Social Entrepreneurship: A Conceptual Taxonomy

Abstract

Social entrepreneurship is a pivotal theme that generates debates both in academia and industry. Even though the concept of social entrepreneurship has gained traction and become influential in a wide spectrum of areas, such as sociology, social work, the economy, and politics, an ambiguity persists with regard to its models and meanings. In this context, the paper aims to clarify the definition of social entrepreneurship by considering how the concept has informed a variety of theoretical approaches used to explore socioeconomic reality. This paper distinguishes between three perspectives: social entrepreneurship as a cultural orientation, social entrepreneurship as a management strategy, and social entrepreneurship as a political philosophy. Such a clarification could help entrepreneurial studies reach a new level of understanding by providing an analytical framework to navigate the intricate landscape of what constitutes the double and triple bottom lines.

From Need to Power, Entrepreneurship in G10 Favelas - (RE) Knowledge and Intelligibility of Alternative Social Practices

“…Other experiences can be recorded as: ✓ Fund for the Development of Social Impact Entrepreneurship', launched at the 1st Slum Summit in 2019, crowdfunding that aims to raise about R$ 2 million for investment in projects in the areas of the urban peripheries, using crowdfunding; ✓ Application that enables financial transactions between residents of the communities, with the use of blockchain technology, a type of individual financing, in partnership with the company eSolida, a platform that works with the support and management of tools with non-profit institutions, offering technological support, greater visibility and fundraising; Based on the thematic analysis and reference to the social practices developed by the G10, it is noted that the dimensions, defined by Gabriel-Alexandru (2022), in relation to social entrepreneurship, are evidenced. The cultural orientation is manifested by the solidarity principle, which permeates collective sense and mobilization in favor of the improvement of material and symbolic conditions in the territory; management strategies, are organized through processes innovations for attracting investment, reinvestment and offering opportunities for access to credit, for example; in relation to the political philosophy, still, experiences and narratives resort to the search for survival, considering the concrete and contextual possibilities; these, situate the market and the demand for resources to guarantee dignity.…”

“…From this perspective, social entrepreneurship gains strength, with renewed interest in various fields of knowledge, such as sociology, social service, economy and politics (Genú, Gómes & Muzzio, 2018;Gabriel-Alexandru, 2022), assuming organizational mission with fertile, innovative field of action, with possibilities to impact and provoke social changes (Sahasranamam & Nandakumar, 2020). Still, the entrepreneurial model mobilizes joint action from multiple sectors of society, aiming to intervene in areas under social vulnerability, remodeling space and transforming social realities (Pereverzieva & Volkov, 2020).…”

“…Important contributions have been presented to the theorization of social entrepreneurship. In the international scenario, the research of Hota, Subramanian and 3 Narayanamurthy (2020), Gabriel-Alexandru (2022) and Grilo e Moreira (2022) show the urgency by precise definitions; and in the national, research by Xavier et al, (2014), Vaz, Teixeira and Olave (2015), and Seba and Casagranda (2016), highlight the social contribution of the actions. In Brazil, still, Ferraz (2022) sustains criticism of the approach to entrepreneurship from the neoliberal point of view, when arguing about the expansion of oppression and exploitation engendered by progressive sectors.…”

Emprendimiento social: revisión de la literatura y análisis conceptual

“…Los emprendedores sociales descubren las oportunidades, crean valor a través de nuevos negocios. Para (Becker, 2012), un emprendedor es una persona extraordinaria con gran capacidad para la creación, renovación, quien a través del afianzamiento presenta ideas y soluciones diversas; de esta manera el emprendimiento social es aún un concepto innovador que busca a través de prácticas e iniciativas el bien público, aparece con significados bajo la teoría de la estructuración, institucional, del capital social, del movimiento social, de la evolución y de la emergencia, lo que crea una ambigüedad de los conceptos y una ausencia de claridad, de ahí tenemos que el emprendimiento desde una orientación cultural abarca valores y creencias, lo señala (Toma, 2022). Por consiguiente, el emprendedor social es quien organiza y dirige un negocio comercial con un fin social, aunque no evidencie Ciencia Latina Revista Científica Multidisciplinar, Ciudad de México, México.…”