Social entrepreneurship: understanding consumer motives for buying The Big Issue

Hibbert, Sally; Hogg, Gillian; Quinn, Theresa

doi:10.1002/cb.6

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“…According to Table 1 the most common concept among the SE definitions is the "social" attribution. Therefore SE has seen as "solutions to immediate social problems" (Alvord et al 2004); "social value creating activity" Peredo and McLean 2006);"[having]social missions" (Brouard et al 2008;Lasprogata and Cotton 2003), "valued" (Dees 1998b) and "stimulating social change" (Mair and Marti 2006); "yield[ing] and sustain[ing] social benefits" (Fowler 2000), "[having] social objectives" Harding (2004),"us[ing] of entrepreneurial behavior for social ends" (Hibbert et al 2005); "social wealth enhancement" (MacMilan, 2005); "developing a social value" (Martin and Osberg 2007); "recognis[ing] social value-creating opportunities" ; "[leading to]transformative social change" (Roberts and Woods 2005); "working for social rather than only profit objectives" (Shaw 2004); "generat[ing] 'entrepreneurial profit' for a given social project" (Tracey and Jarvis 2007); "enhanc[ing] social wealth" ), etc. Accordingly, the concept of sociality should be seen as the first definitional component in the process of consensus-making, i.e.…”

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An epistemological critique of social entrepreneurship definitions

2018

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If entrepreneurship is amid jungle of theories and has many theorists, its social orientation or what is known as social entrepreneurship (SE) is amid arid land of theories and suffers under-theorizing which could be inherently stemmed from its diversely proposed definitions. To be situated in an embryonic pre-paradigmatic phase, getting to a more unanimous definition in this realm is the first step in laying a solid foundation for SE theorizing. As a pioneering study, the paper aims to investigate the epistemological foundations of SE definitions critically to propose a more convergent definition for SE. To fulfill this goal epistemological justifications for the definitional components of SE are presented. Therefore, it was necessary to rely on the relevant philosophical schools of thought in Epistemology (e.g. Empiricism, Internalism, Externalism, Verificationism and Falsificationism); first to discuss the controversies and oppositions to some components of the definitions for their exclusion and then to justify some other definitional components which are mostly accepted by the scholars for their inclusion in a final SE definition. Critical approach has helped us in specifying the maneuvering of thoughts in this field and determining the epistemological and definitional boundaries of SE. Finally, a more epistemologically-supported and justified definition was presented at the end of the paper. Moreover, one of the potential contributions of this paper could be its consensusmaking impact among SE scholars in defining SE phenomenon, which could also pave the way for future theorizing in SE. The originality of the paper lies in the application of Internalism, Externalism, Verificationism and Falsificationism concepts to SE definitions.

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An epistemological critique of social entrepreneurship definitions

2018

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“…One of the main benefits of social enterprises is that it globalizes the societal values and issues which are mostly ignored by business enterprises [6]. Social enterprises do not only solve social problems, but the products and services of social enterprises fulfill all the demands of consumers and society [7]. According to [8] the interaction of members of the society with social entrepreneurs explains that they inspire others to build society friendly enterprises.…”

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Russian University Students Intentions Towards Social Entrepreneurship

Абидулла¹,

Polbitsyn²,

Abidullah³

2018

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Abstract. Social entrepreneurship is nowadays an appealing topic for researchers to investigate. It is considered to be an agent for social and economic development. To involve youth in social entrepreneurship and provide them with the opportunity to use their knowledge, skills and abilities to solve real world problems is a task to be addressed by modern society. This paper explains Russian university students' intention towards social entrepreneurship which is considered to be the predictor of actual behavior. We developed hypothesizes based on factors which have an impact on the social entrepreneurial intention. The tested hypothesizes confirm that attitude as well as subjective norm and perceived behavioral control all have a positive impact on the social entrepreneurial intention. The entrepreneurial environment and education as a contextual element were found to be significant predictors of the social entrepreneurial intention. The study uses the quantitative method where data of 107 Russian students were collected and analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS, version 20). In order to detect the impact of variables on each other, correlation and multiple regression tests were run. The results show positive intentions of Russian university students towards entrepreneurship. The study also found that contextual variables-entrepreneurial environment and education have an impact on social entrepreneurship intention. The entrepreneurial environment was found to be the most significant amongst other variables of attitude, subjective norms and perceived behavioral control.

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“…It has been described in terms of supporters being motivated to support a venture based on feelings of guilt and empowerment (Hibbert et al, 2005). Irrespective of the purpose of mobilization, the timing of the discovery is an additional aspect that is important to the opportunity.…”

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A Model of Social Entrepreneurial Discovery

2008

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ABSTRACT. Social entrepreneurship activity continues to surge tremendously in market and economic systems around the world. Yet, social entrepreneurship theory and understanding lag far behind its practice. For instance, the nature of the entrepreneurial discovery phenomenon, a critical area of inquiry in general entrepreneurship theory, receives no attention in the specific context of social entrepreneurship. To address the gap, we conceptualize social entrepreneurial discovery based on an extension of corporate social responsibility into social entrepreneurship contexts. We develop a model that emphasizes mobilization and timing as underpinnings of social entrepreneurial discovery and offer distinct conceptual aspects and theoretic propositions instrumental to future social entrepreneurship research.

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Social entrepreneurship: understanding consumer motives for buying The Big Issue

Cited by 85 publications

References 30 publications

An epistemological critique of social entrepreneurship definitions

An epistemological critique of social entrepreneurship definitions

Russian University Students Intentions Towards Social Entrepreneurship

A Model of Social Entrepreneurial Discovery

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