Tri-sector partnerships in social entrepreneurship: discourse and practice of the actors from the circles of action and reflection

Gaiotto

2021

REGE

PurposeThis research aimed to describe the phenomenon of the growth of enterprises in the vision of social entrepreneurs.Design/methodology/approachThis is a qualitative study developed joining eight social entrepreneurs in four organizations, two cooperatives and two associations. Data were obtained in semi structured interviews. Data were analyzed with interpretativist and the classical content analysis.FindingsThe main findings indicated the growth phenomenon presented in five categories: growth intentions, growth meanings, support of other organizations and participation in networks, strategies and difficulties. The results of the research have shown that the growth for the social entrepreneurs is a collective phenomenon, characterized by search of economic value and empowerment.Research limitations/implicationsThe main limitation of the research was study only two types of organizations, one garbage cooperative and two association.Practical implicationsThe results can help managers of social incubators and stakeholders because it was evidenced the efforts and difficulties that social entrepreneurs face to survive and to search growth.Social implicationsOur findings may contribute to the formulation of public policies oriented to social entrepreneurs.Originality/valueThis paper presents the first theoretical contribution about the growth in a specific context, the context of social entrepreneurs.

Section: Meaningsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Growth and social entrepreneurs: the challenge of conciliating economic and social values

Gaiotto

2021

REGE

Pensamento Contemporâneo em Administração

“…Grafakos, Baud and Klundert (2001) recommend a systematic analysis of these three dimensions in relation to the objectives of the alliance and contributions. In this sense, the analysis of these three dimensions contributes to the evaluation of operational aspects and management of partnerships in the execution of social projects, as proposed by Bronzo, Teodósio and Rocha (2012) and mentioned in the section of this work on partnerships with organizations of the third sector. In this way, it is possible to verify the existence of problems that may arise in partnerships, mainly those related to the instability of monitoring and evaluating the projects' social interventions, in this case, the selective collection program of the municipality of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, in Brazil.…”

Section: Partnerships In Selective Collection: Origin and Membersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Organizational partnerships in Brazil: problems and challenges in solid waste

Medeiros

Júnior

Pires

et al. 2019

This paper aims to provide an understanding of how solid waste proposals align between organizations that collect recyclable materials and other responsible groups; to explain how these partnerships of selective collection work in the city of Uberlândia/MG in Brazil; to document the achievement of these solid waste activities; and to present the problems and challenges of social governance in solid waste from the perspective of each player. We used methods of document analysis, interviewing, and, most importantly, the shadowing technique in our research. At the end of 2016, it was found that Municipal Law 12,504 has proven to be a challenge for both the players and the government because more is being asked of this organized social movement to promote better alignment between everyone involved.

“…These two types of knowledge contribute to the argument that knowledge is produced by social actors. The first, characterized as subjective knowledge, can be shown by means of perceptions and experiences of agents in the fields of power of NGOs (Bronzo, Teodósio & Rocha, 2012;Guerra & Teodósio, 2014). The second one, identified as explicit knowledge, considers that the knowledge can be systematized, formalized verbally and in records, emphasizing the cultural and symbolic capital of the fields which they belong.…”

Section: Social and Practical Knowledge Produced By Ngosmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The production of knowledge can therefore be seen as a result of acceptance of certain actions by agents, which are interpreted as legitimate. The knowledge produced by some NGOs is reproduced in social practice and becomes institutionalized, being considered as desirable and an acceptable choice (Bronzo, Teodósio & Rocha, 2012;Guerra & Teodósio, 2013;Guerra & Teodósio, 2014). NGOs are involved in relational processes that allow the transformation of the field in which they operate by means of recursion, when individuals are considered social actors endowed with 'habitus' and interpretative ability.…”

Section: Social and Practical Knowledge Produced By Ngosmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The partnership approach is based on an assumption that NGOs can produce better and more useful knowledge and solutions to the social problems than the state and, in many cases, that even the academic world fails to address (Bronzo, Teodósio & Rocha, 2012). So, partnerships with civil society organization could bring more effective technical and social solutions to these problems (Evans, 1997;Marteleto & Ribeiro, 1997;Selsky & Parker, 2005;Ospina, Godsoe & Schall, 2001;Ospina & Saz-Carranza, 2005).…”

Section: Civil Society Organizations Power Field and Habitusmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Knowledge and Power of the Civil Society: an empirical study of Brazilian professionals working in the NGOs

2016

This study critically analyses the way Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) operate in Brazil and their contribution to the development of the Brazilian civil society. The notion of "power fields" and "habitus", proposed by Bourdieu (1989; 1996), provides the theoretical backdrop to our discussions. This focusses largely on the recursive connection between structure and agency which resonates with the work of Fligstein (2006). This study seeks to critically analyse the learning and social practice developed by professionals in NGOs in their daily activities. This study is based on qualitative research and the results indicated that the knowledge produced by Brazilian NGOs, through the recursive connection between the agents of the fields and the structures underpinning them, contributes to the expansion and transformation of the field in which they operate. This perspective shows that the knowledge generated by this NGOs give them a certain level of power and influence in the Brazilian civil society.