Social Enterprise Journal: Volume 20 Issue 5

Barriers to social enterprise growth in developing countries: proposition of a multilevel approach

Thien Tra Thien Tran, Véronique Schaeffer

The purpose of this study is to investigate the hybridity of social enterprises (SEs) by examining the barriers to growth they face at the individual, organizational and…

Promote or inhibit? Examining the influence of youth digital advocacy on digital social entrepreneurship

Rina Herani, Anggraeni Pranandari

This study aims to investigates the impact of felt obligation for constructive change, constructive voices on social media and social media knowledge competence on digital social…

Understanding key factors in social enterprise development in Indonesia: case study approach for an optimal social enterprise business model

Pantri Heriyati, Neeraj Yadav, Aryo Bismo, Peter Madzik

This paper aims to analyse the advancement of social enterprises in Indonesia by providing comprehensive insights into crucial aspects of social enterprises such as stakeholder…

Power, youth, and temporality: capitalising on the symbolic in resourcing social entrepreneurship

Kate V. Lewis

Using elements of Bourdieu’s (1986) capitals framework as an underpinning conceptual architecture, this paper theorises the role of symbolic capital in resourcing a specific…

Hybrid organisations embedded in resource-poor contexts: linking organisational capabilities and individual capabilities – a slippery ground?

Simone Strambach, Stephen Omwenga Momanyi

This paper aims to contribute to research on hybrid organisations operating within the information and communication technology for development paradigm to foster socio-economic…

Analyzing transformational role of black women entrepreneurs in Brazilian beauty sector

Marcelo Dionisio

This study aims to explore the concept of transformational entrepreneurship (TE), which is relevant in emerging economies such as Brazil with its elevated level of unemployment…

Addressing autistic unemployment through autistic owned and led social enterprise

Sharon Zivkovic

To address the high level of autistic unemployment it has been recommended that autistic individuals be supported to own and lead social enterprises. This paper aims to discuss…

Paradoxical founders’ identity and its impact on social venture performance

Claudia Moura-Romero, Carolina Rojas-Córdova, Julio A. Pertuze

This study explores the structure of founders’ hybrid personal identities and their relationship to social venture performance. The authors hypothesize that founders experience…

Sociopreneurial behaviour formation: antecedents and conversion. Case of dairy farming industry in Indonesia

Muhammad Iqbal Arrasyid, Shafie Bin Sidek, Noor Azlin Ismail, Amaliyah Amaliyah

This study aims to identify the psychological factors predicting sociopreneurial intention (SEI) and gain insight into the conversion of SEI to sociopreneurial behaviour (SEB) in…

The impact of social capital on the intention of Moroccan university students to engage in social entrepreneurship

Adil Mgueraman, Manal EL Abboubi

This research seeks to analyse the process by which undergraduate students make decisions on social entrepreneurship intention (SEI) using the theory of planned behaviour (TPB…

Empowering refugee and local women through social cooperatives: an unfinished success story in Southern Türkiye

Derya Gultekin, Nihan Yildirim, Sevcan Ozturk-Kilic

This study aims to understand the social cooperative model's empowerment and social cohesion impacts based on the case of a cooperative with the partnership of local and refugee…

Fostering social enterprise innovativeness: the interplay of learning, market orientation and stakeholder engagement within a capability framework

Chamindika Weerakoon, Adela J. McMurray

Drawing on capability theory, this study aims to examine the interplay of learning orientation, market orientation and stakeholder engagement in fostering social enterprise…

Integrated model between Three Pillars of Institutions and Mair Noboa model to determine social entrepreneurial intention

Mehree Iqbal, Louis Geneste, Paull Weber

This study aims to expand antecedent roles on social entrepreneurial behavioural intention by integrating both the Three Pillars of Institutions and the Mair Noboa model. The…

Beyond the bottom line: assessing the social return on investment of a disability-inclusive social enterprise

Claire Hutchinson, Leanne Lester, Veronica Coram, Paul Flatau, Ian Goodwin-Smith

Though qualitative evidence of social impact exists for disability-inclusive social enterprise, there is a dearth of quantitative economic impact on their social impact. This…