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Beck, Shelley B., Ayanda P. Deliwe, and Elroy E. Smith. "Assessing SME Perceptions of Using Green Social Media Marketing." 11th GLOBAL CONFERENCE ON BUSINESS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES 11, no. 1 (December 9, 2020): 74. http://dx.doi.org/10.35609/gcbssproceeding.2020.11(74).
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The image of an enterprise in relation to the environment in which it operates is currently of increased importance (Liskova, Cudlinova, Partlova & Petr, 2016, p.64). An enterprise's brand image is a customer's perception of a brand and can help customers assemble information, discriminate brands, create positive feelings, and create a reason to purchase (Huang, Yang & Wang, 2014, p.263). Therefore, enterprises aim to create a strong positive image of their brand which can be generated through marketing programmes. Social media marketing is the application of marketing principles, tools and techniques to social media platforms to differentiate and position the brand better than competitors (Neti, 2011, p.3). Enterprises should therefore use social media to promote and communicate their green initiatives to their stakeholders because of the prominent benefits it offers. Conscious and careful use of social media is the most promising investment for furthering an enterprise's green marketing strategies and by implementing green projects as a CSR initiative SMEs can satisfy their stakeholders (Williams, Page & Petrosky, 2014, p.26). SMEs do not effectively and efficiently market their enterprises due to the lack of funding, insufficient cash flow and the need for technical assistance to market their enterprise (National Small Business Chamber, 2016). Social media is the most popular means of communication in society and provide a good solution as it allows enterprises to interact with their stakeholders through dialogue and engagement to identify and satisfy stakeholder expectations (Bibri, 2008, p.14). The implementation of marketing activities that communicate enterprises' social and environmental initiatives creates added value and enhances financial performance (Bibri, 2008, p.14). If SMEs promote their green initiatives in their marketing communications that are directed at their stakeholders, they could succeed in marketing their business effectively and as a result grow and survive in the long term. However, few SMEs in South Africa are aware that implementing green strategies can improve their profitability and their survival. Keywords: Green marketing; social media marketing; SME's
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Gardziński, Tomasz. "ABOUT A SOCIAL ENTERPRISE..." International Journal of New Economics and Social Sciences 9, no. 1 (June 28, 2019): 445–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0013.3061.
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A social enterprise is an innovative phenomenon in which every day entrepreneurial problems are solved by an entrepreneurial initiative of cooperating individuals. Espe-cially in regions with large social and human capital, among communities with high trust, sensitivity and a sense of common social purpose in business, people discover that together we can do more, especially in our small homelands that constitute the microcosm of economic life. The aim of the article is to show that in the era of rapid technological progress, social innovations are a boundary condition for the survival of not only social enterprises, but also commercial ones, which to a smaller or larger extent also realize or can achieve social goals.
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Jefferson, Richard. "Science as Social Enterprise: The CAMBIA BiOS Initiative." Innovations: Technology, Governance, Globalization 1, no. 4 (October 2006): 13–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1162/itgg.2006.1.4.13.
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Konobeyeva, Elena. "Home-Based Kindergarten: Social Enterprise or Civic Initiative?" Voprosy Obrazovaniya/ Educational Studies. Moscow, no. 2 (2012): 207–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.17323/1814-9545-2012-2-207-221.
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Austin, James, and V. Kasturi Rangan. "Reflections on 25 years of building social enterprise education." Social Enterprise Journal 15, no. 1 (February 4, 2019): 2–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/sej-09-2018-0057.
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Purpose This paper aims to reflect on 25 years of the social enterprise initiative at the Harvard Business School, examining the processes and thinking involved at key stages of this pioneering Initiative’s implementation and institutionalization. Design/methodology/approach The authors adopt an auto-ethnographical approach, reflexively considering the impact of our actions at key stages. Findings Reflecting on the experiences, the authors offer their thoughts on the challenges involved in establishing an educational program. They consider that there were give stages in the development of the program, which ensured its longevity, institutionalization and success: giving birth; starting an experiment; gaining acceptability; being embraced and achieving irreversibility. Practical implications The multiple challenges faced, as well as the successes that the authors had over the years, are set out. Awareness of the challenges that the authors faced will support educators to be prepared to overcome the same or similar challenges to implementing and embedding a social enterprise program. Originality/value This is the first time that the authors’ reflections on the history of the Social Enterprise Initiative have been brought together. As well as distinctive in their own right, the authors consider that the lessons learned from the work over such a long period could provide valuable insights to those who wish to integrate social enterprise teaching into their settings.
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Finlayson, Eilidh, and Michael James Roy. "Empowering communities? Exploring roles in facilitated social enterprise." Social Enterprise Journal 15, no. 1 (February 4, 2019): 76–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/sej-04-2018-0035.
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PurposeStates and development bodies are increasingly stimulating social enterprise activity in communities as an empowering social and economic development intervention. This type of development initiative is often facilitated by actors who are external to communities, and the role of community members is not clear. This paper aims to explore whether facilitated social enterprise benefits or disempowers communities.Design/methodology/approachThe focus is a case study of a project based in Scotland designed to stimulate the creation of social enterprises involved in community growing. The case study approach involved a mix of methods, including formal (semi-structured) interviews, participant observation and analysis of documentary evidence. Analysis of findings was undertaken using Muñoz and Steinerowski’s (2012) theory of social entrepreneurial behaviour.FindingsFindings suggest that social enterprise that originates outside communities and is facilitated by external actors is potentially disempowering, particularly when social enterprise development does not necessarily align with community needs. The paper reiterates findings in previous studies that certain roles in facilitated social enterprise require to be community-led. Projects that do attempt to facilitate social enterprise would benefit from community participation at the project planning stage.Originality/valueIf facilitated social enterprise is increasingly promoted as an empowering development intervention, this paper provides insight about how facilitated social enterprise occurs in practice and gives preliminary information about possible barriers to empowerment using this approach to development.
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Наmкаlо, О. В. "Non-Financial Reporting as a Tool for Measuring the Social Activity of Domestic Enterprises." Statistics of Ukraine, no. 4(79) (December 20, 2017): 79–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.31767/su.4(79).2017.04.10.
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The research is devoted to the peculiarities of the formation of non-financial reporting as one of the tools for measuring the social activity of enterprises.
The financial stability and successful business of enterprises is conditional on non-financial indicators and business orientation, ranks, reputation, openness and social responsibility. Non-financial reporting or a CSR report is an effective tool for measuring the performance of enterprises, a basis for the development and implementation of various strategic projects and programs. Information from non-financial reporting allows for assessing the effectiveness of management at an enterprise by economic, environmental and social component, their interdependence and contribution in achieving the main goal, and for subsequent goal setting and more effectively management of change. It means that the report in question serves as the main platform for communicating the results and impacts (positive or negative) of sustainable development. It shows the real effort of an enterprise in creating social, environmental and economic benefits.
However, domestic enterprises do not have sufficient experience in the field of socially responsible business and need to create their own internal concept of corporate social responsibility considering international trends, which determines the relevance of this study
Various international non-financial reporting standards are analyzed; it is demonstrated that the most popular mechanism for regulating non-financial reporting is the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), which defines a set of indicators measuring the social, ecological and economic component of the economic activity of enterprises The mechanism for making up a non-financial report by phase of the enterprise development is built. The use of the proposed mechanism in making up non-financial reporting will enable to set up an effective link between the enterprise and the stakeholders, and to determine the strategic directions of the enterprise's activities in the context of its development.
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Bieloborodova, Mariia, and Anna Bessonova. "Approaches to assessing the environmental responsibility of enterprises in the industrial region." Ekológia (Bratislava) 42, no. 3 (September 1, 2023): 267–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/eko-2023-0030.
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Abstract The purpose of the study is the identification and forecasting of socioecological effects from the implementation of environmental responsibility by industrial enterprises at the local level. The development of methodical approaches and practical recommendations for the organizational and economic support of environmental responsibility to improve social tension in the industrial region is explored. The process of the assessment of the level of environmental responsibility of an industrial enterprise is improved based on the factors of its environmental obligation and environmental initiative. It is proposed to assess the level of environmental responsibility of enterprises not only on the basis of widely used coefficients characterizing the level of pollution, but also taking into account the level of environmental initiative of the enterprises under study, which is expressed mainly through social investments.
