A social welfare perspective of market‐oriented social enterprises

Gidron, Benjamin; Monnickendam-Givon, Yisca

doi:10.1111/ijsw.12232

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“…Social enterprises trade goods and services commercially for explicitly social purposes and offer potentially innovative local solutions to social challenges ( Gras and Mendoza-Abarca, 2014 ; Mazzei and Roy, 2017 ; Henderson et al , 2018 ). The social missions of social enterprises span a wide range of tangible social needs, such as housing ( Manzi and Morrison, 2018 ) and employment/skills development ( Gidron and Monnickendam‐Givon, 2017 ), but also have less tangible missions related to social connectedness, creative expression, confidence building and/or creating spaces for communities ( Eversole et al , 2014 ; Sacchetti and Campbell, 2014 ). However disparate these missions are, all activities provided by social enterprises can be conceptualized as addressing vulnerabilities, such as unemployment, poverty, rural isolation and frailty ( Haugh and Kitson, 2007 ; Donaldson et al , 2014 ).…”

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Social enterprises’ impact on older people’s health and wellbeing: exploring Scottish experiences

Henderson¹,

Steiner

Mazzei

et al. 2019

Health Promotion International

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The global aging demographic is putting pressure on state-delivered health and social care services. As the austerity agenda in the UK cuts state-funded service provision for older people despite increasing demand, social enterprise has become a politically and economically attractive model for the sustainable delivery of some public services. Yet little is known about the impact of social enterprise on the health and wellbeing of older people. In this paper we address this gap in understanding and consider social enterprise activities as complex public health-promoting interventions. Our study aimed to understand what impact social enterprise activities had on the health and wellbeing of participants aged over 50, and also how that impact was created. To achieve this, we conducted qualitative semi-structured interviews with a sample (n = 43) of staff, volunteers, clients and carers aged over 50 who were involved in activities delivered by three social enterprises. Using a thematic analysis to explore manifest and latent themes, two antecedents of subjective younger age emerged explaining how benefit was created, namely downward social comparison and identity. The social enterprise activities we studied benefited participants' health and wellbeing, impacting positively on participants' sense of purpose, social support, connectedness and inclusion. These health and wellbeing benefits can be considered as outcomes of complex public health interventions for older people, and we relate these outcomes to beneficial conditions within the intermediary social determinants of health. We conclude by discussing the future impact of social enterprise activities and current UK policy on the structural determinants of health.

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Social enterprises’ impact on older people’s health and wellbeing: exploring Scottish experiences

Henderson¹,

Steiner

Mazzei

et al. 2019

Health Promotion International

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“…It should be emphasized that if social entrepreneurship describes a process, then a social enterprise is a specific type of entrepreneurship. The opinion of the authors conforms to the definition of a social enterprise by B.Gidron, that it is an organization which pursues a social task using market mechanisms (Gidron et.al., 2017). This definition consists of 3 dimensions: 1) Economic and business dimension, proving that a company carries our commercial activities, selling goods or services and competing in the market;…”

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Social Entrepreneurship and Its Development Possibilities

Andrejeva

Žubule

Znotiņa

2019

SJPU

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Social entrepreneurship promotes not only business development but also social and economic processes in the country. This means investing not only in economic development, but also reducing social problems in parallel. The aim of the study is to assess the role of social entrepreneurship in the social and economic context. The most important novelty of the study may be the assessment of the possibilities of development of social entrepreneurship in Latvia, updating the main aspects of its provision.

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“…Fitzpatrick & Watts, 2017), increasing opportunities for marginalised populations (e.g. Gidron & Monnickendam-Givon, 2017), and providing social services (e.g. Henderson et al, 2018).…”

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Social enterprise, social innovation and self-directed care: lessons from Scotland

Henderson

Hall

Mutongi

et al. 2019

SEJ

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Purpose This study aims to explore the opportunities and challenges Self-directed Support policy has presented to Scottish social enterprises, thereby increasing understanding of emerging social care markets arising from international policy-shifts towards empowering social care users to self-direct their care. Design/methodology/approach This study used guided conversations with a purposive sample of 19 stakeholders sampled from frontline social care social enterprises; social work; third sector; health; and government. Findings An inconsistent social care market has emerged across Scotland as a result of policy change, providing both opportunities and challenges for social enterprises. Social innovation emerged from a supportive partnership between the local authority and social enterprise in one area, but elsewhere local authorities remained change-resistant, evidencing path dependence. Challenges included the private sector “creaming” clients and geographic areas and social enterprises being scapegoated where the local market was failing. Research limitations/implications This study involved a small purposively sampled group of stakeholders specifically interested in social enterprise, and hence the findings are suggestive rather than conclusive. Originality/value This paper contributes to currently limited academic understanding of the contribution of social enterprise to emerging social care markets arising from the international policy-shifts. Through an historical institutionalism lens, this study also offers new insight into interactions between public institutions and social enterprise care providers. The insights from this paper will support policymakers and researchers to develop a more equitable, sustainable future for social care provision.

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A social welfare perspective of market‐oriented social enterprises

Cited by 12 publications

References 63 publications

Social enterprises’ impact on older people’s health and wellbeing: exploring Scottish experiences

Social enterprises’ impact on older people’s health and wellbeing: exploring Scottish experiences

Social Entrepreneurship and Its Development Possibilities

Social enterprise, social innovation and self-directed care: lessons from Scotland

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