Can social enterprise contribute to creating sustainable rural communities? Using the lens of structuration theory to analyse the emergence of rural social enterprise

Steiner, Artur; Steinerowska-Streb, Izabella

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“…The participation of rural community members in any kind of new initiative is dependent on several factors, including: physical geography and local environment; the extent and complexity of regeneration programs and agencies in the area; the nature of human and social capital in terms of existing skills and willingness to participate, existence of social exclusion; the strength of the local voluntary and community infrastructure; and the nature of local political relationships [31]. Potentially, then, a very efficient and sustainable way to involve the community is through planning, organising, managing and implementing activities that support community development (and help reinforce the four conditions outlined above).…”

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“…Potentially, then, a very efficient and sustainable way to involve the community is through planning, organising, managing and implementing activities that support community development (and help reinforce the four conditions outlined above). Achievement in the form of common objectives is described and discussed in the work of Peredo and Chrisman on community-based enterprises [32] and in papers on rural social enterprises (see [31,33]). …”

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Leveraging Small-Scale Sport Events: Challenges of Organising, Delivering and Managing Sustainable Outcomes in Rural Communities, the Case of Gorski kotar, Croatia

2016

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Sports and events play an important role in local identity building and creating a sense of community that encourages participation and increases social capital. Rural communities are specific areas with special needs and can face challenges and restraints when it comes to event organisation. The purpose of this paper is to identify organisational challenges and analyse the potential to achieving long-term sustainable social and economic outcomes linked to small-scale sports events in rural communities. Organisational challenges of rural communities in terms of organising sport events are examined and discussed using the framework of event leveraging developed by O'Brien and Chalip. This methodology is applied and discussed to a case study focusing on small-scale winter sport events in rural Croatia. Semi-structured interviews with local organisers were conducted in order to collect data on the overall event organisation and management, local coordination, role of community stakeholders and challenges facing strategic planning, with the intent to identify objectives for future events. Results were discussed independently and in the context of the leverage framework, with reflection on its applicability to rural communities as the event organisers. Recommendations are provided based on critical insight from the literature and are oriented on how to streamline the process of organising, delivering and managing of events in remote rural communities. Finally, the idea of inter-community organisation is proposed to ensure long-term social and economic benefits and to address the existing issues of overlapping of stakeholder categories, mixed objectives, distrust among stakeholders and inefficiently used local resources.

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Leveraging Small-Scale Sport Events: Challenges of Organising, Delivering and Managing Sustainable Outcomes in Rural Communities, the Case of Gorski kotar, Croatia

2016

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“…It causes an important level of trust and active civic participation which are regarded as the key components of the social capital associated with social enterprise development. The existence of collective activity, co-dependence, as well as reciprocity are factors which cause that rural areas to seem to be a very good place for social enterprises (Steinerowski, Steinerowska-Streb, 2012).…”

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From Traditional Business to Social One: New Possibilities for Entrepreneurs in Rural Areas

Greblikaitė

Gerulaitiene

Sroka

2018

Proccedings of International Scientific Conference "RURAL DEVELOPMENT 2017"

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In many EU countries economic and social development stagnates. The reasons are various and depends on the country. Some countries are still leaders (Germany, Great Britain, France), but depending on political events and complicated issues in each of them common EU internal market is kept as rather passive and not expanding in terms of consumption and investments. Especially it is related to countries suffering their internal business problems. The research problem of this paper is related to the issues how to provide some innovative solutions to traditional enterprises in Lithuania and Poland for their prosperous development. The aim of the paper is to analyse the situation and problems of traditional business in rural areas of Lithuania and Poland and propose development possibilities applying social initiatives and becoming social enterprises. The research object of the paper is traditional and social enterprises in rural areas. The research discloses that in Lithuania and Poland the situation in rural areas has a lot of similarities in terms of development and problems. Social entrepreneurship in both countries is kept as possibility but still problems and specificity exist in the countries.

