Umfang:
1 online resource (269 pages)
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9780415626095
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9781136242298
Inhalt:
This textbook introduces and explains the terminology surrounding social enterprise and brings much-needed rigour to proceedings by demonstrating how this can be measured, evaluated and held accountable. The result is a fascinating summary of current thinking surrounding this topic from some of the leading experts in this area
Anmerkung:
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of illustrations -- Notes on contributors -- Forward -- Part I: Overview -- 1. Evaluating social enterprise: an international perspective -- References -- Part II: Defining social enterprise: A theoretical perspective -- 2. Social enterprise or social entrepreneurship: which matters and why? -- Introduction and context -- A sense of purpose -- Definitions and terminology -- Desired outcomes, linked values and actors -- Beginning to make sense -- Conclusions -- References -- 3. Social enterprise management: how do social enterprises compete? -- Introduction -- Introduction to social enterprise -- The Resource Advantage theory of competition (R-A theory) -- Management challenges for social enterprise -- Resources in social enterprise -- Fair trade social enterprise case studies -- Background to social enterprise cases -- Performance of case social enterprises -- Resource analysis of case social enterprises -- Ethical and social commitments -- Connections with partners -- Consistency of behaviour -- Social enterprise and Resource Advantage theory -- Conclusions and implications -- Notes -- References -- 4. It's not you, it's me! Breaking up social entrepreneurship identity -- Introduction -- Contextualising SE discourses -- Researching SE discourse/identity -- Positioning différance and supplementarity in SE discourse -- Différance -- Supplementarity -- Concluding remarks -- References -- Part III: Evaluating social enterprise: international research studies -- 5. Working for a social enterprise: an exploration of employee rewards and motivations -- Introduction -- Employee motivation -- Remuneration in the non-profit sector -- Motivation and job satisfaction in the non-profit sector -- Altruism and employment in the non-profit sector -- Methodology
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Results and analysis -- Remuneration -- Motivation -- Altruism -- Employee satisfaction, engagement and psychological empowerment -- Job satisfaction -- Employee engagement -- Psychological empowerment -- Conclusion -- References -- 6. When social enterprises do it better: efficiency and efficacy of work integration in Italian social cooperatives -- Introduction -- The Italian experience -- The social cooperative model: dimensions of the phenomena and winning traits -- Indexes of evaluation of the WISCs themselves -- Indexes of evaluation of the WISCs' social dimension -- Indexes of evaluation of the WISCs' ability in creating job opportunities -- Indexes of evaluation of the WISCs in terms of wellbeing and personal growth -- The evaluation of the social cooperative model: efficiency -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- 7. Fostering the wellbeing of immigrants and refugees? Evaluating the outcomes of work integration social enterprise -- Chapter overview -- Introduction -- Economic participation and wellbeing for refugees and newly arrived migrants -- Responding to diverse needs: employment services and social enterprise approaches -- The WISE programme evaluated -- Evaluation methodology -- Findings -- Employment and training outcomes -- Health and wellbeing outcomes -- Improved social connections and relationships -- Improved self-esteem and self-efficacy -- Positive intergenerational and intercultural effects -- Discussion and conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- Notes -- Recommended further reading -- References -- 8. Does social enterprise offer any added value? A comparative evaluation of the outcome benefits of work-integration programmes in the third and private sectors -- Chapter overview -- Social enterprise and WISEs -- NEETs and general self-efficacy -- The research study -- Changes in General Self-Efficacy (Phase 1)
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Scenario 2: Parallel institutionalization -- Scenario 3: Institutional transformation -- Notes -- References -- 11. In futile search of excellence: the 'muddling through agenda' of service-providing social enterprises in contemporary Europe -- Introduction -- Why 'social enterprise'? -- The actual evolution of entrepreneurial nonprofits -- Evidence from the field -- Muddling through as 'one best way' -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 12. Social enterprise through a critical appreciative lens -- Introduction -- Appreciative inquiry -- Critical theory -- The lifeworld and system -- Critical appreciative processes -- Critical appreciation of social enterprise as a socially constructed concept -- Colonization of the lifeworld -- Thematic analysis: the lifeworld and system of SE -- Policy capture -- Heroic and deliverance claims -- Increased marketization -- Theory into practice? -- Moving forward: critical appreciation of culture within social enterprise -- Conclusion and future research -- Acknowledgements -- Notes -- References -- Part V: The future for evaluation of social enterprise -- 13. Summarizing and projecting into the future -- References -- Index
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Work-integration programmes - the NEET experience (Phase 1) -- NEET interviews at T1 (WISE) -- NEET interviews at T2 (WISE) -- NEET interviews at T1 (CG) -- NEET interviews at T2 (CG) -- The perspectives of the WISE owners, managers and staff -- A non-social enterprise perspective (CG owners, managers and staff) -- Discussion -- Phase 1 -- Changes in GSE -- The NEET experience at T1 -- Qualitative results T2 -- Phase 2 -- The perspectives of the owners, managers and staff at both organizations -- Summary -- References -- 9. How do we know if social enterprise works? Tools for assessing social enterprise performance -- Introduction -- Evaluation and measurement in social enterprise -- Social Return on Investment (SROI) -- The benefits and drawbacks of SROI -- Outcomes Star -- The benefits and drawbacks of Outcomes Star -- Randomized controlled trials (RCT) -- The benefits and drawbacks of RCT -- Discussion -- Concluding remarks -- References -- Part IV: Evaluating social enterprise: a critical perspective -- 10. Filling the capital gap: institutionalizing social finance -- Case study -- Ethical Property Company -- Introduction -- The distinctive logics of social finance -- Capital allocation logics -- Rationalities of owners of capital -- Institutionalizing hybridity -- Hybrid market sectors -- Venture Philanthropy -- Mission Related Investment -- Impact Investing -- Microfinance -- Mutual and community finance -- Clean energy investment -- Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) -- Hybrid organizations -- Impact Investing Exchange Asia (IIX) -- Big Society Capital (BSC) -- Hybrid deal structures -- Case study -- Hackney Community Transport -- Challenges of early stage institutionalization -- Market development -- Case study -- Social Impact Bonds (SIBs) -- Information architecture -- Conclusions -- Scenario 1: Absorption
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Print version Denny, Simon Social Enterprise Oxford : Taylor & Francis Group,c2013 ISBN 9780415626095
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Englisch
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