:                        (Employment Policies in Low Growth Period: Case Studies and Empirical Analyses on European Countries)

Kang, Yoo-Duk; Lee, Cheol-Won; Oh, Tae Hyun; Lee, Hyun Jean; Kim, Junyup

doi:10.2139/ssrn.2946771

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“…This metric offers a more comprehensive understanding of labor market engagement, particularly for groups often underrepresented in unemployment statistics, such as the youth and the elderly. This perspective is supported by the fact that Korea’s labor force participation rate is lower than that of other Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development countries, indicating a discrepancy that is not captured by the unemployment rate alone (Kang et al , 2015). The labor force participation rate, representing the ratio of employed individuals to the total population, serves as a more accurate gauge of active employment compared to the unemployment rate, which does not account for individuals who have ceased job-seeking activities or who are underemployed (European Central Bank, 2014).…”

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confidence: 99%

Taking stock of the trajectories of South Korea’s government-certified social enterprises: perspectives on a fluid semi-public sector model

Claassen,

Bidet,

Kim

et al. 2024

SEJ

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Purpose This study aims to assess the alignment of South Korea’s government-certified social enterprises (GCSEs) with prevailing social enterprise (SE) models, notably the entrepreneurial nonprofit, social cooperative and social business models delineated in the “Emergence of Social Enterprises in Europe” (Defourny and Nyssens, 2012, 2017a, 2017b) and the “principle of interest” frameworks (Defourny et al., 2021). Thereby, it seeks to situate these enterprises within recognized frameworks and elucidate their hybrid identities. Design/methodology/approach Analyzing panel data from 2016 to 2020 for 259 GCSEs, this study uses tslearn for k-means clustering with dynamic time warping to assess their developmental trajectories and alignment with established SE models, which echoes the approach of Defourny et al. (2021). We probe the “fluid” identities of semi-public sector SEs, integrating Gordon’s (2013) notion that they tend to blend various SE traditions as opposed to existing in isolation. Findings Results indicate that GCSEs do align with prevalent SE frameworks. Furthermore, they represent a spectrum of SE models, suggesting the versatility of the public sector in fostering diverse types of SEs. Originality/value The concept of a semi-public sector SE model has been relatively uncharted, even though it holds significance for research on SE typologies and public sector entrepreneurship literature. This study bridges this gap by presenting empirical evidence of semi-public SEs and delineating the potential paths these enterprises might take as they amalgamate various SE traditions.

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confidence: 99%