O programa “Tô Legal” do município de Santo Antonio de Jesus/BA: as contribuições para o fortalecimento dos pequenos negócios desta cidade." Escola de Administração da Universidade Federal da Bahia, 2014. http://repositorio.ufba.br/ri/handle/ri/17679.
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Oliveira, Carlos Henrique Nunes.pdf: 4064940 bytes, checksum: 538a699e0c07e107ea2cffaba9979c15 (MD5)<br>O trabalho tem como objetivo compreender os resultados do Programa “Tô Legal”
implantado no município de Santo Antonio de Jesus, no ano de 2010, uma Política
Pública local e principalmente a percepção do público em relação à este programa,
que fez parte das ações da gestão do prefeito Euvaldo de Almeida Rosa, que
prestou seus serviços à sociedade santoantoniense no período de 01 de janeiro de 2005 à 31 de dezembro de 2012. Para que fosse possível tirar as devidas
conclusões foi realizado um estudo junto aos empreendedores do município que
fizeram suas considerações sobre o tema. A pesquisa foi estruturada em quatro
pilares de informações: Perfil Pessoal do Empreendedor, Perfil dos Empreendimentos Entrevistados, Relação dos Empreendimentos com o Poder Público e a Percepção da Política Pública Implantada no município. Os dados foram interpretados juntamente à informações secundárias, principalmente à pesquisa realizada pelo SEBRAE Nacional, que busca analisar o Perfil do Micro
Empreendedor Individual no Brasil. No mesmo trabalho também é feita uma
abordagem ao trabalho da residência social, ação de imersão obrigatória na
realização do mestrado em Gestão Social do CIAGS e também a proposta de uma
Tecnologia Social para intervir junto à municípios com menor dinâmica empresarial.
Por fim identificamos as evoluções e gargalos do programa e o quanto ele foi
reconhecido pelo público beneficiário, fazendo as devidas considerações sobre os
resultados apresentados.<br>The study aims to understand the results of the "Tô Legal" deployed in Santo Antonio de Jesus in 2010, a local Public Policy Program and especially the public perception regarding this program, which was part of the shares of administration of Mayor Euvaldo de Almeida Rosa, who rendered their services to the society
santoantoniense the period January 1, 2005 to December 31, 2012. To enable it to
draw appropriate conclusions, a study was conducted among entrepreneurs who
have made the city their thoughts on the subject. The survey was structured into four pillars of information: Personal profile entrepreneur, Profile of Respondents Developments, List of Enterprises with Public Authorities and Public Policy Perception Implanted
in the municipality. The research were interpreted together the secondary
information, mainly to research conducted by the SEBRAE NACIONAL, which seeks
to analyze the profile of the Individual Micro Entrepreneur in Brazil. In the same study an approach to the work of social residence, mandatory action immersion in achieving the Masters in Social Management of the CIAGS and also proposed a Social
Technology is also made to intervene with the municipalities with the lowest business dynamics. Finally we identify the trends and bottlenecks of the program and how he was recognized by the beneficiary public, doing the due consideration of the results presented.
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Ruela, Filipa Alexandra Leong. "Motivations and critical success factors of social entrepreneurship initiatives : a case study." Master's thesis, Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/7318.
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Mestrado em Ciências Empresariais<br>Within the last three decades, social entrepreneurship has emerged as a relevant field of practice and research. By using management skills and market-based methods to address social problems, social entrepreneurship shows a high economical and social potential and has been the target of increasing attention. Despite its growing popularity, academic research in this area is still disperse and fragmented, far from being consensual.
This case study seeks to fill a gap in the existing literature and its purpose is to identify which main motivations and critical success factors are associated with social entrepreneurship initiatives. Obtained results identify five key motivations, which include (1) achievement orientation, (2) personal fulfillment, (3) contribute to a better society, (4) closeness to a social problem and (5) focus towards financial sustainability.
