Social intrapreneurship and social innovation: the case of an Ebola crisis in Africa

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Role of Social Enterprises in Addressing Energy Poverty: Making the Case for Refined Understanding through Theory of Co-Production of Knowledge and Theory of Social Capital

“…The poor track record of government and charitable efforts have given rise to an increased focus on complementary commercial and market-driven models for sustained dissemination and implementation of these clean energy systems [15,19]. Given the low financial returns reaped in the low income household energy services field, social enterprises rather than conventional business enterprises are more likely to enter this sector [15,16,[19][20][21][22][23].…”

“…The poor track record of government and charitable efforts have given rise to an increased focus on complementary commercial and market-driven models for sustained dissemination and implementation of these clean energy systems [15,19]. Given the low financial returns reaped in the low income household energy services field, social enterprises rather than conventional business enterprises are more likely to enter this sector [15,16,[19][20][21][22][23]. Global efforts on these clean energy systems by UN's SE4 All (Sustainable Energy for All), Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves (GACC), Solar Cookers International (SCI), and Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) emphasize social entrepreneurship as a viable approach for addressing energy poverty.…”

“…As such, there have been many case studies of successful social entrepreneurs. However, there is limited theoretical literature guiding their development in their specific areas of work [19]. Second, the operational nature of social enterprises causes them to internalize market-based approaches to advance a social mission [29].…”