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Showing 1 to 20 of 96 for “"social enterprises"”.
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Knowledge management capabilities in social enterprises
… the under-researched and increasingly important Social Enterprises (SEs). These, normally micro and small organisations, are gaining worldwide attention and importance as they address, following business principles, crucial social and environmental problems and provide more sustainable solutions. …
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Perception of Competition Among Social Enterprises
This paper examines how social enterprises – organizations that use marketplaces to create both social and economic value – compete with one another and how they perceive of other social enterprises. I conducted a study in which I interviewed key executives of social enterprises in the second-hand …
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Social impact measurement in hybrid social enterprises
The ethereal nature of social impact measurement makes it a very challenging but also fascinating area of research. The lack of agreement and coherence around what can and should be measured, not to mention how it should be measured, presents both a theoretical and practical quandary to hybrid …
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An Investigation Into Social Impact Practice in Social Enterprises
This study aims to investigate social impact practice in social enterprises in the UK. It explores the drivers and implementation of social impact, how social impact is assessed, the barriers to social impact assessment. This study adopts a qualitative case study approach. Specifically, multiple …
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Exploring Irish rural social enterprises as neoendogenous development actors
Since the 1990s social enterprises have gained growing attention from academics and policymakers as significant actors to address some of the complex challenges faced by our societies due to their aim of combining social, economic and/or environmental goals using entrepreneurial/innovative means. …
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Growth of technology-based social enterprises in the manufacturing sector
… of two entrepreneurship streams – technology and social – has given rise to the emergence of technology-based social enterprises (TSEs). TSEs are of particular interest to many stakeholders as they have the potential to provide scalable solutions from a technological perspective to address diverse …
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Towards A Holistic Management Framework For Social Enterprises In Hong Kong
… of holistic management practices in Hong Kong's social enterprise (SE) sector. Utilising the 3H (Heart, Head & Hand) holistic management framework as lens to examine the efficacy of leadership, strategy and core competence on the SE’s performance. Through 30 in-depth interviews, the respondents …
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An exploration of occupational therapy practice in social enterprises in the UK
… The recent changing landscape of health and social care provision in the UK provides occupational therapists with new and different environments for practice. This research explored the provision of occupational therapy within social enterprises in the UK, and the compatibility of the …
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Circular Economy strategies of social enterprises in Lagos: a case study approach
… context, such as Lagos Nigeria, focusing on social enterprises (SEs) as the object of study, thereby responding to calls that links SEs to sustainable development and that explores the socio-institutional or behavioral changes necessary for achieving circularity. It explores the overarching …
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Impact measurement in social enterprises: rationales & current practices in an Australian context
Practices around the choice and implementation of social and/or environmental impact metrics are reflective of how organisational actors interpret sustainability, which in turn shape the organisation. The broad aim of this thesis is to explore the challenges of impact measurement as situated within …
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The significance of social enterprises in the reform of the British welfare state
… United Kingdom Government is looking towards the social economy to deliver welfare services. The social economy, and specifically social enterprises, are envisaged by New Labour as having the ability to train and employ those disadvantaged in the labour market; engage individuals and communities …
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Leveraging technology to enhance impact measurement of SMMEs and social enterprises in South Africa
… But are South African Small-, Micro- and Medium- Enterprises (SMMEs) prepared to rise to the challenge of measuring and communicating their impact? The adoption of Impact Measurement among enterprises has scarcely been covered in empirical literature, where the limited research available has put a …
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A qualitative analysis of social enterprises as mechanisms for boosting agricultural productivity in Kenya
With the ever expanding role of social enterprises globally, this research aims to build awareness of the role that social enterprises play in the Kenyan agricultural sector and investigate the factors that influence the development of agricultural social enterprises in Kenya. The data analysed for …
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Advancing Sustainable Business Models For Social Enterprises: Conceptual Development And Empirical Insights [before doctoral defense]
Social enterprises with their dual value creation currently play a vital role in tackling social and environmental problems while contributing to economic development and fostering innovation. Although a substantial body of research exists on this subject, insufficient attention has been given to …
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