Abstract:Purpose
Social entrepreneurship is gradually becoming a potent driving force for economic and social development in developing countries as a result of governance deficits. The purpose of this study is to examine the determinant factors of successful social entrepreneurship in the emerging circular economy of Lebanon. The objective extends to exploring the mediating role of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the success of social entrepreneurship in Lebanon.
Design/methodology/approach
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“…Developing effective and long-term solutions to several societal issues, including the components of successful entrepreneurship and innovation, is extremely challenging. The challenges of well-being in shaping social development have become the top priority due to the sheer monetary and nonmonetary deprivation, which affects a large proportion of the world population (Chaarani, 2021). Despite the efforts by corporate giants, governments, international agencies, and charitable organisations to address social issues, socioeconomic inequalities still persist in developing countries (Hossain et al, 2020).…”
While the public sector authorities and governments struggle to ensure socioeconomic balance at all levels of society, social entrepreneurship is widely known as the optimum solution to societal issues, such as unemployment, social disparities, and ecological imbalances. Despite the fact that the younger generation holds the highest potential to be future social entrepreneurs, a few studies have been conducted to explore the factors that influence their social entrepreneurial intentions (SEI) in developing countries, such as Bangladesh. Furthermore, the empirical studies based on the value-belief-norm (VBN) theory for addressing SEI were scarce in the existing literature. The study aims to measure the influence of Altruistic Values (AV), Traditional Values (TV), Personal Normative Beliefs (NB), Awareness of Consequences (AC), Ascription of Responsibility (AR), Personal Norms (PN), and Social Norms (SN) on SEI implementation of the VBN framework. A combination of webbased and hardcopy surveys was used to collect data from 797 students of higher educational institutes in Bangladesh. The hypotheses and associations between the factors were statistically analysed using structural equation modelling. As a result, it was demonstrated that AV and TV had a notable influence on NB. Similarly, NB showed a significant positive impact on PN and AC, while AC and AR were reported to have a substantial influence on PN. Finally, PN and SN showed a strong impact on SEI. The holistic social entrepreneurship model proposed in this study should be effective for socioeconomic development by incorporating commercially feasible and sustainable principles. Overall, the study findings would assist researchers, current social entrepreneurs and organisations, educational institutes, government agencies, and individual potential entrepreneurs with accurate knowledge and insight to construct their strategies and efficiently pursue social ventures.
“…Developing effective and long-term solutions to several societal issues, including the components of successful entrepreneurship and innovation, is extremely challenging. The challenges of well-being in shaping social development have become the top priority due to the sheer monetary and nonmonetary deprivation, which affects a large proportion of the world population (Chaarani, 2021). Despite the efforts by corporate giants, governments, international agencies, and charitable organisations to address social issues, socioeconomic inequalities still persist in developing countries (Hossain et al, 2020).…”
While the public sector authorities and governments struggle to ensure socioeconomic balance at all levels of society, social entrepreneurship is widely known as the optimum solution to societal issues, such as unemployment, social disparities, and ecological imbalances. Despite the fact that the younger generation holds the highest potential to be future social entrepreneurs, a few studies have been conducted to explore the factors that influence their social entrepreneurial intentions (SEI) in developing countries, such as Bangladesh. Furthermore, the empirical studies based on the value-belief-norm (VBN) theory for addressing SEI were scarce in the existing literature. The study aims to measure the influence of Altruistic Values (AV), Traditional Values (TV), Personal Normative Beliefs (NB), Awareness of Consequences (AC), Ascription of Responsibility (AR), Personal Norms (PN), and Social Norms (SN) on SEI implementation of the VBN framework. A combination of webbased and hardcopy surveys was used to collect data from 797 students of higher educational institutes in Bangladesh. The hypotheses and associations between the factors were statistically analysed using structural equation modelling. As a result, it was demonstrated that AV and TV had a notable influence on NB. Similarly, NB showed a significant positive impact on PN and AC, while AC and AR were reported to have a substantial influence on PN. Finally, PN and SN showed a strong impact on SEI. The holistic social entrepreneurship model proposed in this study should be effective for socioeconomic development by incorporating commercially feasible and sustainable principles. Overall, the study findings would assist researchers, current social entrepreneurs and organisations, educational institutes, government agencies, and individual potential entrepreneurs with accurate knowledge and insight to construct their strategies and efficiently pursue social ventures.
