Social Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship

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Unraveling the Role of Empathy and Critical Life Events as Triggers for Social Entrepreneurship

“…One of the difficulties with respect to research on social entrepreneurship is the lack of a clear definition and the absence of a list of social enterprises. Following Dacin et al (2011 , p. 1204), the social mission is the most important distinguishing element, i.e., “creating social value by providing solutions to social problems.” Others (e.g., Portales, 2019 ) call it the raison d’être of social enterprises. The selection took place by “convenience sampling,” and entrepreneurs were selected on the basis of two criteria: (1) the organization has a prominent social mission and (2) the organization combines its social mission with an economic activity.…”

Capacidades coletivas em inovações sociais à luz do Ciclo 5C: Uma análise da Rede Paraibana de Bancos Comunitários

“…This theoretical construction discussed the promotion of collective capabilities through grassroots innovations in three processes: conscientization, reflection inherent to the individual sphere of the social actor; conciliation, an effort aimed at collective consensus; collaboration, cooperation between the actors involved. However, the 3C Model does not describe the internal processes present in the three proposed categories and omits some processes belonging to the dynamics discussed so far, such as the mobilization of resources performed by social actors (Bourdieu, 1986) and the diffusion of practices for scalability initiatives, as well as the local impact generated (Cajaiba-Santana, 2014;Howaldt, Kopp & Schwarz, 2015;Moore & Westley, 2011;Portales, 2019;Souza, Lessa & Silva, 2019). Studying these subprocesses ensures enrichment of capability development theory and practices.…”

“…According to Bourdieu (1986), forms of capital are related to power since they reflect the driving force for any initiatives in society. In this sense, they fundamentally support the capability development process in social innovations by financing actions and projects (Bourdieu, 1989;Portales, 2019;Tsakanika, 2017;Ziegler, 2017b).…”

“…The field of social innovation (SI) has gained multiple characters with the advancement of its research. The concept ranges from simple ideas to formalizing structured social organizations focused on innovation for social change (Cajaiba-Santana, 2014;Portales, 2019;Schubert, 2018;van der Have & Rubalcaba, 2016). Therefore, interdisciplinarity is required for a greater understanding of its scope (Cajaiba-Santana, 2014;Ziegler, 2017b).…”

“…Thus, assuming the role of self-management granaries, especially concerning the purpose of their actions, such as promoting social well-being with satisfaction social needs (Juliani, Juliani, Souza & Harger, 2014;Medeiros, Machado, Pereira, Costa & Gomez, 2017). In this way, they stand out as laboratories for social innovation practices (Vieira, Parente & Barbosa, 2017), through projects with community purposes, in collective and democratic self-management, devoid of private profits and with the generation of social change (Ibrahim, 2017;Moulaert, Martinelli, González & Swyngedouw, 2007;Portales, 2019;Vieira et al, 2017).…”