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Samuel, Anthony John, Gareth Reginald Terence White, Ken Peattie, and Robert Thomas. "Social Enterprise Places: A Place-Based Initiative Facilitating Syntactic, Semantic and Pragmatic Constructions of Legitimacy." Journal of Macromarketing 42, no. 1 (November 24, 2021): 51–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/02761467211040765.
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Social Enterprises are becoming a significant force of social as well as economic good despite facing many difficulties that are brought about by their unique characteristics. Chief among these is the question of their perceived legitimacy that impinges upon their ability to gain funding, acquire contracts and appear as capable organisations to potential partnering institutions. This study explores the means by which Social Enterprises are legitimized through participation in the Social Enterprise Place (SEP) programme in the UK. By examining the Boundary Objects (BO) that span the intersections of the incumbent social groups it identifies three pillars upon which SEPs have facilitated SE legitimacy. These pillars comprise (i) the place-based language (syntactic BO), that enables the identification of (ii) common social goals (semantic BOs), and thereby enables the (iii) mobilization of resources toward their resolution (pragmatic BOs). This research provides insight into the facilitation of legitimacy for Social Enterprises that are engaged in a place-based initiative. By responding to Peterson’s (2016) call for macromarketers to take more note of meso level marketing dynamics in different industries the paper highlights the potential for place to facilitate the legitimacy of SEs. In addition, it reveals a further macromarketing dimension to Boundary Object plasticity whereby they may evolve through syntactic, semantic and pragmatic forms over time.
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Yermakov, Maksym A., and Iryna O. Karpenko. "Mechanism of Actuation of Socially Responsible Activity of Enterprises in Ukraine." Business Inform 4, no. 555 (2024): 290–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.32983/2222-4459-2024-4-290-299.
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The aim of the article is to develop a mechanism for intensifying socially responsible activity (SRA), which can be used by enterprises to ensure sustainable development of both each individual enterprise and Ukraine as a whole. The article allocates the signs of social responsibility: a social phenomenon endowed with a specific historical content; conscious fulfillment of a person’s duty to society; execution is a dictate of the subject’s conscience; failure to fulfill the duty implies condemnation on the part of society; contains an initiative nature; a trade-off between the public interest and individual goals; people’s behavior in the context of social responsibility. The subjects of institutional stimulation of the principles of socially responsible activity are identified as follows: legislative bodies; executive bodies; interstate structures; civil society; international and local associations of enterprises; trade unions and professional associations of workers. The directions of SRA of enterprises in Ukraine are defined as follows: support of social initiatives and projects; charitable activities; effective involvement of the public in charitable activities; improving working conditions with the help of recent achievements; creating opportunities for learning and development of the younger generation; introduction of alternative energy sources in production; improvement of medical care. Potential incentives for the SRA programs of enterprise are studied as follows: tax reduction; reduction of administrative pressure; proposals for the implementation of social responsibility programs; expansion of the bank of social and information programs; media coverage; closer ties with non-profit organizations. The following constituent elements of the process of actuation of the SRA of enterprises are proposed: motivation and stimulation. The prerequisites that ensure the effective implementation of the mechanism for actuating the enterprise’s SRA are analyzed: a clear understanding of the purpose and role of the developed mechanism; forms of assistance (informational, legal and regulatory); tools to ensure the operation of the mechanisms, capable of actuation of SRA of the enterprise; resource support for the implementation of mechanisms for actuating the enterprise’s SRA. A mechanism for actuating the SRA of an enterprise in Ukraine has been developed, which consists of two parts: the theoretical foundations of the mechanism for actuating the SRA of an enterprise and the practical implementation of this mechanism.
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Sharma, Anshu, and Jyotsna Bhatnagar. "Enterprise social media at work: web-based solutions for employee engagement." Human Resource Management International Digest 24, no. 7 (October 10, 2016): 16–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/hrmid-04-2016-0055.
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Purpose The paper aims to highlight the role of enterprise social media as an internal workplace tool for employee engagement purposes. Design/methodology/approach The paper provides a viewpoint on how social media can be used internally by organizations after considering both academic and practitioner literature in the respective field. Findings The paper posits that organizations should move beyond using social networking tools for recruitment and branding purposes and take a step further to use social media tools internally for employee engagement initiatives. It provides practical implications for managers to embrace social media as an engagement tool and to increase employees’ participation on such media. Research limitations/implications The paper provides implications for both researchers and practitioners for using social media as a strategic employee engagement initiative and devising appropriate social media and human resource strategies to do so. Originality/value The paper offers insights into how enterprise social media can be used as an internal communication tool for engaging employees in this technologically connected era.
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Smith-Nonini, Sandy. "Inventing Eco-Cycle." Anthropology in Action 23, no. 1 (March 1, 2016): 14–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.3167/aia.2016.230103.
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AbstractThis article discusses lessons learned from a social enterprise project supporting sustainability education in central North Carolina (U.S.A.). Since 2011, Eco-Cycle,1 a retail shop featuring creative-reuse has provided support for a community meeting space that offers weekly environmental education workshops. Many approaches to social justice-oriented green initiatives in the United States emulate urban agriculture models and tend to be grant-dependent in early years, only achieving economic sustainability with difficulty. In contrast, our non-profit co-op of upcycler crafters and vintage vendors grew out of production and marketing of upcycled rain barrels, based on a social enterprise approach rather than a traditional model. I discuss the stepping-stones to this venture, which originated through a neighbourhood energy conservation initiative, followed by alliance-building with non-profits to promote green job creation. I relate the complications and surprising forms of synergism emerging from the social enterprise approach to social theory on cooperatives and community-based development models.1Eco-Cycle is a pseudonym.
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Anderson, Maggie, and Laura Galloway. "The Value of Enterprise for Disabled People." International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation 13, no. 2 (May 2012): 93–101. http://dx.doi.org/10.5367/ijei.2012.0070.
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The focus of this paper is on the role of enterprise training among disabled people. The authors first review the literature, in particular comparing work on the theoretical benefits of enterprise training provision for disabled people with empirical studies of enterprise training initiatives for disabled people in various countries. In the analysis, low social capital is implicated as a cause of much disadvantage in economic and social life among disabled people, and this is particularly pertinent in modern knowledge-based economies where responsibility for development in the lifelong learning agenda is devolved from governments to individuals, including disabled individuals. Following this, an investigation of one publicly funded initiative in Fife, Scotland, is conducted and this is used to inform a wider debate about the potential uses and value of enterprise training for disabled people in the current stratified socioeconomic milieu. The paper argues that there is potential for enterprise training to contribute on a wider basis than simply independent entrepreneurship promotion and that the research community therefore has an opportunity to engage with this broader agenda.
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Zhou, Penghao. "Research on the impact of enterprise ESG performance on debt financing cost." BCP Business & Management 38 (March 2, 2023): 284–302. http://dx.doi.org/10.54691/bcpbm.v38i.3707.
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Based on the sample of Shanghai and Shenzhen A-share listed companies from 2015 to 2020,this paper studies the impact of enterprise ESG performance on debt financing cost and its mechanism, the results show that enterprise ESG performance can significantly reduce the cost of debt financing. Among them, corporate social performance and corporate governance performance are negatively correlated with debt financing costs, while the positive correlation between corporate environmental performance and debt financing costs is not obvious. At the same time, it is found that ESG performance can reduce the cost of debt financing by alleviating the information risk within the enterprise and increasing the attention of external institutional investors, and further studies have found that the mitigation effect of ESG performance on debt financing cost is more prominent in high audit quality, eastern regions and non-state enterprises. Therefore, enterprises should pay attention to ESG performance in operation management, actively establish enterprise ESG performance management mechanism, take the initiative to assume the responsibility of ESG information disclosure, and promote the sustainable development of enterprises.