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“…Crucially they demonstrate investment-readiness which allows them as well as investors to grow their own capital. This comes at a time when there is pressure to introduce new and innovative ways of delivering public services in a sustainable manner (Chapman et al,2008;Doyle, 2013;Steinerowski and Steinerowska-Streb, 2012) This is a significant finding which contradicts traditional views on social enterprises that preclude full blown commercial activities in the social enterprise sector.Therefore this paper argues that social enterprises have a symbiotic relationship with the markets. They encourage a much more financially rewarding partnership between social enterprises and stakeholders inside and outside the social economy, thereby improving inflow of capital into the sector.…”

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Legal structure and outcomes of social enterprise: The case of South Yorkshire, UK

Mswaka

Aluko

2014

Local Economy

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Legal structure and outcomes of social enterprise: The case of South Yorkshire, United Kingdom AbstractOver the past two decades the discourse on social enterprise has emerged as a powerful intervention for addressing socio-economic deprivation in communities across the globe. Although the concept is increasingly attracting academic interest, there are still several areas requiring further scrutiny. One such key area is how the legal structures of social enterprises influence their outcomes. Drawing on a qualitative case study approach in South Yorkshire UK, this study contributes to ongoing debate on social enterprise by providing insights into the nature of legal structures and related operational issues across the region. The findings revealed that type of legal structure is intricately linked to social enterprises' ability to achieve their objectives. Rather than rely on traditional legal structures, social enterprises in South Yorkshire have adopted innovative legal vehicles that help them to achieve financial sustainability while at the same time maintaining their social ethos. KeywordsSocial enterprises, legal structures, South Yorkshire, extraction of value, economic development 2 IntroductionThe concept of social enterprise derives from discourses on the social economy that dates back to the nineteenth century industrial revolution (Hines, 2005; Teasdale, 2011). As a concept, this type of business is politically contested and subject to different interpretations (Dacin et al, 2011;Kerlin, 2010;Weerawardena and Sullivan, 2006). Despite different views on its meaning, there is a general consensus that a social enterprise is, first and foremost, a competitive business engaged in some form of trading to produce a financial surplus which helps to sustain its social ethos (Defourny and Nyssens ,2010; Doyle,2013;Zahra et al, 2009). Historically social enterprises have utilised legal structures that support their philanthropic origins and their not-for-profit business activities. A legal structure (or form, structure or constitution) provides an operating framework for social enterprises and it relates to the way these enterprises are set up and the rules and regulations that govern them (SEL, 2003;Snaith, 2007). The advent of globalisation, largely typified by liberalisation of trade and scarcity of resources, appears to have prompted social enterprises to re-evaluate their legal and governance structures so as to maximise mobilisation of resources (Peattie and Morley, 2008;Snaith, 2007). Current discourses therefore suggest a move by some social enterprises to align their structures with the demands of their institutional environment (Lewis et al, 2004).They reveal a gradual shift towards hybrid models of social enterprise, supported by more innovative governance and legal structures to improve their competitiveness in the market (Lewis et al, 2004;Low, 2006;Salamon and Anheier, 1996). Though research interest in the legal structures of social enterprises has increased over the past decade, there is still a...

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Can social enterprise contribute to creating sustainable rural communities? Using the lens of structuration theory to analyse the emergence of rural social enterprise

Cited by 96 publications

References 32 publications

Leveraging Small-Scale Sport Events: Challenges of Organising, Delivering and Managing Sustainable Outcomes in Rural Communities, the Case of Gorski kotar, Croatia

Leveraging Small-Scale Sport Events: Challenges of Organising, Delivering and Managing Sustainable Outcomes in Rural Communities, the Case of Gorski kotar, Croatia

From Traditional Business to Social One: New Possibilities for Entrepreneurs in Rural Areas

Legal structure and outcomes of social enterprise: The case of South Yorkshire, UK

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