1998
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/13.2.95
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Social Entrepreneurs are Vital for Health Promotion--But They Need Supportive Environments Too

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“…Thus, discoveries to generate social value may clash with the interests of national governments, which can create unique environmental barriers. Fifth, social entrepreneurs frequently have an especially high understanding of the specific needs and values of the constituencies they assist (Catford, 1998). Many times a profound connection exists here because the social entrepreneur was (or is) a member of the same disadvantaged population.…”
Section: Conceptual Aspectsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Thus, discoveries to generate social value may clash with the interests of national governments, which can create unique environmental barriers. Fifth, social entrepreneurs frequently have an especially high understanding of the specific needs and values of the constituencies they assist (Catford, 1998). Many times a profound connection exists here because the social entrepreneur was (or is) a member of the same disadvantaged population.…”
Section: Conceptual Aspectsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The combination of (their) two worlds is central to the very idea behind both these cases of social entrepreneurship, as I understand it. This is where their socially useful motivation, or what other researchers call 'the ethical fibre' (Catford 1998) is to be found. 8 Palmås means that the development of the company form has resulted in societal goals hampering the company, and for example makes it more difficult to finance the business.…”
Section: Caring Professions and Complementary Methodsmentioning
confidence: 98%
“…Pourtant, il semble que ces derniers partagent certaines caractéristiques importantes avec les entrepreneurs commerciaux, telles que leur capacité à identifier des opportunités (Catford, 1998), quoique ces dernières se situent dans le domaine social (Nicholls, 2008). Par contre, d'après Thalhuber (1998), les entrepreneurs sociaux, contrairement aux entrepreneurs classiques, dérivent leur force de la sagesse et de l'expérience collective plutôt que de leurs compétences personnelles ; ils se focalisent sur les objectifs à long terme de l'entreprise plutôt que sur les gains financiers de court terme, la mission sociale leur servant de garde-fou ; enfin, le profit constitue un moyen au service de la mission plutôt qu'une fin en soi au bénéfice des actionnaires.…”
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“…En ce sens, l'identification d'opportunités sociales a souvent été présentée comme étant au coeur de ce qui constitue l'entrepreneuriat social (Catford, 1998 ;Nicholls, 2008), tout comme la mise sur le marché de produits ou de services destinés à des tranches de la population plus démunies. L'invention du microcrédit en est un exemple.…”
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