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Jose, T. K. "Micro enterprise initiative in water sector and poverty reduction." Water Science and Technology 47, no. 6 (March 1, 2003): 119–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.2003.0373.
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The author reports on the Kerala model for water sector development, broadly adopted as a role model for poverty reduction and build up of social capital. It is a community based organisation with its focus on facilitating a stable income to the poor, and composed of a People's Plan Campaign, the Kudumbashree (women-based poverty eradication programme), with grassroot level neighbourhood groups, federated into an area development society. It promotes savings and credit channelling, capacity building and entrepreneurship development. Activities include awareness raising on water conservation and hygiene, utilization of student power, promotion of small, cheap and low technology projects that people can understand and undertake (small reservoirs, tanks, rainwater harvesting structures, water meters), as well as microenterprises, and training of women-based repair groups.
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Weisskoff, Richard. "Income Distribution and the Enterprise for the Americas Initiative." Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs 33, no. 4 (1991): 111–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/165881.
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The Issue of the Distribution of income is once again emerging as a critical component in the debates regarding Latin America's development path in the 1990s and as a factor underlying the proposed Enterprise of the Americas Initiative (EAI). I will argue that the degree of income inequality in the Latin American societies will prove to be an obvious, if unnoticed, obstacle to social progress which will affect the operation and outcome of the Initiative. In this essay, I review some of the hypotheses and recent findings from the research on income distribution. I shall contrast the conditions of the growth decades of the 1960s and 1970s with the “lost” decade of the 1980s. What have we learned, and what have we avoided learning during these years? How many of the initial conditions which the Alliance for Progress aimed at remedying 30 years ago are still with us?
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Hovsieiev, Dmytro D. "The Essence, Elements and Components of Social Responsibility of Enterprises." Business Inform 10, no. 549 (2023): 397–403. http://dx.doi.org/10.32983/2222-4459-2023-10-397-403.
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The aim of the article is to study and generalize the theoretical provisions on the social responsibility of enterprises in the context of dynamism and uncertainty of the environment. When analyzing and summarizing the scientific works of many scholars, it was determined that the social responsibility of the enterprise is aimed at creating a positive impact on the socioeconomic environment of the enterprise and can lead to various positive results, including financial success, improving reputation and creating a favorable image in the market. As a result of the study, approaches to the formation of the concept of corporate social responsibility, which can coexist and complement each other, are analyzed. The main characteristics of social responsibility are defined, including: the social nature of responsibility; dependence on the social qualities of the individual and social norms and values, their integration into the social system. The features of legal and non-legal social responsibility of enterprises are characterized and their components are defined. The main types of companies that determine trends in the sphere of social influence have been allocated, and it has been substantiated that «social innovators» can act as catalysts for further development of the sphere of social responsibility, since such enterprises set themselves the task not only to comply with the standards of social responsibility, but also to be active leaders in the development of innovative approaches and solutions to solve social problems. The article also analyzes the features of the world’s largest initiative in the field of corporate social responsibility – the UN Global Compact, which is designed to promote the creation of more sustainable and ethical corporations that not only generate profit, but also benefit society and the environment. It is substantiated that social responsibility can be a competitive advantage, strengthening the reputation of enterprise and stimulating innovative solutions. Prospects for further research lie in the field of studying the features of introduction and implementation of the strategy of corporate social responsibility of enterprise.
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Sulong, Muhammad Suhaizan, Azlianor Abdul-Aziz, Andy Koronios, and Jing Gao. "Service Orientation Initiative Process Towards Enterprise Services Environment." Advanced Science Letters 21, no. 10 (October 1, 2015): 3355–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1166/asl.2015.6497.
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Terziev, Venelin. "Research on the status of social entrepreneurship in Bulgaria: a presentation of a project report’s primary data." Journal of Innovations and Sustainability 3, no. 1 (March 1, 2017): 9–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.51599/is.2017.03.01.09.
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The study “Research Report about the status of Social Entrepreneurship in Europe and how the status can be enhanced: National Report for Bulgaria” conducted under the Project SESBA: Social Enterprise Skills for Business Advisers presents an analysis on what extent is developed and adopted the concept of social entrepreneurship and the role of social enterprises for socio-economic development of Bulgaria by exploring opportunities to promote social entrepreneurship in the country through government policy, NGOs, business initiative, training and counseling. The report presents and compares different points of view, particularly with regard to recommendations on regulatory changes, and it is prepared in a form allowing each piece to be read and used independently.
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Huang, Julia Q. "Transient assemblages, ephemeral encounters, and the “beautiful story” of a Japanese social enterprise in rural Bangladesh." Critique of Anthropology 40, no. 1 (January 16, 2020): 125–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0308275x19899448.
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Eleven Japanese corporate executives and 10 Bangladeshi village-based entrepreneurs stand around an array of gleaming solar panels perched precariously on piles of bricks and hay. Despite being labeled a “social enterprise,” this solar-energy initiative emerged neither from development planning nor from a company’s market strategy. Instead, the project emerged from a chaotic series of events and the Japanese state’s decentralized patronage politics that drew together a cluster of non-state actors in a haphazard initiative in Bangladesh. This article offers an ethnographic case of ephemeral encounters (building on Faier and Rofel) and contributes to a theory of transient assemblages in development (drawing on Tsing and DeLanda). It teases apart the diverse factors that produced and were produced by a solar social-enterprise pilot project, which neither arose from a plan for a social enterprise nor generated one. I argue for a diffuse understanding of project agency, the productivity of noncommunicative interaction, and the unequal material politics that characterize these encounters across difference. This alternative view on development decenters the project and instead focuses on the emergent properties of the act of assembling, even when the assemblage fails to cohere.
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WANG, SHU-TWU, YU-YUAN KUAN, and KAM-TONG CHAN. "THE RESOURCE MOBILIZATION OF COMMUNITY-BASED SOCIAL ENTERPRISES IN TAIWAN." Hong Kong Journal of Social Work 48, no. 01n02 (January 2014): 3–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s0219246214000035.
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Community organizations are often attached to the government's institutional conditions in Taiwan. However, with the government driving its policies, not only are these community organizations developing rapidly, but they also become more self-aware, striving for resources from different sectors on their own initiative and thereby forming the usual bottom-up exercise from civil society. This paper applies social capital and resource mobilization perspectives to study the present situation and characteristics of community-based social enterprise (CBSE) in Taiwan. According to the findings, the incentives provided by the Taiwanese government are truly an important driving force to promote the development of CBSE. The impact of community organizations is the important mechanism to develop CBSE. By the integration of product and innovation, community organizations are important bases to develop social enterprise. In addition, when developing social enterprises, community organizations must follow local society, humanity or products in order to result in social enterprises with local features. Finally, sales of products of CBSE are based on public trust network of communities. For a community organization to invest in developing businesses, it not only needs the force of a collective action to mobilize resources, but it also needs to form public trust within the community. Finally, the development of CBSE is closely related to the community residents, network relationships and trust as advocated by social capital can become vital strengths to support the development of CBSE, and are also media that must be relied on for CBSE to succeed.
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Cai, Gang, and Chunmei Ni. "High-Reliability Business Management Strategy Analysis Based on GPRS Wireless Communication." Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing 2022 (March 16, 2022): 1–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/2472988.
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Enterprise is an indispensable factor of production in the country’s economic and social development, and the operation of the enterprise is indispensable. The development of strategic operation of the enterprise is facing many problems, and the survival of the enterprise is facing serious threats. The purpose of this article is to study the method of establishing a reliable enterprise strategic management system based on GPRS wireless communication and neural network. Let the company continue to grow in a sustainable and healthy way. This article puts forward the importance of corporate strategic management under GPRS wireless communication. Strategic business management can improve the foresight and initiative of enterprises, overcome short-term behaviour, and provide a clear direction for the development of the enterprise. In the experimental data of this article, it can be seen from 2016 that the demand for talent management by enterprises is lower than that in 2019. By 2019, enterprises will have the demand is as high as 85.3%, so enterprise management development needs should be taken seriously. The error between the actual output of the network and the expected output is controlled within 5%, which shows that the established neural network has a good evaluation effect and can be used to evaluate the talents of business operators. This also shows that the established BP neural network can fully absorb the judgment experience of experts and the actual employment of enterprises. The results show that the evaluation results obtained according to the evaluation network model have certain guiding significance for the selection and assessment of employers and the self-evaluation of management talents.