Additionally, five critical success factors were also identified: (1) good acceptance of the concept by the public, (2) motivation and commitment of employees, (3) social entrepreneur’s leadership skills, (4) training and development of employees and (5)
collaboration with private sector organizations.<br>Nas últimas três décadas, o empreendedorismo social emergiu como uma área relevante de prática e investigação. Ao utilizar competências de gestão e metodologias de mercado para combater problemas sociais, o empreendedorismo social apresenta um elevado potencial económico e social e tem sido alvo de cada vez mais atenção. Apesar da sua crescente popularidade, a investigação académica realizada nesta área é ainda dispersa e fragmentada, estando longe de atingir o consenso. Este estudo de caso visa complementar uma lacuna da literatura existente e tem como objetivo identificar as principais motivações e fatores críticos de sucesso associados a
iniciativas de empreendedorismo social. De acordo com os resultados obtidos, foram
identificadas cinco motivações chave, que incluem (1) orientação para o êxito, (2)
realização pessoal, (3) contribuir para uma sociedade melhor, (4) proximidade de um problema social e (5) foco na sustentabilidade financeira. Adicionalmente, cinco fatores críticos de sucesso foram também identificados: (1) boa aceitação do conceito pelo público, (2) motivação e dedicação dos colaboradores, (3) capacidade de liderança do empreendedor social, (4) formação e desenvolvimento dos colaboradores e (5)
colaboração com organizações do setor privado.
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Werlang, Filho Armindo. "POLÍTICAS DE FINANCIAMENTO AOS MICROEMPREENDEDORES: UMA FERRAMENTA NO COMBATE À DESIGUALDADE SOCIAL." Universidade Catolica de Pelotas, 2010. http://tede.ucpel.edu.br:8080/jspui/handle/tede/127.
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Previous issue date: 2010-09-13<br>This work was guided by the study of the policies of small scale financing, which, if well implemented, can represent an alternative to fighting poverty and social inequality, because through them we can bring economic development to the poor. In this work, we approach the goal, the key question, the guiding questions, the investigative method and the nature and structure of the research. Additionally, the social reality of the development of the Capitalist Way of Production (CWP) is exposed and presents the Micro entrepreneurship as one possible alternative for facing this reality. The development consists of three chapters, in which the first indicates the system of credit to small entrepreneurs as a viable tool to combat poverty and social inequality. The second chapter addresses the micro and small enterprises and social issues, emphasizing the potential for generating employment and income of these companies as well as their difficulties. In the third chapter, "The Credit for the Micro entrepreneur and Social Inequality , discusses the policies of credit for micro entrepreneurs deployed in the country, addressing, among other things, the legislation that regulates credit programs to small entrepreneur, the main obstacles to their development and deployment, key initiatives and also the support needed for the proper performance of programs in the country. A reference to solidarity finance and small scale credit is made, spanning their definitions, brief history of micro entrepreneurship and articulating them to the legacy of Professor Yunus with the creation and operation of the Grameen Bank. The characteristics of the adopted policies, from the Grameen Bank, which resulted in success and an example for the world economy are also discussed. The credit to small entrepreneur is seen from the perspective of credit unions and community banks, which deal with poor people's access to credit as a mean of reducing social inequality, thus making the link between the system of credit to small entrepreneurs and poverty alleviation and social and economic inequality in the country. In this chapter, poverty and social inequality are focused from the postulate of Amartya Sen, because according to the author, the use of freedom as an agent for change is about incentives for credit access. At last, the results which this very research proposed are exposed<br>Este trabalho foi norteado pelo estudo das políticas de financiamento de pequena monta, que, se bem implantadas, podem representar uma alternativa para o combate à pobreza e à desigualdade social, pois através delas