“…Lebanon (El Chaarani and Raimi, 2021), studying the creation of social enterprises in Lebanon (Lanteri, 2015), qualitatively studying migrant entrepreneurship specifically for Syrian refugees in Lebanon (Alexandre et al, 2019). However, to the best of our knowledge, no study has examined the determinants of SE within the context of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon.…”
Section: Palestinian Refugees In Lebanonmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Therefore, this study theoretically contributes to the body of knowledge of SE by particularly adding the case of Palestinian refugees’ camps in Lebanon. For example, the existing literature has investigated the determinants of SE within the circular economy in Lebanon (El Chaarani and Raimi, 2021), studying the creation of social enterprises in Lebanon (Lanteri, 2015), qualitatively studying migrant entrepreneurship specifically for Syrian refugees in Lebanon (Alexandre et al , 2019). However, to the best of our knowledge, no study has examined the determinants of SE within the context of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon.…”
Purpose
This paper aims to examine the impact of the three institutional environment dimensions: regulatory, cognitive and normative on the development of social entrepreneurial intentions of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon.
Design/methodology/approach
This paper follows the mixed-method methodology. Semistructured interviews were first conducted to collect primary data from 17 respondents from the Palestinian refugee community. The qualitative study was followed by a cross-sectional survey of 160 refugees administered at three Palestinian camps in Lebanon. A structural equation modeling technique using SmartPLS software was used to analyze the survey data.
Findings
This paper found that with the absence of an impact of the regulatory dimension, the roles of the cognitive and normative dimensions are more prominent in the context of the Palestinian refugees in Lebanon.
Originality/value
This paper provides policymakers in Lebanon with a better understanding of the context of the Palestinian camps and contributes to the social entrepreneurship (SE) knowledge as it establishes the effectiveness of the Country’s Institutional Profile in this under-researched population. Furthermore, this research proposes some recommendations that would enhance the level of SE in camps and provide suggestions for future research. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this research may be the first study of SE in Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon.
“…Attention to the phenomenon of social entrepreneurship has been especially enhanced during the current turbulent times when the world lives under the conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic due to the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, which has spread suddenly and rapidly (Brodeur et al 2020;Ratten 2020;El Chaarani and Raimi 2021) and has caused considerable troubles in health, social, economic, and political systems globally. Social challenges require innovative solutions, yet the scientific research on the concept is relatively new (Kruja 2012;Matei and Voica 2013;Wu and Li 2011;Li and Matlay 2006;Bansal et al 2019;Hysa and Mansi 2020;Cagarman et al 2020;Sharma et al 2021) and requires more consideration for many reasons.…”
The attention to the phenomenon of social entrepreneurship has been especially enhanced during the current turbulent times, as social enterprises have a key role to play in solving social problems caused by the pandemic. Currently, social entrepreneurship is still an undeveloped area in Georgia, but it has the potential to contribute to the country’s economy and improve the social, ecological, and economic conditions of society. This paper analyses the concept in Georgia and explores social entrepreneurship from the social entrepreneurs’ perspective. A qualitative interview method was applied to collect the data for this study, and semi-structured interviews were conducted with the seventeen Georgian social entrepreneurs from May–June 2021. The research reveals the drivers of social entrepreneurs and investigates the financial sources of social enterprises. It also discusses the practice of social entrepreneurship in terms of preventing and supportive factors while adopting the concept in transition economies, particularly in Georgia. The research demonstrated an urgent need for legislation to regulate the field of social entrepreneurship and formalize it.
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