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O'Leary, Daniel E. "KPMG Knowledge Management and the Next Phase: Using Enterprise Social Media." Journal of Emerging Technologies in Accounting 13, no. 2 (September 1, 2016): 215–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.2308/jeta-51600.
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ABSTRACT The purpose of this paper is to present a case study summarizing some of the issues associated with KPMG's knowledge management system and their recent adoption of social media for collaboration and knowledge management. In particular, this case examines KPMG's knowledge management initiative starting roughly when Robert Armacost was hired to lead the global firm's efforts in knowledge management, from 2007 through 2014, with KPMG's adoption of social media as part of their knowledge management system. This case study shows a fundamental and strategic shift in knowledge management at KPMG from focusing on content to including collaboration. In addition, this paper illustrates some of the advantages of including enterprise social media as part of the knowledge management system.
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Turner, Jason, and Gary Mulholland. "Enterprise education." Journal of Management Development 36, no. 6 (July 10, 2017): 801–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jmd-09-2016-0176.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine young learners’ attitudes towards enterprise education within the context of a university led initiative to construct a sustainable framework which benefits identified stakeholders. Design/methodology/approach The research used self-completed questionnaires with 117 business studies students in Stages S4-S6 from secondary schools across Dundee and business students from Years 1-4 at one university in Dundee, Scotland. Findings The research reveals that respondents positively engage with enterprise education and felt that their project management, creative thinking, communication skills and confidence were enhanced by the activity of real-world business challenges. The findings support the notion that an enterprising spine embedded in the academic curriculum better equip the learner with the necessary hard and soft skills required for the employment market but not necessarily to be entrepreneurial. Research limitations/implications A limitation of this research was the sample size, which although representative of the pupil and student cohorts associated with the various stages of education being studied at the particular time of data collection, and is suitable for an exploratory study, the research would have benefited from being both larger and complimented by more of a qualitative component beyond the inclusion of open-ended questions. Practical implications As an exploratory study which informs a wider comparative study into enterprise education, the research examines learner’s perspectives and the measures they feel are required for effective engagement with enterprise education activities in schools and universities. The findings should assist education providers to deliver a better learning experience and the learners with improved enterprising and social skills, particularly the building of confidence. Social implications As an exploratory study which informs a wider comparative study into enterprise education, the research examines learner’s perspectives and the measures they feel are required for effective engagement with enterprise education activities in schools and universities. The findings should assist education providers to deliver a better learning experience and the learners with improved enterprising and social skills, particularly the building of confidence. Originality/value The research should prove useful to educational establishments who are considering the implementation of, or further engagement with, enterprise education and involvement with the business community and how such activities impact on their learners.
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Anish Devale, Shabnam S. Mahat. "Corporate social responsibility, new challenges with new development, and new structural work of management framework business development cycles." Tuijin Jishu/Journal of Propulsion Technology 44, no. 4 (October 16, 2023): 7409–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.52783/tjjpt.v44.i4.2592.
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The study focuses on the impact Of Corporate Social Responsibility on Sustainable Enterprise Development. In addition, it also focuses on Corporate Social Responsibility and institutional theory for new Perspectives on private governance. Lastly, it examines reimagining Corporate Social Responsibility in the Era of COVID-19 by Promoting Corporate Social Competence.As this paper is based on reviews so that secondary data collection method will be used in which various past articles, books, journals, and reviews will be used to collect all the reliable data based on the topic. This study is qualitative in nature.The integration of CSR into the core business strategy is more efficacious than its treatment as a distinct initiative. This strategy aims to synchronize corporate social responsibility endeavors with the objectives of the organization, thereby guaranteeing enduring viability. Nevertheless, it presents difficulties as enterprises must devise strategies to integrate CSR deliberations into all facets of their activities.Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives are frequently characterized by their voluntary nature and self-regulatory approach, which may not be subject to enforceable standards. This phenomenon may lead to incongruity and fluctuating degrees of dedication among corporations. In the absence of well-defined guidelines, certain organizations may resort to "greenwashing" tactics, whereby they purport to exhibit social responsibility without effecting significant alterations.Through a comprehensive comprehension and proficiency in tackling emerging challenges in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), enterprises can augment their standing and foster confidence among their stakeholders. A robust corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy that is in line with societal expectations has the potential to enhance brand reputation, entice customers, and cultivate enduring relationships with stakeholders. The academic perspective suggests that the study of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) enables businesses to comprehend the wider societal and ecological consequences of their operations. The aforementioned statement highlights the significance of comprehending the effects of corporate choices on stakeholders, thereby facilitating judicious and conscientious decision-making. Consequently, this facilitates the alignment of corporate strategies with sustainable development objectives and enables decision-making that is mutually advantageous for the enterprise and the community.
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Hesse, Bradford W., Richard P. Moser, and William T. Riley. "From Big Data to Knowledge in the Social Sciences." ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 659, no. 1 (April 9, 2015): 16–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0002716215570007.
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One of the challenges associated with high-volume, diverse datasets is whether synthesis of open data streams can translate into actionable knowledge. Recognizing that challenge and other issues related to these types of data, the National Institutes of Health developed the Big Data to Knowledge or BD2K initiative. The concept of translating “big data to knowledge” is important to the social and behavioral sciences in several respects. First, a general shift to data-intensive science will exert an influence on all scientific disciplines, but particularly on the behavioral and social sciences given the wealth of behavior and related constructs captured by big data sources. Second, science is itself a social enterprise; by applying principles from the social sciences to the conduct of research, it should be possible to ameliorate some of the systemic problems that plague the scientific enterprise in the age of big data. We explore the feasibility of recalibrating the basic mechanisms of the scientific enterprise so that they are more transparent and cumulative; more integrative and cohesive; and more rapid, relevant, and responsive.
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Prakash, Deepti, Meenakshi Bisla, and Twinkle Arora. "Role of Environment Dimensions to strive Sustainable Entrepreneurship: A Triple Bottom Line Approach." International Journal of Professional Business Review 8, no. 3 (March 13, 2023): e0698. http://dx.doi.org/10.26668/businessreview/2023.v8i3.698.
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Purpose: The study aims to examine the role of Sustainable Entrepreneurship through the lens of Triple Bottom Line (TBL) with intervention of environment dimensions in Indian MSMEs context. Theoretical framework: Sustainability has become the most important concern in today’s world due to the changes in the climate and environment deterioration. The TBL approach includes the people, planet and profit perspective; environment dimensions include the green and non-green initiatives that would help entrepreneurs to achieve their sustainable goals. Design/methodology/approach: The quantitative research design is adopted to collect 107 entrepreneurs’ data from Delhi NCR using purposive sampling. The study examines the relationship among Sustainable Entrepreneurs (profit, planet and people) and environmental dimensions (green and non-green initiative) using SPSS and Hayes PROCESS. Findings: The study concludes that there exists a correlation between people and planet; people and non-green initiatives; planet and profit; planet and non-green initiatives; and lastly green initiatives and non-green initiatives. In addition, non-green initiative mediates the relationship between people and planet. However, planet is correlated with only profit. Research, Practical & Social implications: The research discusses various approaches for MSME to endeavour sustainability with the help of environment dimensions. The appropriate practice of adopting such sustainable approaches will eventually drive enterprises towards profit, thus becoming sustainable entrepreneurs. Originality/value: TBL approach is viewed along with the environmental dimensions for the purpose of protecting environment and enabling an enterprise move towards higher profit. The study also discusses strategies for policymakers, education institutes for promoting sustainable entrepreneurship.
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Moon, Christopher J., Andreas Walmsley, and Nikolaos Apostolopoulos. "Governance implications of the UN higher education sustainability initiative." Corporate Governance: The International Journal of Business in Society 18, no. 4 (August 6, 2018): 624–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/cg-01-2018-0020.