pode-se levar o desenvolvimento econômico à população pobre. Na apresentação deste estudo, são abordados o objetivo, a questão-chave, as questões norteadoras, o método investigativo e a natureza e estruturação da pesquisa. Além disso, expõe-se a realidade social decorrente do desenvolvimento do Modo de Produção Capitalista (MPC) e se apresenta o microempreendedorismo como uma das possíveis alternativas de enfrentamento dessa realidade. O desenvolvimento é constituído por três capítulos, em que o primeiro aponta o sistema de crédito ao pequeno empreendedor como uma ferramenta viável de combate à pobreza e à desigualdade social. O segundo capítulo aborda as micro e pequenas empresas e a questão social, enfatizando a potencialidade de geração de trabalho e renda dessas empresas, bem como as suas dificuldades. No terceiro capítulo, O Crédito para o Microempreendedor e a Desigualdade Social , discute-se a política de crédito aos microempreendedores implantada no país, abordando-se, entre outros aspectos, a legislação vigente que regulamenta os programas de crédito ao microempreendedor, os principais obstáculos à implantação e desenvolvimento deles, as principais iniciativas e também os apoios necessários ao bom desempenho dos programas no país. Faz-se, ainda, referência às finanças solidárias e ao crédito de pequena monta, perpassando as suas definições, breve histórico do micro empreendedorismo e os articulando ao legado do professor Yunus, com a criação e funcionamento do Grameen Bank. As características das políticas adotadas, a partir do Grammen Bank, que resultaram em sucesso e exemplo para o mundo econômico são também discorridas. O crédito ao microempreendedor é visto sob a ótica das cooperativas de crédito e dos bancos comunitários, que tratam o acesso das pessoas pobres ao crédito como forma de diminuir a desigualdade social, fazendo, dessa forma, o elo entre o sistema de crédito ao pequeno empreendedor e a diminuição da pobreza e desigualdade social e econômica no país. Nesse capítulo, a pobreza e a desigualdade social são focalizadas a partir do postulado de Amartya Sen, pois, segundo o autor, o uso da liberdade como agente para mudanças trata-se de incentivos para o acesso ao crédito.
Nas considerações finais, são expostos os resultados a que a presente pesquisa se propôs
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Dreyfuss, Laurence. "La GRH et le travail : de l'impensé du sens du travail à l'émergence du travailleur entrepreneur de lui-même. L'exemplarité des métiers du social." Phd thesis, Université Paul Valéry - Montpellier III, 2013. http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00942990.
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Cette thèse repose sur des analyses théoriques qui viennent expliciter les constats et résultats de recherche issus du terrain. Il s'agit de présenter les dynamiques actuelles du travail et de tracer le lien, entre le sens et le vécu du travail. Le déplacement d'une conception collective à une appréhension très individuelle du métier conduit à penser l'émergence d'un nouveau modèle de travailleur, entrepreneur de lui-même. Le champ des mondes des métiers du social est présenté comme exemplaire, sorte de laboratoire pour l'analyse de ces mutations. La méthodologie mise en oeuvre sur trois terrains distincts mais articulés dans cette recherche est essentiellement qualitative ; elle donne ainsi l'opportunité de retranscrire les paroles des acteurs dans ce champ spécifique où la relation est primordiale. L'ancrage théorique et méthodologique de cette thèse permet de penser l'intérêt de ce détour par le sens pour concevoir de nouvelles pratiques de gestion des ressources humaines qui ré-attestent la centralité et la valeur du travail tant pour l'individu que pour l'organisation. Des facteurs clés décisifs pour la conduite des activités sont mis en évidence et structurés autour de deux grandes orientations managériales : la réintroduction du dialogue dans les collectifs de travail inspirée par la méthode de la prospective des métiers,-la mise en oeuvre d'un management par le sens en construisant les coopérations au sein des métiers et des organisations, c'est-à-dire là où se condense le travail.
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Riera, Fabien. "Trois classes de facteurs qui influencent le cours de la domestication des espèces marines. Une étude de cas : l'halioticulture biologique en France." Thesis, Brest, 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017BRES0138/document.
