How Social Entrepreneurs in the Third Sector Learn from Life Experiences

Founder's background as a catalyst for social entrepreneurship

“…We think that intention to found a social entity may-at least partially-be formed by the lessons learnt from traumatic experiences and/or through the founder's identification with a role model. Another contribution of our study is regarding the influence of role models, one of our antecedents that differentiate ours from the factors mentioned in Scheiber's (2016) study. Although the influence of parents was mentioned in that study, our definition of role-model is broader, and it also includes other relatives, teachers, and mentors.…”

“…Supportingly, Cunningham and Lischeron () argued that stable characteristics such as “honesty, duty, responsibility, ethical behaviors, risk taking propensity and the need for achievement” (p. 48) may be formed at one's family, school, community, and so on. Like Lee and Battilana (), Scheiber () also mentions the “cumulation” of experiences, and classifies learning experiences as “direct experience with inequality, interaction with target populations, volunteer work, religious institutions, social activism, formal education, professional experience, reading, and intercultural interactions” (p. 1696). Being exposed to such social processes may well be considered a part of attitude formation.…”

Empreendedorismo Em Organizações Sem Fins Lucrativos, Empreendedorismo Social E Hibridismo: Iguais, Similares Ou Diferentes?

“…O hibridismo foi também foi associado a inovação, sendo a inovação encarada como o resultado de uma organização híbrida (Smith, 2014). Hibridismo como um modelo de gestão das organizações sem fins lucrativos (Dees, 1998 (Rossheim, Kim e Ruchelman, 1995;Scheiber, 2016).…”

“…E como tal, é pesquisado especificamente nas organizações sem fins lucrativos. Nesta temática, diversos estudos foram identificados (Bilodeau e Slivinski, 1996, 1998Glaeser e Shleifer, 2001;Chapelle, 2010;Ruvio et al, 2010;Lee, 2015), dentre eles, estudos que tratavam do empreendedorismo social e do hibridismo (Helm e Andersson, 2010;Weerawardena e Mort, 2012;Hustinx e De Waele, 2015;Parente, 2016;Scheiber, 2016).…”

Mapping the Field of Social Businesses in Belo Horizonte, Brazil

“…We found sharing and discussing the fieldnotes diary with a trusted colleague who was not directly involved in the data collection process helpful in our efforts to engage in an objective data analysis process. Finally, though not utilized in this study, we suggest creating a visual story arc for each research participant and visually mapping how key life events and individuals involved in these key moments are linked together (Scheiber, 2016). Visual story arcs are often used in the video production process and can offer a powerful tool to create a visual understanding of social factors that shape the trajectories of social enterprise actors.…”