Social Impacts of Work Integration Social Enterprise in Hong Kong – Workfare and Beyond

Leung, Zeno C. S.; Ho, Amy P. Y.; Tjia, Linda Yin-nor; Tam, Raymond K. Y.; Chan, Kam-Tong; Lai, Michael K. W.

doi:10.1080/19420676.2018.1541007

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“…There are various advantages and disadvantages in applying social return on investment (SROI) on social entrepreneurship. Leung et al (2019) point out that the direct identification of the achievements of social enterprises is an advantage. On the other hand, when applying SROI, it is not always clear to what the social entrepreneurs have attributed the impact.…”

Section: Evaluation Of the Activities Of Social Enterprisesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Moreover, the quantification of inputs and outputs might be problematic. For example, the value-based character of social impacts is often subjective, and is hardly transformed by monetary terms (Leung et al 2019).…”

Section: Evaluation Of the Activities Of Social Enterprisesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…We are aware of the advantages of counterfactual impact evaluations, like precise estimations, in comparison to other methods. On the other hand, these methods have disadvantages as well, such as the need for large data samples, which are usually not accessible among social entrepreneurs due to the limited size of the target group (Leung et al 2019), or a greater need to test conditions for the validity of the methods (for more discussion, see Gertler et al 2016).…”

Section: Evaluation Of the Activities Of Social Enterprisesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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How Effective is European Public Support Granted to Social Enterprises for Employment in the Czech Republic?

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The limited size of public budgets raises the need to evaluate public policies more thoroughly. This need also concerns the public funding of social entrepreneurship in Europe and its effectiveness and efficiency when aiming to increase employment among socially excluded people. Based on the propensity score-matching approach, using place of residence, gender, year of birth, and employment status before taking part in the social entrepreneurship program financed by the Operational Program Human Resources and Employment (OP HRE), we compared 307 individuals who received employment support from public budgets and a control group of 1,228 individuals without support. We found a positive effect of the social entrepreneurship program on employment. The supported group has a 19.3% higher chance of being employed 1 year after the support compared to the comparison group. Thus, the OP HRE investment in social enterprise support programs is effective. It is estimated that the public budget will see its investment completely returned in 11 years. From this perspective, the public funding of social enterprises may have positive implications for public sector authorities.

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Section: Evaluation Of the Activities Of Social Enterprisesmentioning

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Section: Evaluation Of the Activities Of Social Enterprisesmentioning

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How Effective is European Public Support Granted to Social Enterprises for Employment in the Czech Republic?

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“…However, in the case of work integration SEs (WISEs) that mainly provide employment or workplace training opportunities to disadvantaged people (Battilana et al, 2015;Leung et al, 2019;Ramus and Vaccaro, 2017;Easter and Conway Dato-On, 2015), researchers note the importance of selectively engaging beneficiaries in various tasks. On the one hand, involving beneficiaries in tasks that require higher skills than beneficiaries' skills can result in developing sub-optimal products/services and lower productivity (Powell et al, 2019), damaging the organization's business prospect, and thereby, impair the organization's ability to serve its beneficiaries in the future (Bruneel et al, 2016).…”

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Social Impact Scaling Strategies in Social Enterprises: A Systematic Review and Research Agenda

Islam

2021

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Social enterprises have attracted increased attention from both researchers and practitioners around the world. In the social enterprise context, scaling social impact is considered the main currency or key performance metric. Two overarching social impact scaling strategies are organizational growth strategy and ecosystem growth strategy. However, to date, little cumulative knowledge exists on these two social impact scaling strategies. To address this issue, this paper conducts a systematic review of 111 peer-reviewed articles. It identifies and discusses key insights into organizational growth strategy and ecosystem growth strategy as a means to scale social impact in social enterprises. Based on these findings, the current paper also develops a framework to facilitate a comprehensive understanding of social impact scaling strategies in social enterprises. Finally, the review identifies gaps in the existing literature and discusses a comprehensive agenda for future research.

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“…Assim, a avaliação do impacto social pode ser considerada o "processo de identificação das consequências futuras de uma ação atual ou proposta, relacionadas a indivíduos, organizações e macros sistemas sociais" (Becker, 2001, p. 312). Além disso, possui o objetivo de abordar aspectos importantes de uma sociedade, como a equidade e a justiça social (Leung et al, 2019).…”

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Avaliação do Impacto Social: um Levantamento Bibliométrico

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Objetivo do estudo: apresentar o cenário científico sobre a avaliação do impacto social na área acadêmica da administração e negócios, tornando assim possível a criação de novos dados sobre o que está sendo pesquisado e quais as futuras direções da pesquisa em relação a indicadores de impacto social. Metodologia: foi utilizado como método o levantamento bibliométrico das publicações presentes na base de dados Web of Science, por meio das análises de citação, cocitação e bibliográficos. Posteriormente, esse método é combinado com uma revisão sistemática dos artigos presentes na área de administração e negócios. Principais resultados: a partir da abordagem bibliométrica, foi apresentado o número crescente de publicações, os principais autores sobre o tema em relação ao número de artigos e de citações, as universidades com mais estudos, e as áreas de estudo com mais publicações sobre o tema. Já a revisão sistemática da área de administração demonstrou que a maior dificuldade dos estudos é entender como mensurar o impacto social, tendo o contexto papel importante para a mensuração dessa temática. Contribuições acadêmicas: foi possível orientar, de forma ativa e objetiva, as principais conquistas do tema de pesquisa, bem como suas principais características e desafios futuros. Ademais, sobre os artigos da área de administração e negócios, foi indicado, a partir de seus conteúdos, sugestões para estudos futuros, focando principalmente em mais exemplos práticos do que em discussões teóricas. Contribuições práticas: o presente estudo auxilia no entendimento de onde é necessário um maior desenvolvimento e atenção nas discussões sobre um tema tão relevante para diferentes atores da sociedade.

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Social Impacts of Work Integration Social Enterprise in Hong Kong – Workfare and Beyond

Cited by 22 publications

References 17 publications

How Effective is European Public Support Granted to Social Enterprises for Employment in the Czech Republic?

How Effective is European Public Support Granted to Social Enterprises for Employment in the Czech Republic?

Social Impact Scaling Strategies in Social Enterprises: A Systematic Review and Research Agenda

Avaliação do Impacto Social: um Levantamento Bibliométrico

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