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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"social ventures"”.
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How social ventures successfully mobilize resources
Social ventures are a powerful force for socioeconomic development and self-determination around the world. However, resource scarcity places severe constraints on their impact. Existing literature has not yet adequately explored several key aspects of this phenomenon, leading to limited …
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Transfer and persistence of spiritual values as institutional logics in post-founding social ventures
… founders and employees, from Sri Lankan MSM social enterprises, was interviewed. The interview data were analysed using thematic analysis. Firstly, the research reveals that recognising the founder’s spiritual values begins with comprising founders and employees from the founder embodying …
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Designing Successful Social Ventures: Hands-on Feedback-Seeking Engagement with Stakeholders to Unravel What To Do Next
Social change models based on altruism have proven inadequate to fully address the complete range of basic but unmet societal needs. In recent times, organizations have begun experimenting with profit-generating business models to produce sustained social change; such “hybrid” organizations possess …
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Essays on Social Venture Antecedents, Consequences, and Strategies
Social ventures are organizations created to exploit opportunities for social value creation (Lumpkin et al., 2011; Zahra et al., 2009). In fact, scholars argue that the main distinction between commercial and social entrepreneurship lies in the relative priority given to social wealth creation …
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A Narrative Inquiry of Student Engagement and Learning in a University-Based Social Venture Plan Competition
<p>Social Venture Plan Competitions (SVPC) are increasing in higher education because of the belief that more and better social ventures can help address “wicked” social problems. Students have been offered guidance and cash awards to launch or expand social ventures, resulting in a few highly …
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A career as a social entrepreneur: exploring social enterprise through institutional and critical theories
Social enterprise is a concept with considerable traction and public interest. This critical commentary explores a selection of the public works which I have produced over twenty years as a social entrepreneur, beginning with a seminal, older work which still remains very active in the public …
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The role of the Christian faith in the emergence of social entrepreneurship in Lagos, Nigeria
Christians are routinely recognised as pioneer social entrepreneurs in the social entrepreneurship literature. However, there are limited empirical studies exploring how the personal faith of Christian social entrepreneurs influences their engagement and persistence in the ventures they create to …
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An exploratory study into human-centred design in new product development for low-income consumers
… opportunity presents financial benefit but is a social obligation to democratise new product innovations across markets. The 4As Framework (Affordability, Acceptability, Availability and Awareness) encompass factors which help manufacturers to better reach and serve low-income consumers. This …