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L’aquaculture des ormeaux (Haliotis spp.) fournit un bon cas étude des défis techniques, sociaux et environnementaux concernant l'introduction d’organismes marins nouvellement domestiqués sur le marché. En effet, l'élevage de l'ormeau a débuté au Japon au cours des années 1960 et, d'après la FAO (2012), est aujourd'hui l'une des industries aquacoles les plus dynamiques dans le monde. Pourtant, toutes les tentatives n'ont pas connues le même succès. Cette dissertation vise à comprendre les facteurs qui ont permis ou entravé le succès environnemental, social et technique de l’halioticulture, en mettant l'accent sur la France. Plus précisément, nous examinons trois grandes catégories de facteurs qui peuvent expliquer son évolution: - L'importance des facteurs socio-écologiques dans la gestion de la ressource en ormeaux - Les facteurs socioculturels qui étayent le statut de l'ormeau en tant que ressource éligible pour l'aquaculture. - Le rôle de la science dans l'industrialisation de l'élevage d'ormeaux<br>Abalone aquaculture (Haliotis spp.) or halioticulture provides a good case study of the technical, social and environmental challenges of introducing newly domesticated marine organisms into the market. Abalone farming began in Japan in the 1960s and, according to FAO (2012), is now one of the most dynamic aquaculture industries in the world. Yet all attempts have not met with the same success. This essay aims to understand the factors that have allowed or hindered the environmental, social and technical success of halioticulture, with an emphasis on France.More specifically, we examine three main categories of factors that may explain its evolution:- The importance of socio-ecological factors in the management of abalone resource.- Socio-cultural factors that support the status of the abalone as an eligible resource for aquaculture.- The role of science in the industrialization of abalone farming
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De, Laender Jordan-Dawn, and Antonia Focke. "Parental Support on the Nascent Entrepreneur : An Empirical Study on the Emotional Support Provided by Entrepreneurial Parents." Thesis, Jönköping University, Internationella Handelshögskolan, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-52775.
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Background: Receiving social support facilitates the founding of a nascent entrepreneurs’ business. Support that is received from entrepreneurial parents contributes towards the development of the entrepreneur’s capabilities as well as potentials, thus, shaping the nascent entrepreneur. Our study will focus on one part of social support, namely emotional support, provided by entrepreneurial parents. While parents intend to positively influence the nascent entrepreneur’s well-being and emotional stability, the exchange of support happens rather simultaneously and unconsciously. Purpose: This thesis aims to create a better understanding of the influence of entrepreneurial parents concerning the support system received by a nascent entrepreneur when in the founding stage. Therefore, creating theoretical consistency in the form of a developed conceptual model, which can be put into the broader context of family business and entrepreneurship. Method: Ontology – Relativism; Epistemology – Social Constructionism; Research Approach – Inductive; Methodology – Exploratory Study; Data Collection – 15 Semi-structured interviews with nascent entrepreneurs and three interviews with entrepreneurial parents; Sampling – Purposive, Convenience and Snowball Sampling; Data Analysis – Grounded Analysis. Conclusion: The influence of entrepreneurial parents affects the support approach of a nascent entrepreneur. Specifically, it contributes to the development of the entrepreneur’s entrepreneurial competence and spirit, which in its turn enhances the entrepreneurial activities connected to the founding of a new business.
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Nuñez, Michelle N. "Womenpreneurs in a Digital Environment: Utilizing Instagram to Build a Personal Brand." Scholar Commons, 2019. https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/7874.
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Personal branding on social media is a growing and expanding field. The present research works to uncover the processes and practices of womenpreneurs and the ways in which they utilize social media, specifically Instagram, to build and maintain their personal brands. Grounded theory is used to underpin the research and provide a basis of which the study is conducted. The review of literature provides the context necessary to support the methods of a content analysis and semi-structured interviews. There is a gap in research as it pertains to the conceptualization of personal branding practices on Instagram and the present study works to build a bridge to understanding these practices. Online presentation of the self is an expanding body of research in academia, and the present research works to contribute new knowledge surrounding the exploitation of the most popular visually based social media platform Instagram to create and maintain successful personal brands.
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Le, Roux Alta S. "Establishing the role of branding in social enterprises." Thesis, University of Pretoria, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/32391.
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“What role did branding play in the social marketing processes of the three Schwab
Foundation award winning social enterprises (SEs)?” The research problem, as well
as the research questions, revolve around the issue of establishing how branding
may be employed as part of the social marketing process in such a way as to
increase the competitiveness of those organisations known as social enterprises
(SEs).