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Purpose This paper aims to review the progress of a sample of (n = 307) signatories in the Higher Education Sustainability Initiative which commits higher education institutions (HEIs) to make smart commitments to achieve one or more of the UN sustainable development goals (SDGs). Design/methodology/approach A preliminary survey of n = 307 HEIs via online questionnaire and database search was conducted. Findings Findings reveal a difference between HEI governance, that is “instrumental”, and governance, that is “holistic”, in relation to sustainability. Research limitations/implications Implications identified for achieving SDGs in general and for academic–business partnerships, in particular. Practical implications Practical implications for enterprise (developing a tool to measure sustainability mindset) and for enterprise education (sharing of best practices from other HEIs). Social implications Improved understanding of the sustainability mindset will inform decisions about approaches to governing and operationalising sustainability in organisations. Originality/value The survey is not original but the emphasis on sustainability mindset (compassion, empathy and connectedness to SDGs) is.
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Byelov, D., M. Bielova, and B. Palapa. "Social entrepreneurship: concepts and signs." Uzhhorod National University Herald. Series: Law 1, no. 75 (March 22, 2023): 149–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.24144/2307-3322.2022.75.1.24.
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The article is devoted to social entrepreneurship, i.e. entrepreneurial activity aimed at positive innovative changes in society, namely, mitigating or solving social problems at the expense of income received from one’s own activity. In Ukraine, a separate organizational and legal form is not provided for the implementation of a social enterprise. That is, you can organize a social enterprise in any convenient of various forms (civil society organizations, business entities, etc.), with a wide choice of available taxation regimes. Social enterprises are designed to meet the needs of community members that the public sector cannot meet, and the private sector ignores. This is precisely the niche for the activity of social enterprises. Local communities are the main beneficiaries of the development of social entrepreneurship. Social entrepreneurship helps to provide public services in a new way and meet the needs of the community; create jobs; enrich the professional experience of people working in social enterprises for further employment under modern market conditions; to develop communities by involving them in public life socially vulnerable and marginalized population groups, providing their members with work; to expand the activity of citizens who can independently solve their problems and take responsibility for their lives; increase attention to socially disadvantaged population groups, not so much by providing them with charitable assistance, but by providing them with useful socially significant work; revive rural and urban areas and improve their social infrastructure, etc.
It is indicated that social entrepreneurship plays an important role in the mechanism of realization of constitutional rights and freedoms of a person and a citizen, in particular, the right to work, to a sufficient standard of living, to equality, to social protection of a new format. In this case, we believe that the concept of social protection should be interpreted broadly, go beyond exclusively state obligations (pensions, other social benefits), and include a model of responsible entrepreneurship. It can be argued that social entrepreneurship is an important step towards the departure from collectivism and the transition to individualism, where legal entities and natural persons-entrepreneurs create decent conditions for the life of socially vulnerable segmentsof the population through their activities on their own initiative.
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Yuan, Jiahai, Yurong Zeng, Xiaoxuan Guo, Yu Ai, and Minpeng Xiong. "Electric Power Investment Risk Assessment for Belt and Road Initiative Nations." Sustainability 10, no. 9 (August 31, 2018): 3119. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su10093119.
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In recent years, Chinese companies’ investment in overseas electric power has grown rapidly. Chinese enterprises with matured technology and abundant talent in the field of electric power and electric power investment are becoming the focus of Chinese enterprise investment. However, just like any other energy investment, electric power investment has various potential risks, including economic risk, financial risk, social risk, political risk, electric power foreground risk, resource risk, and environmental risk. To specifically measure electric power investment risk, this article proposed a nine-dimensional indicator system for countries along China’s ‘Belt and Road Initiative’. Moreover, a fuzzy integrated evaluation model ground on the entropy weight was established to evaluate the electric power investment risk of 21 countries along China’s Belt and Road Initiative. The result of research shows that electric power foreground and Chinese factors have become the major underlying determinants of electric power investment risk, while coal power economy, renewable power economy, and political risk should also be attached enough attention when making investing decisions. In conclusion, the optimal choices for China’s electricity investment are determined after balancing electric power foreground and basic factors. After analyzing investment risks of various countries, this paper puts forward policy suggestions, which can help Chinese enterprises avoid electric power investment risks and improve investment efficiency.
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Ayanda Malindi Krige, Kerryn, and Margie Sutherland. "Helenvale’s recycling initiative – catalysing community-driven social entrepreneurship." Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies 6, no. 4 (November 29, 2016): 1–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/eemcs-10-2016-0278.
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Subject area This case was developed to explore what social entrepreneurship looks like in an emerging market context. It tells the story of Neil Campher, a self-identified social entrepreneur working in South Africa, a country that has recently been awarded middle income status by the World Bank despite sharing a ranking with Syria on the Human Development Index. In environments of deep market failure, what does social enterprise look like? and can you sustain change in communities of extreme poverty? The case looks at the academic characteristics of social entrepreneurs and applies them to Neil to see if he “qualifies”. It has a particular focus on the bricoleur social entrepreneur. It explores concepts of poverty, and looks at sustainability, achieved through asset-based community development. It explores the need for organisations to transition in response to the environment and provides a tool to assess sustainability. The value of the paper is in exploring what social entrepreneurship looks like in an emerging market context. It also raises important questions on sustainability in environments which are inherently constrained. Study level/applicability This case study is aimed at students of social entrepreneurship, development studies, sustainable livelihoods and asset-based development. It is written at an Honours level and is therefore appropriate for use in customised or short programmes. The case study is a good introduction for students with a background in business (e.g. Diploma in Business Administration/MBA/custom programmes) who are wanting to understand social enterprise and blended theories of social and economic change. Case overview The case study follows self-identified social entrepreneur Neil Campher in the grime and crime-ridden township of Helenvale, outside Port Elizabeth, in South Africa. Campher has given up his glitzy career as a financier in the economic hub of Johannesburg and returned to his home town, drawn by a need to give back. Helenvale used to be where he and his school friends would hide from the apartheid police, but as an adult, his friends are focused on strengthening and progressing the community. Campher’s entry point to change is a small waste recycling project, and the case study looks at how he uses this as a lever to achieve deeper structural change in the community. The teaching case exposes several questions around social entrepreneurship and change: what is social entrepreneurship in an emerging context and is Campher a social entrepreneur? What is community led change and can it be sustainable? Campher’s dilemma is around sustainability – has his extensive involvement of the community been enough to achieve progress in Helenvale? Expected learning outcomes The case study gives insight into social entrepreneurship in a developing country context. It highlights the nuances in definition and introduces the importance of context in shaping the social entrepreneur. The case is an opportunity for students to interrogate ideas on poverty and classical interpretations of social entrepreneurship and relate them to a small community that mirrors the macro country context in South Africa. The case study shows how asset-based approaches to development are interlinked with basic principles of social entrepreneurship. It shows that sustainability is more than a secure and predictable income stream and the need for community engagement and commitment to the solution. In tackling these issues, the case questions sustainability potential and the need for the organisation to transition to respond to opportunity and the changing environment. Supplementary materials Video X1 5minute video interview with Neil Campher 5min: YouTube Video of Campher from Interview 1 www.leadingchange.co.za (live from 01 April 2016) Video News report of gang violence in Helenvale 3min: YouTube. This is a quick visual introduction to Helenvale. It is a news clip, so is particularly focused on the angle of the story. It includes interviews with residents. The site www.youtube.com/watch?v=TluLpTuEq8I Northern Areas burning 2min: YouTube is a collection of video footage from a local reporter which shows Helenvale and its surroundings. The site www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCW-Hp24vMI shows the Text Global Competitiveness Report: South Africa; the first page gives additional information on social and economic development in South Africa, highlighting developed/developing country attributes. It also highlights how Helenvale is a microcosm of the negative social development indicators in South Africa (http://reports.weforum.org/global-competitiveness-report-2014-2015/economies/#economy=ZAF). Teaching notes are available for educators only. Please contact your library to gain login details or email support@emeraldinsight.com to request teaching notes. Subject code CSS 3: Entrepreneurship.
