Catalysing innovation for social impact: The role of social enterprises in the Indian sanitation sector

Ramani, Shyama V.; SadreGhazi, Shuan; Gupta, Suraksha

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“…This enquiry is about what NRE social enterprises do in practice to access government support. Past research on social entrepreneurship in the Indian context focuses on social innovation, healthcare and sanatation, gender empowerment, and challenges in access to markets, but does not address interactions with government (Bhatt and Altinay, 2013;Mukherji, 2014;Tandon, 2014;Basargekar and Rawat, 2015;Roy and Karna, 2015;Haugh and Talwar, 2016;Ramani et al 2017). In a detailed review by Sengupta et al on social entrepreneurship in emerging economies, dealing with government regulations and policies emerge as one of the challenges that have been mentioned in past research (2018).…”

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New and renewable energy social enterprises accessing government support: Findings from India

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In a world that increasingly invites private actors to address social needs, there has been a rise of social enterprises in a variety of sectors, including new and renewable energy. As of yet, little research has focused on how these enterprises interact with government policy in low-and middle-income countries. This research specifically explores how social enterprises operating in rural India with decentralized renewable energy solutions seek to access government support, and what strategies they adopt to engage with the government. An inductive theory-building approach was adopted to explore this and advance current knowledge in the boundaries of social entrepreneurship and policy. We propose 'Engagement' and 'Disengagement' as the two strategies used by social enterprises in this context in accessing government support and policy. 'Engagement' is a strategy comprising of the tactics: (a) Leveraging Policy, (b) Building and Leveraging Relationships, (c) Lobbying, and (d) Monitoring. 'Disengagement' is a strategy comprising of the tactics: (a)

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“…Subsistence marketplaces, defined as areas of exchange where “individuals and communities … struggle to fulfill their most basic of needs” (Viswanathan and Rosa, , p. 5), are often hampered by inadequate physical infrastructure (roads) and limited provisioning of resources (water, electricity, education, transportation) (Prabhu and Jain, ; Viswanathan, Seth, et al, ). This in turn can affect the implementation and diffusion of social innovations as there is a lack of complementary assets (e.g., energy or water) (Berger and Nakata, ; Ramani, SadreGhazi, and Gupta, ). When working in these resource‐constrained contexts, the often taken‐for‐granted existences of essential resources cannot be assumed.…”

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Toward A Theory on the Reproduction of Social Innovations in Subsistence Marketplaces

Steinfield

Holt

2019

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Social innovations and their diffusion are critical in bridging the multiplicity of deprivations experienced by those in subsistence contexts. Yet they often do not diffuse as expected. To better understand this prevalent problem, this article develops a theory of diffusion that explains the reproduction (duplication) of social innovations in subsistence contexts. The theory utilizes a bottom-up perspective that considers what attributes of innovations and capacities of actors matter to reproduction, particularly for subsistence user-producers. Adopting an inductive, case-based approach, the authors draw on examples of social innovations in sub-Saharan Africa. Based on the authors' research and extant literature, this article builds a typology that captures different modes of reproduction. The typology delineates three archetypes of reproduced social innovations: mimetic, facilitated, and complex, and notes how frugal innovations can emerge from these archetypes. These archetypes are based on the interactions of: (1) a product's resource and knowledge complexities, and (2) the knowledge capabilities or resources of various actors, including subsistence user-producers and bridging agents. The typology thus illuminates the conditions under which subsistence user-producers might independently reproduce a social innovation (mimetic innovations), when they need assistance from bridging agents (facilitated innovations), and when the mix of resources and knowledge are beyond their capacity (complex innovations). Moreover, by exploring reproduction experiences of subsistence users, this article recognizes the implications of low literary, close social networks, and physical limitations. By examining who controls the knowledge and resources imperative to reproduction, the authors go beyond a focus on the social benefits of innovations to consider how intellectual property and profits matter to different actors. This article pulls together these various insights and identifies key implications that social innovators and intermediaries should consider when working to reproduce social innovations in subsistence contexts and with subsistence user-producers.

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“…In a further relevant study Wanyama (2015) examines the potential for cooperatives to contribute to the SDGs, particularly the goal in relation to decent work, as does Gicheru (2016). Meanwhile, Ramani, SadreGhazi & Gupta (2017) consider the role of social entrepreneurship in contributing to the achievement of SDG6, sustainable management of water and sanitation, particularly in India. Finally, Rhadari, Sepasi & Moradi (2016), drawing upon a lens of Schumpeterian theory, present a canvas for the realisation of the SDGs with social enterprises and social entrepreneurship identified as critical agents in this process.…”

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How Social Enterprises Can Contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – A Conceptual Framework

Littlewood¹,

Holt²

2018

Contemporary Issues in Entrepreneurship Research

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In the recent 2015 report by Social Enterprise UK-Think Global Trade Social-it is argued that social enterprises have an important role to play in the achievement of the UN's new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, with 17 SDGs and no less than 169 associated targets, understanding how social enterprises can contribute to the achievement of these goals remains challenging. Particularly given the diversity of social enterprise models that exist globally. This chapter contributes towards addressing this problem by introducing a framework for conceptualising how social enterprises can contribute to the SDGs, illustrated with global examples. The chapter begins by reviewing what has been written about social enterprises and the SDGs. This is followed by the development and presentation of the conceptual framework. Finally, conclusions and areas for future research on social enterprises and the SDGs are identified.

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Catalysing innovation for social impact: The role of social enterprises in the Indian sanitation sector

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Cited by 81 publications

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New and renewable energy social enterprises accessing government support: Findings from India

New and renewable energy social enterprises accessing government support: Findings from India

Toward A Theory on the Reproduction of Social Innovations in Subsistence Marketplaces

How Social Enterprises Can Contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – A Conceptual Framework

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