This study investigates three SEs whose Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) have won
The Schwab Foundation Social Entrepreneur (SFSE) of the Year Awards, to
determine how branding was used as a communication tool to position their
organisations as leaders and differentiators in the development sector. The three
SEs that were chosen as case study organisations are: Soul City, Heartbeat and the
Johannesburg Housing Company (JHC).
The theoretical context focuses firstly on the non-profit sector in South Africa as the
context and environment of this study, more specifically, the evolution of non-profit
organisations (NPOs) into Social Enterprises (SEs). This is followed by defining
communication principles and applications as they appear in both profit-driven and
non-profit organisations/social enterprises (NPOs/SEs). This is applied in two
different communication contexts: communication within corporate organisations and
communication within development organisations.
The last theoretical focus is placed on understanding what branding means, a
description of the different branding categories, and a view of the evolution of
branding to brand building and brand leadership. This is followed by a discussion on
the importance of brand identity and equity in the process of brand development,
brand management and measurement, including a presentation of the main role
players in this brand-building process. Branding is then discussed as it is applied in
SEs, outlining what a strong brand could do for the development sector.
A combination of qualitative and quantitative research approaches are utilised; more
specifically a qualitative research approach, supported by a quantitative one,
referred to as the “dominant less-dominant model”. This study is based on the
grounded theory model supported by a collective case study approach, also referred
to as “building theories from case study research”.
The study further indicates the theory that was generated by this study, namely “The
Social Enterprise (SE) branding layered grounded theory model”. Whereas the 1st
layer displays the important role that the NPO/SE sector if fulfilling in modern society;
the 2nd layer the specific space and linkages of SEs with the different other society
sectors are explained; the 3rd layer positions/similar to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs
with the growth path of NPOs towards SEs and their own sustainability on the
NPO/SE pyramid model; the 4th layer indicates the fact that the same corporate
communication principles applies to the development sector; and the 5th layer
stresses the important role that branding plays as the core element of a corporate
communication strategy.
In summary, the study found that a lack of implementation of corporate
communication in NPOs and SEs, more specifically the absence of a corporate
identity, image and a strategic brand management process, has a direct impact on
the effectiveness of
SEs’ communication and limits the achievement of their developmental objectives.<br>Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2013.<br>gm2013<br>Information Science<br>unrestricted
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Fried, Andrea, Michael Knoll, and Sigrid Duschek. "Networks of Entrepreneurs Revisited. Dilemmatic Settings and Dysfunctional Effects during Company Foundation Processes." Universitätsbibliothek Chemnitz, 2006. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:swb:ch1-200601224.
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Many entrepreneurial research studies underline implicitly the positive evidence of a connection between the economic success and networks. However, any social relationship which an entrepreneur maintains does not necessarily have positive effects and consequently does not represent a capital to the new established organization. Dysfunctional effects result from the circumstance that the different actors have different, sometimes contrary requirements on networks. The aim of our article is to explore dilemmatic constellations within networks and to enable entrepreneurial founders or consultants to face the related challenges.
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Landerholm, Martinovic Emilia. "Det osynliga entreprenörskapet : - en intervjustudie av företagare med utländsk bakgrund." Thesis, Linköping University, Department of Social and Welfare Studies, 2006. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-7324.
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<p>The invisible entrepreneurship is a study of owners of businesses with foreign heritage. It describes the unexplored relationship between ethnicity and class within this group of entrepreneurs.</p><p>The result of the study is a model which I have found to be suitable to use when depicting the relationship between the ethnic profile and class. The model indicates that the importance of ethnicity decreases as both the owner of, and the business reach a more prominent class. The method of collecting data has been interviews with owners of businesses and Grounded theory has been used to analyse this data. Theories on ethnicity, owners of businesses with foreign heritage, and class in relation to ethnicity have been discussed on the basis of social constructivism. Also, the conception of ethnicity, foreigners, and owners of businesses with foreign heritage, entrepreneur and class has been discussed and defined.</p>
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Mfeketho, Chuma Nqabase Masechaba. "Exploratory study of the enablers and challenges of a social entrepreneur : case of Dr Govender in the Gelvandale community, Port Elizabeth, South Africa." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1017519.