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Ambrosini, Maurizio, and Paolo Boccagni. "Imprese sociali e rapporti con la comunitŕ locale: radicamento, legittimazione, rappresentanza." PARTECIPAZIONE E CONFLITTO, no. 3 (October 2009): 147–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.3280/paco2009-003009.
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- The local embeddedness of social enterprises, within community-based contexts and networks, is generally taken for granted. Yet, empirical research on the matter in Italy is still poor. Even theoretical analyses often follow a prescriptive approach, as if community networking and social capital generation were natural properties of such organizations. The article elaborates on a few theoretical categories which can be helpful in operationalizing and empirically testing the third sector's ties with local communities - whether in the start-up or during the life course of social enterprises. A case study on an EU-led funding initiative involving social enterprises is then analyzed. Special attention is given to the role of "intermediary bodies", representative of the civil society at local level. This allows for a critical reflection on the potential and the limits of partnerships between public authorities and social enterprises. As far as these enterprises state, and as they aree expected to participate in local policy-making processes, some key dilemmas emerge, such as the tension between advocacy and policybuilding, or between the representation of local civil society and their active involvement in public policies. Finally, a balance is provided of the prospects for a more "community oriented" model of social enterprise to be developed across the country.Keywords: Social Enterprises, Community, Social Capital, Organizational Networks, Participation in The Policy-Making Process.
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Small, Dan, Shelley Bolton, Sarah Zwaryck, Danielle Turone, and Belrina Hanuse. "From Bean to Bar: Cultural Esteem and Healing through Chocolate." Practicing Anthropology 41, no. 2 (March 1, 2019): 40–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.17730/0888-4552.41.2.40.
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Abstract In this paper, we describe a business with cultural purpose. East Vancouver Roasters (EVR) engages women recovering from addiction and trauma in the creation of chocolate from raw cocoa beans in Canada's most demonized community: Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. The initiative has a number of goals. First, it is designed to reach a population with innovative, low-barrier employment. Second, it seeks to create a viable business with social conscience (a social enterprise). Third, its wider cultural goal is to generate social and economic capital intended to bolster community esteem. Finally, EVR presents opportunities to learn from women with psycho-spiritual pain about the meaning of work and barriers to employment. We share our stories here to describe a social enterprise from the perspective of social actors involved in its creation and operation.
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Bukowska, Urszula. "Social Innovations in Enterprise as a Tool of Activating Professionally Inactive People With Disabilities." Kwartalnik Ekonomistów i Menedżerów 52, no. 2 (April 24, 2019): 11–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0013.2340.
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The contemporary labor market creates challenges for employers who experience insufficient labor supply. There are many reasons for this situation, and one of them is a large group of professionally inactive people. There are people with disabilities among them. It is assumed that moving these people to the professionally active group may be caused not only by macroeconomic and macro-social activities but also by the initiative of an employer implementing social innovations. The purpose of the article is to identify social innovation thus increasing the availability of jobs for the disabled in Poland, to determine their types, as well as to determine the process of creating social innovation.
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Haiqing, Li. "The Influence of service equity and psychological Contract on Customer Citizenship Behavior in Chinese Fitness Service Enterprises: Customer Satisfaction as an Intermediary." International Journal of Science and Business 23, no. 1 (2023): 38–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.58970/ijsb.2133.
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At present, the output value provided by the service sector accounts for about 70 percent of the China GDP, which is an important indicator to measure a country’s economic development. However, the homogenization of the current service industry is relatively high. To obtain a place in the competitive market, customer relationship management is particularly important. In recent years, the academic circle has put forward the idea that “customer is a part of enterprise human resources” and put forward the concept of “customer citizenship behavior” based on the theory of organizational behavior. In other words, customers who enjoy good service will take the initiative to make free publicity for the enterprise and provide good suggestions to help the enterprise improve the service process. Enterprises should strive to use the existing customer resources to bring more tangible or intangible benefits for the enterprise. Based on the quantitative design and the social exchange theory, the purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between customer citizenship behavior, psychological contract, and service equity. From the findings of this study, the psychological contract and service equity, influence the mechanism of psychological contract and service equity on customer citizenship behavior respectively and discusses the mediating role of customer satisfaction in the above influencing process. The implication is to provide guidance for enterprises to use psychological contract and service equity to promote customer citizenship behavior, to bring more customers to the marketing practice.
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Poti, Sapna, Sanghamitra Bhattacharyya, and T. J. Kamalanabhan. "Social and Cultural Challenges in ERP Implementation." International Journal of Information Systems and Social Change 2, no. 4 (October 2011): 44–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/jissc.2011100104.
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This paper studies the differential practices of change management in organizations of western origin and compares it with the best practices prevalent in Indian organizations, with special emphasis on social and cultural challenges faced in these countries. Since Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), as part of an information and communication technology (ICT) initiative, is frequently associated with organization change and transformation in relation to its adaptation, it has been used as the context in this study. The impact of social factors and cultural challenges on change management processes and elements are compared and contrasted using multiple case studies from USA, Canada, European (Western/Eastern) and Indian organizations who have adopted ERP technologies. The conceptual framework highlights cultural and social factors that affect ERP implementation, and offers suggestions to researchers to empirically test these influences using sophisticated analytical methods and develop change strategies and practices in response to these challenges. Further, it also draws attention to the need for a contemporary, result-oriented, quantitatively measurable framework of change management at the individual and enterprise levels. It is expected that such an approach would result in better buy-in from all stakeholders in terms of increased accountability.
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Kurniawan, Nur Muchamad, and Sri Mulyati. "Akuntansi Sosial Spiritual Antara “Innaa Lillaahi wa Innaa Ilaihi Raaji’uun” dan “lakum Diinukum wa Liya Diin”." JURNAL AKUNTANSI DAN KEUANGAN ISLAM 6, no. 1 (February 22, 2019): 35–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.35836/jakis.v6i1.8.
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This study aims to explain socio-spiritual accounting from the point of view of entity theory and shariah enterprise theory and to analyze the difference between both. The indicator of analysis in this study is the three dimensions offered by Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) with several combinations offered by Islamic Social Reporting (ISR): economic, social and environmental dimension with additional spiritual dimension. The main source in this research is referenced through literature study from scientific journals and books. The results show that if entity theory is reflected for social activities, it will be tendence to emphasize the need of shareholders and only report for pseudo sustainability reports. While shariah enterprise theory that is reflected for social activities will complement the enterprise theory and will account for it vertically and horizontally and will report for humanism sustainability report. GRI that is created on the basic of human ethics and reason seems to be paired with the ISR, so that tauhid values can be realized by each party either themselves, individuals or entities
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Song, Jingjing. "The Influence of Brand Image on Chinese Customers." Journal of Education, Humanities and Social Sciences 23 (December 13, 2023): 342–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.54097/ehss.v23i.12917.
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When an enterprise develops, its brand image can have a significant impact on its development. An enterprise has a positive or negative brand image, just as a person has a good or bad reputation. The reputation of a person is valued by its partners and the reputation of the brand is also valued by consumers. In recent years, brand image has attracted more and more attention from consumers, which has also caused entrepreneurs to reflect, brand image is the credibility of the brand show, leaving a positive image or a negative image to consumers, depending on the brand's actions. This paper will display events such as Xinjiang Cotton, DIOR horse-face dress, and ERKE donation, and their impact in China, to analyze the positive feedback generated by positive images such as enterprises taking the initiative to assume social responsibility, and the negative impact of such behaviors such as enterprises spreading rumors, blindly following and plagiarizing. Brand image has a significant impact on consumers and is very powerful. Many factors affect the development of enterprises. From the perspective of brand image, this paper summarizes the factors that influence brand image on Chinese consumers by combing relevant literature and analyzing the above brand marketing data and analyzing the influence of brand image on Chinese consumers, as well as the magnitude and Time Cycle of the influence. Hope the enterprise management brand image has a certain enlightenment.