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Social entrepreneurs seek to create social value in various ways in the community. Notably, they encounter not only enabling factors but also face and attempt to deal with a variety of challenges in their endeavor to start and run social ventures. This academic paper adopts a single case study approach with the aims to explore challenges and attempts to deal with them, as well as enablers, in how Dr Govender sought to create social value within the community of Gelvandale in Port Elizabeth in South Africa. Famhealth Medipark was chosen because it is unique and has been considered as an example of successful social entrepreneurship in Port Elizabeth. In the light of this, there has not been any previous study particularly focusing on its challenges and enablers in adding social value in the community through a multi-disciplinary venture. This research is valuable as it builds our understanding of how social entrepreneurs create social value. This qualitative study uses a single case study to focus on incidents of challenges and enabling factors as experienced, recollected and expressed by Dr Govender as a social entrepreneur. A variety of data, such as interview data collected through sampling incidents in nine in-depth initial and follow-up interviews, documents, audio documentaries and emails, were used. Open coding and constant comparison was used to analyze data and induce themes. Findings depict that Dr Govender as a social entrepreneur was propelled by four enablers: (1) strong enthusiasm to create positive change in others within a community, (2) network to resources, (3) a nurturing world view, and (4) consistent self-sacrifice. Dr Govender also revealed that he faced four types of challenges in setting up and operating Famhealth Medipark (FHM) as a vehicle with the sole purpose of creating and adding social value to the community of Gelvandale. Predominantly, (1) limitation of finance, (2) overwhelming effect of multiple roles, (3) negative effects of the non-accredited status of the care-giver training programme, and (4) the predominance of a destructive mindset entrenched within the Gelvandale community were key challenges he faced and attempted to deal with in setting up and operating a social venture to ultimately create social value. Although other types of data have been used, the predominant reliance on primary data collected through in-depth interviews is one of the major limitations of this qualitative study. However, this qualitative and exploratory study provides insights into our understanding of not only challenges encountered by social entrepreneurs but also the various drivers that sustain their social mission. Recommendations were then made, based on the findings from the research conducted.
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Basuki, Sherly. "A Case Study of Five Young Entrepreneurs’ Perspectives Regarding SustainabilityImplementation in the Food & Beverage Business." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknik, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-413644.
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Nowadays, businesses are considering implementing sustainability and using it as a strategy. Many corporate are focusing on the sustainability of their business, hence how do small businesses or entrepreneurs approaching sustainability? Is sustainability essentialfor them as well? This study focuses on young entrepreneurs' perspectives towards sustainability implementation and theirmotivation on opening a business in the F&B industry. The youngentrepreneurs' backgrounds, beliefs, and characteristics willinfluence their perspectives on sustainability implementation. The aim of this study is to know young entrepreneurs’ perspectives on implementing sustainability in the F&B business. This study uses a qualitative research method and focuses on five young entrepreneurs from Indonesia and Malaysia. The theoretical framework is targeting the F&B industry, entrepreneurs' actions in the business,sustainability as strategy, last but not least sustainability, andbusiness. The data collection uses structured interviews andqualitative interviews. The result of the study is shown as thecombination of theoretical frameworks and interviews; thus, it wasdivided into young entrepreneurs' actions in the business andperspectives of sustainability implementation.
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Naudé, Catharina Johanna. "'n Verkennende studie na potensiële besigheidsgeleenthede vir die Nederduits Gereformeerde Barmhartigheidsdiens (NGBD) van die Hoëveld Sinode / Catharina Johanna Naudé." Thesis, North-West University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/1323.
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This article reports on the results of the identification of potential business opportunities for Non Governmental Organizations as an extra income to face the present funding challenge. Few research studies have been done on business opportunities as sources of income for NGO's.