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Chvátalová, Zuzana, and Iveta Šimberová. "Analysis of ESG indicators for measuring enterprise performance." Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis 61, no. 7 (2013): 2197–204. http://dx.doi.org/10.11118/actaun201361072197.
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In this article authors focus on the analysis of the whole set of environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) indicators for the elimination of double or triple effects within the next construction of methods for measuring corporate performance. They build on their previously published results (in Acta univ. agric. et silvic. Mendel. Brun., 2012). The partial actual selected results of a recently undertaken currently project entitled ‘Construction of Methods for Multifactorial Assessment of Company Complex Performance in Selected Sectors’ were used. This project was solved the research teams of the Faculty of Business and Management of Brno University Technology and Faculty of Business and Economics of Mendel University in Brno since 2011. Further theoretical resources in the environmental, social and corporate governance area, known indicator databases (namely Global Reporting Initiative), comparative analysis, resp. syntheses for identifying possible of common indicator properties were identified to classify indicator subsets to preclude double or even triple effect based on mathematical set theory (Venn diagrams). The indicator analysis in constructed multi-factorial methods contributes to precise decision making in management to improve corporate performance.
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Bekh, I., N. Gannusenko, and K. Chorna. "Concept of upbringing of humanistic values of pupils of secondary school." Ukrainian Religious Studies, no. 36 (October 25, 2005): 265–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.32420/2005.36.1686.
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Social life convinces that without cultivating such moral values as goodness, humanity, responsibility, self-esteem, creative initiative, enterprise, tolerance, one can hardly expect to improve the moral situation in our country. These moral phenomena, in the period of transition to a market that has not yet become civilized, serve the function of harmonizing personal and public interests.
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Oettl, Christian Albert, Katharina Beck, Franziska Marie Raufer, Anja Teresa Priglmeir, Markus Böhm, and Helmut Krcmar. "Zero Email Initiative: A Critical Review of Change Management during the Introduction of Enterprise Social Networks." Journal of Information Technology Teaching Cases 8, no. 2 (November 2018): 172–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/s41266-018-0033-y.
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How can a company successfully improve collaboration and teamwork with the introduction of new IT tools? This case offers new solutions to this question by reviewing two Change Management processes which took place over a period of 6 years within Atos’ Zero Email initiative. The change processes of (1) replacing internal emails with an Enterprise Social Network (ESN) solution in 2012 and (2) replacing the introduced ESN solution by a second, enhanced ESN solution in 2016 are analyzed. By comparing them to established Change Management theories, important key factors of a change process can be highlighted and the evolution of Change Management within an innovative, multinational IT service provider is shown. The Teaching Case is accompanied by in-depth Teaching Notes where we craft a synthesized checklist for thorough Change Management that addresses IT adoption issues and mitigates the critic that theoretical models are too rigid for vivid organizations. In addition to this comprehensive “360°-analysis” consisting of personal interviews, inquiries on organizational communication and research on Change Management theory, the Innovation Diffusion Theory (including a reflection of recognized technology acceptance models) is used to find explanations for possible deviations from the expected outcomes.
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Deng, Xueru, Xinze Liu, and Ruiyue Wang. "A Review of Performance Management in State-owned Enterprises and Private Enterprises in China." Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media 17, no. 1 (October 26, 2023): 243–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.54254/2753-7048/17/20231256.
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In order to improve profits, the theory of enterprise performance management has formed a corresponding theoretical framework and system. Enterprises can improve performance management methods based on their own situation. This research compares the differences between state-owned enterprises and private enterprises through literature review. The existing papers mainly focus on performance feedback and communication mechanisms, the application of performance management and corporate strategy, and the enthusiasm of employees to participate in performance management. The existing papers mainly focus on performance feedback and communication mechanisms, the application of performance management in line with company strategies, and the initiative of employees to participate in performance management. Neglecting the specific role of state-owned enterprises and not combining performance management with their social responsibility. In addition, the imperfect performance indicator system has also led to the problem of not being greatly influenced by subjective factors within the enterprise. The accuracy of performance evaluation in many enterprises is often influenced by human factors. The design of performance management evaluation indicators is not scientific, the evaluation is unfair, the concept of human resource management is lack of correctness, strategic planning, single evaluation results, ineffective use, lack of follow-up, and frequent communication in performance management; The recruitment and allocation of personnel are unreasonable, the construction of the management system is highly arbitrary, and there is a significant subjective bias in performance evaluation.
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Luo, Qian, Guohua Fang, Jian Ye, Min Yan, and Chengxuan Lu. "Country Evaluation for China’s Hydropower Investment in the Belt and Road Initiative Nations." Sustainability 12, no. 19 (October 8, 2020): 8281. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12198281.
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With the implementation of China’s “Going Out” strategy and “Belt and Road Initiative” (BRI) as well as the shortage of domestic hydropower market, the scale of hydropower investment along BRI by Chinese companies has expanded rapidly. However, these countries have great differences in politics, laws, economy, hydropower potential, social development and environmental constraints. Due to the inappropriate choice of countries for investment, many failure cases have also occurred. To specifically evaluate hydropower investment in these countries, this paper proposed a six-dimensional indicator system which can represents the characteristics of hydropower investment along BRI based on the analysis of the typical cases of overseas investment by Chinese enterprises. Furthermore, a fuzzy optimal model based on the Delphi-Entropy weight was constructed to evaluate the hydropower investment of 65 countries along BRI as well as a list of countries and corresponding investment grades are proposed. The result indicates that politics and hydropower industry factors are the key determinants of choosing the countries for conducting investment while legal, economic, social and environmental factors should also be covered. In conclusion, the optimal choices for China’s hydropower investment along BRI are Russia, Pakistan, Malaysia, Kazakhstan and Indonesia and the strategy has been given accordingly. Moreover the policy recommendations from the perspective of nation and enterprise level have also been proposed.
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BORRELLI, Leslie K. "The Public Game Under Private Rules: A Social Relations Solution to a Political Problem." Management international 4, no. 1 (1999): 43–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.59876/a-p0aq-3hdw.
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Growing disenchantment with public sector performance has precipitated a broad slate of reorganization initiative. Most solutions are based on economic or political rationales and, to date, have not been effective in bringing about substantive public sector reform. This paper frames the issue using a social relations perspective and, together with political and economic theories, develops a conceptual model of public sector organization. Government enterprise under these assumptions is both economically and socially efficient, producing public goods and services that jointly maximize profit and social welfare.
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Barba Sanchez, Virginia, Maria Yolanda Salinero Martin, and Pedro Jimenez Estevez. "Monetising the social value of inclusive entrepreneurship: the case of the Abono Café social economy enterprise." CIRIEC-España, revista de economía pública, social y cooperativa, no. 101 (March 31, 2021): 115. http://dx.doi.org/10.7203/ciriec-e.101.18158.
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The fact that so many people with disabilities are unemployed is a cause for concern among those responsible for employment and creating social policies, and also for families and stakeholders themselves. Self-employment, which is understood as the creation of businesses, could be a means to mitigate this problem. The market evaluation of this type of company should consider not only its economic, but also its social results in terms of both cost savings for various public administrations and the generation of social value. This includes taking advantage of the talent of an important part of the population or increasing the wellbeing of people with disabilities, thus making decent employment possible as regards all that is sought by Sustainable Development Objective (SDA) 8 of the United Nations (UN) Agenda 2030. The objective of this work is, therefore, to monetise the social value of this type of undertaking through the use of a case study: that of the Abono Café company. The results show that the non-market value of this company greatly exceeds its market value, thus confirming its potential to generate social value for its stakeholders. The multiplying effect of the funds that Public Administrations allocate to the promotion of this type of initiative among people with disabilities makes them a useful tool and represents a change in the design of public policies, both on a social and employment level.
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Domański, Czesław, and Mirosław Szreder. "Demografia oderwana od populacji ludzkiej?" Wiadomości Statystyczne. The Polish Statistician 2010, no. 12 (December 28, 2010): 36–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.59139/ws.2010.12.2.