The aim of this study was to explore potential business opportunities as sources of income and it focused on the research of different possibilities. In this exploratory research study a qualitative approach was followed through interviews with business people and a focusgoup discussion to investigate potential business opportunities. Respondents were selected through purposive sampling techniques, eleven business men and a focusgroup consisting of five business men and six personnel of The Dutch Reformed Ministry or Caring. The eleven business men were recruited from the congregations of the Highveld Sinod. Data were collected through interviews with the business men and the focusgroup interview. Data were analysed according to themes.
The following eight potential business opportunities were identified: government contracts, donations, improved marketing, fundraising strategies, buying of a business or shareholding in a business, partnerships, selling of therapeutic services and additional information and proposals. This offers business opportunities for NGO's to use as sources of income to sustain them and ensure that they can continue with their service delivery.
The recommendation from the focus group was for more donations, an improved marketing strategy, the requirement or government contracts and selling of therapeutic services as potential opportunities.<br>Thesis (M.A. (MW))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2007.
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Pratiwi, Diana, and Rawan Mohamed. "The Role of LinkedIn in Effectuation Processes." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Företagsekonomiska institutionen, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-414573.
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In the current digital era, social media has become an important element in the business world. Several theoretical studies have addressed the use of social media platforms in business operations. In this study, we tried to understand LinkedIn’s role in entrepreneurs’ effectuation processes by conducting 11 semi-structured interviews with (co-) founders in early stage startups across different industries in Sweden. Our research found that entrepreneurs utilized LinkedIn as one of their available means and used it extensively in their day-to-day business activities. LinkedIn helps entrepreneurs expand their networks and start partnership with people across border. LinkedIn also acts as an important source of information for early stage startups’ founders to be aware of what is happening in the industry and to be in control towards the shifting market. This thesis opens the door for future research to address the connection between social media platforms and entrepreneurs’ effectuation processes. This study can also trigger more entrepreneurs to adopt LinkedIn in their business operations.
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Silva, Amalin Vieira da. "Como empreendedores sociais constroem e mantêm a sustentabilidade de seus empreendimentos." reponame:Repositório Institucional do FGV, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10438/8788.
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Previous issue date: 2009<br>Esta pesquisa busca compreender como empreendedores sociais constroem e mantêm a sustentabilidade de seus empreendimentos. Para tanto, utilizou-se a metodologia de Estudo de Casos Múltiplos e da análise dos dados coletados em contraste com a teoria existente sobre empreendedorismo social. Os resultados apontaram que a construção dessa sustentabilidade foi composta por aspectos relativos às características dos empreendedores que conceberam e conduzem as instituições e também a fatores relativos ao modelo de negócio adotado nestes empreendimentos.<br>This study seeks to comprehend how do social entrepreneurs build and maintain the sustentability of their social enterprises. Thus, it was adopted the multiple case study methodology and the analysis of the obtained data in contrast to the extant theory of social entrepreneurship. The results indicated that the build of that sustentability was composed by aspects related to characteristics of the entrepreneurs that conceived and lead the enterprises and also by factors related to the business model adopted on these undertakings.
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Battilana, Julie. "L'entrepreneuriat institutionnel : le rôle des individus dans les processus de changement institutionnel." Phd thesis, École normale supérieure de Cachan - ENS Cachan, 2006. http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00131853.
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Comment les individus peuvent ils agir en entrepreneurs institutionnels malgré les pressions institutionnelles qui s'exercent sur eux ? Dans cette étude, je montre que la position des individus dans le champ a un impact sur leur susceptibilité d'agir en entrepreneurs institutionnels. Pour tester le modèle que je développe, j'utilise des données concernant 93 projets de changements qui ont été mis en oeuvre par 93 managers au sein du National Health Service entre 2002 et 2004. Les résultats de cette étude confirment l'impact de la position sociale sur la susceptibilité des individus d'agir en entrepreneurs institutionnels.
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Lundmark, Jessica. "Professionella bloggar - girl power eller genusfälla?" Thesis, Malmö högskola, Fakulteten för hälsa och samhälle (HS), 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-25926.