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The article discusses doubts concerning use of the term "enterprise demography" due to the word "demography" connected with social science. This form is popular in economic statistics of Poland and Europe. It is used in regulations of European Parliament as well. The purpose of the authors' initiative is to wrote out a terminology which could replace terms borrowed from other science areas.
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Gao, Ting, and Huaiming Wang. "Participation in Targeted Poverty Alleviation and Enterprise Innovation Investment: Analysis of the Mediating Effect Test Model Based on Financing Constraints." Journal of Function Spaces 2022 (August 8, 2022): 1–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/7060462.
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In China, enterprises participating in targeted poverty alleviation can be provided with a strategic resource to enhance their ultimate value creation ability and directly win reputation and obtain sustainable competitive advantages, thus enhancing their innovation ability. In this study, the influence and mechanism of the participation in targeted poverty alleviation on enterprise innovation investment are empirically examined based on financing constraints with the data of nonfinancial listed companies in Shanghai and Shenzhen from 2012 to 2019 as the object. The research suggests that enterprises taking the initiative to participate in targeted poverty alleviation can first have increased innovation investment and especially enhanced exploratory innovation ability. Second, enterprises’ participation in targeted poverty alleviation can reduce financing constraints of enterprises’ innovation, improve their resource allocation efficiency, and stimulate their innovation vitality primarily through the influence of resource, reputation, and information. This study enriches the theoretical research on the economic consequences of targeted poverty alleviation and provides a reference for guiding enterprises in practice to fulfill social responsibilities to promote enterprises’ innovation vigor and boost their high-quality development.
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Cassaniti, Jarret. "Influence Networks Relating to Health Knowledge Among Nairobi’s Micro-Retailers and Their Clients." Electronic Journal of Knowledge Management 18, no. 3 (April 23, 2021): pp302–324. http://dx.doi.org/10.34190/ejkm.18.3.2068.
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TRANSFORM, founded in 2015 by Unilever and the UK’s Department for International Development, supports several social enterprises by combining public sector resources with private sector technical capabilities and networks to support innovative social enterprises. Digital programs have enabled social enterprise partnerships to expand the reach of their initiatives to broader audiences including specifically defined groups that hitherto were untapped or difficult to reach. Unilever partnered with TRANSFORM and Every1Mobile to develop UJoin and UAfya in informal settlements of Nairobi, Kenya. UJoin is a social enterprise initiative for promoting business growth among underserved neighborhood shops called dukas. UAfya focuses on young expectant and new mothers, and women interested in family and maternal health topics. Each initiative uses an online community network to discuss and improve knowledge and behaviors regarding livelihoods and health. Online communities provide opportunities to reach specific groups with targeted behavior change messages and campaigns. However, little systematic knowledge is currently available on how to develop, and scale-up effective behavior change programs for digital communities in low-income markets. There is also little information about key guiding principles and best practices that underlie successful digital and online, social networking models. A systematic and participatory tool known as Net-Map was used to explore and understand potential frameworks for establishing digital-based community-driven partnerships with the private sector for health promotion through behavior change. The Net-Map approach was used to help individuals and groups clarify their view of a situation (including networks and power structures), foster discussion, and develop a strategic approach to their networking activities. Eight Net-Maps were constructed, stratified by groups based on location and digital platform. Each map was constructed by an average of 9-10 people for a total of 76 participants. Seventy-six participants identified actors – stakeholders and groups of people involved - and influential links – ways actors are connected - through the Net-Map activity. Among UAfya participants, local government, family, and friends, and the media were identified as the most important actor types. A comparison of the discussions associated with the creation of the maps by UAfya members shows that the two most important link types are conflict, and collaboration/partnership. Among UJoin participants, the three most important actor types were local government, business and financial institutions, and customers. UJoin members identified regulation, and conflict and competition, collaboration and, information sharing as key links between actors. Recommendations based on findings support a vision for scale-up of the UJoin and UAfya programs through accreditation and branding of a novel type of duka. Shop keepers would be trained and knowledgeable to provide high-quality services to improve customer health while also selling health products that benefit the bottom line.
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Vaughan-Whitehead, Daniel. "Social dialogue in EU enlargement: acquis and responsibilities." Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research 6, no. 3 (August 2000): 387–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/102425890000600305.
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The article presents the different reasons why social dialogue is important in the current EU enlargement process. First because of developments of social dialogue at the Community level, described in the first section, from its establishment in the Treaty of Rome, to Delors' Val Duchesse initiative in the mid-1980s to the new rights for the social partners under the Amsterdam treaty and the new 'macroeconomic dialogue'initiated at the Cologne Economic Summit in 1999. Second, because social dialogue is clearly part of the current legal and institutional acquis, implying important responsibilities for the social partners. The third section discusses the implications for the social partners in the candidate countries. In particular they are called upon to play a more active role in their respective country's accession negotiations, to support implementation of the acquis 'on the ground', and to prepare themselves for participation in European social dialogue. Currently, collective bargaining institutions at both enterprise and supra-enterprise level remain underdeveloped in the CEECs, placing a question mark over implementation of some aspects of the acquis. Social dialogue is an important part of the acquis communautaire, and substantial efforts on the part of governments and the social partners in the candidate countries will be required prior to accession.
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Fisac-García, Ramón, Ana Moreno-Romero, Manuel Acevedo-Ruiz, and Jesús Juan-Ruiz. "Identificación de los elementos organizativos clave en el desempeño de las empresas sociales. El caso de los telecentros en Latinoamérica." Dirección y Organización, no. 56 (July 1, 2015): 43–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.37610/dyo.v0i56.473.
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Las tecnologías han transformado radicalmente el acceso a muchos servicios en la actualidad (educación, cultura, empleo, etcétera). Los telecentros son empresas sociales que tienen por objetivo proveer acceso a las tecnologías y a la información para un alto porcentaje de la población mundial. En este trabajo, de carácter exploratorio, se estudian los principales aspectos organizativos de estas entidades y se determinan los factores clave en su desempeño. A través de una encuesta se evaluó la precepción de los gestores de 49 telecentros en Latinoamérica sobre los principales aspectos organizativos de sus centros así como de su desempeño.Palabras clave: empresa social, desempeño, telecentros, elementos clave.Identifying key organizational elements in the performance of social enterprises. The case of telecentres in Latin AmericaAbstract: Social enterprise is an organizational model based on the sale of products and services to achieve a social mission. Social enterprises are characterized by two elements: first, it pursues a social mission, defined by a societal problem or an environmental challenge. Second, it is uses a market-based approach consisting on the sale of goods and/or services. It represents an interesting alternative for projects aiming to provide access to basic goods and services as it relies on a self-generated income formula and a flexible model which supports economic and social sustainability. The goal of this article is to analyze the main organizational elements of a sample of telecentres and to explore whether a relationship can be identified between some of the elements and the organization performance. A better knowledge in these issues can help existing organizations improve its sustainability and the design of social enterprises. This article draws on a previous organizational model for the analysis of social enterprises developed at the Universidad Politecnica de Madrid. The model consists of 8 elements divided into 3 different categories: those referring to the goals of the initiative (what is to be done), those describing the people working on the initiative (stakeholders) and those related to the operational elements. The empirical study has been carried out within Telecentre.org, an international foundation that supports the establishment and sustainability of grassroots level telecentres. These entities provide access to communication and information services for economic, social and cultural development in local communities. The study consist of a 36-item questionnaire designed and developed by the authors to capture the perceptions of telecentre managers on the most relevant organizational aspects of their organizations, and on four dimensions of the telecentre performance: social, economic, customer satisfaction and employees and volunteer satisfaction. A factor analysis transformation is done to summarize the information contained in the 36 items of the questionnaire. Then, correlation studies and regressions were carried out to identify the relations among the different variables. The results show that the global performance is highly correlated with seven of the elements of the organizational analysis model used. Organizational culture emerges as an element that explains a big part of the global performance, the customer satisfaction and the employees/volunteer satisfaction.Key words: social enterprise, performance, telecentre, key factors.