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Denna uppsats är en kvalitativ studie av de två största professionella bloggarna i Sverige, blondinbella.se och kissies.se. Studiens syfte är att ta reda på vilka markörer för klass och genus som kan hittas på bloggarna och utifrån dessa vilken bild av att vara ung tjej det är som förmedlas till bloggarnas läsare. Debatten om de två aktuella bloggarna pågår i media och speciellt är det författarna bakom bloggarna som uppmärksammas, Isabella Löwengrip och Alexandra Nilsson. Med hjälp av teorier kring kön och klass analyserar jag bloggarnas innehåll och försöker utkristallisera vilka teman som är dominerande på dessa bloggar. Resultatdelen är uppdelad utifrån dessa teman som handlar om shopping, kroppsuppfattning och valmöjligheter. Ett utmärkande drag i bloggarna är betoningen på jaget, den individuella upplevelsen av allt som händer och hur alla omnämnda händelser relaterar till bloggerskorna själva. Det som till en början framstod som två ungefär lika modebloggar, har visat sig rymma fler olikheter och fler dolda sociala mekanismer än vad man först kunnat ana. Hur bloggerskorna förhåller sig till sin vardag, sin omgivning och till kritik och ideal, formas till stor del av deras klasstillhörighet. En annan slutsats är att den kommersiella sidan av bloggarna i stora delar utformar vad det skrivs om, vilket påverkar helhetsupplevelsen som förmedlas.<br>This is a qualitative study of the two biggest blogs in Sweden, blondinbella.se and kissies.se. The purpose of this study is to find out which characteristics can be found that represent social class and gender, and from that perspective, what image of being a young girl is forwarded to the readers of these blogs. The media debate on the two blogs is ongoing and of special interest are the two writers of these blogs, Isabella Löwengrip and Alexandra Nilsson. With the help of social class and gender theories I analyze the content of the two blogs and try to distinguish which themes are dominant. The result part is divided from those themes that consider shopping, bodily self-esteem and choices. A predominating characteristic on the blogs is the emphasis on the self, the individual experience, and how all that is happening is related to the bloggers themselves. What in the beginning appeared to be two similar fashionblogs, has turned out to be embedding more diversity and hidden social mechanisms than was first apparent. How the bloggers relate to their everyday life, their settings and to critique and ideals, is in big parts shaped by their social class. Another conclusion is that the commercial side of the blogs in large aspects shapes what is written and this affects the subjective total experience of the blogs
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Stevens, Julie. "Shattering the boundaries through self-efficacy : exploring the social media habits of South African previously disadvantaged entrepreneurs." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/80184.
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Thesis (MPhil)--Stellenbosch University, 2013.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The primary purpose of this study is to explore the social media habits of South African
previously disadvantaged entrepreneurs and the way in which the activity of online social
networking through social networking sites (SNS) results in the outcome of building social
capital for a business venture. At the heart of addressing the research topic is the concept of selfefficacy,
which is explored as a key component of human motivation and behaviour. The study
explores how self-efficacy beliefs are developed with regard to social media usage and their
potential to influence positive outcomes for a business. Based on the research topic, the study
which is empirical in nature, has applied a qualitative research design in order to interpret rather
than measure self-efficacy behaviours related to social media usage. A purposive non-probability
sampling procedure has been adopted to select twelve previously disadvantaged South African
entrepreneurs for the study. Semi-structured interviews provide for an interactive and insightful
data collection process. As a qualitative study, attention is given to guidelines which establish
reliability and validity. Key findings from the study support and refine established Internet selfefficacy
research (Eastin & LaRose, 2000) based on Social Cognitive Theory (Bandura, 1986).
Based on the established relationships between various constructs and self-efficacy beliefs, the
results of the study have been interpreted positively. The findings of the study contribute to the
current digital divide debate, and point to a narrowing of the access and participation gap.
According to the sample, social media has become embedded in their daily lives for both social
and business purposes, and is contributing towards building social capital. This study provides
scope to further explore social media as a new opportunity for previously disadvantaged
entrepreneurs in South Africa.