The Role of Social Enterprises at European Level

Pãunescu, Carmen; Evans, R. G.

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-72239-9_11

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“…A profit-oriented business usually makes money in the marketplace by selling a product or service to the public and acquiring funds through sales. A socialoriented business distinguishes in the marketplace through its vision and mission (Pȃunescu and Evans 2018). It exists for educational or charitable reasons, and from which its shareholders do not benefit financially.…”

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“…A social enterprise is also a business, but one with strong values, among which the most important ones are the primacy of social objectives over capital and the investment of surpluses in sustainable development projects (Pȃunescu and Evans 2018). Also, as they work in the global economic environment, social businesses have to comply with performance objectives despite their social aims.…”

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Romanians’ Perceptions Regarding the Drivers of Social Venture. Evidence Based on AGER Data

Pãunescu

D’Ascenzo

2021

Business Revolution in a Digital Era

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Section: What Fuels An Entrepreneur To Start a Social Venture?mentioning

confidence: 99%

Romanians’ Perceptions Regarding the Drivers of Social Venture. Evidence Based on AGER Data

Pãunescu

D’Ascenzo

2021

Business Revolution in a Digital Era

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“…SEs are arousing growing interest as an area of entrepreneurial venture that is creating social innovation (Phillips et al, 2015;Biggeri et al, 2017). Their role has emerged as relevant to the mitigation or resolution of global societal concerns such as poverty, unemployment, illiteracy, health inequities, emigration, women's empowerment, homelessness, social exclusion, environmental degradation, and other social issues that threaten sustainable development and well-being globally (Rahdari et al, 2016;Păunescu & Evans, 2018;Suchowerska et al, 2019). In particular, the idea that SEs can successfully address social issues related to gender equality and women's empowerment has recently been endorsed in the literature (Fotheringham & Saunders, 2014;Muntean & Ozkazanc-Pan, 2016;Doherty, 2018).…”

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Exploring Women’s Representation at the Top of Leading Social Enterprises

Gesso¹,

Romagnoli²

2020

IJARBSS

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Social enterprises (SEs) have great potential for the promotion of gender-balanced corporate governance and decision-making. The limited research on the subject has shown that women are still under-represented in SE leadership positions. However, no generalizable studies exploring women's representation in corporate governance and managerial roles within the SE environment are available. In an attempt to gain more knowledge about the potential for SEs to achieve genderbalanced corporate leadership, this study explores women's representation at the top of a sample of 60 world leading SEs operating in different continents in a variety of macro-sectors of activity. A quantitative analysis of the data from the SEs sampled was performed by combining descriptive and inferential statistics. The findings offer an overall picture of women's representation at the top of SEs. They show how representation is spread differently in the various sectors of activity and in different geographical areas. Despite SEs not having yet reached a gender-balanced corporate leadership on a global scale, the great potential for SEs to encourage women's involvement in decision-making was confirmed. Research implications are identified, and greater efforts are recommended so that this potential can be substantiated in achieving gender-balanced management and governance systems.

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“…In Europe they embrace either a distinct legal identity exclusively designed for social enterprises or a wide variety of organizational and legal forms such as work integration social enterprises (WISE), cooperatives serving general or collective interests and with a 'public benefit status, social solidarity cooperatives, development trusts, associations and foundations with a 'public benefit' status and commercial activities, private limited liability companies with 'public benefit' status, mainstream socioeconomic enterprises pursuing an explicit and primary social aim, community interest companies, etc. (Paunescu, Evans, 2018).…”

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Social enterprises’ ecosystem - status quo and its auspicious development

Arabadzhieva

Vutsova

2020

REVE

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Se ha prestado cada vez más atención al desarrollo del sector social en Europa. El artículo presenta varios modelos existentes de empresas sociales en Bulgaria y otros Estados miembros, como, la República Checa, Grecia y Hungría, y analiza el ecosistema en el que están funcionando. La selección se basa en características territoriales, demográficas y hasta cierto punto regionales. Se realizó un breve análisis comparativo. El principal aspecto examinado es el marco legal en el que operan. Se presenta una revisión de la posible cartera de instrumentos de financiación internacionales y nacionales y se realiza un breve análisis de la trazabilidad de los resultados. Se comenta la actualización existente y futura de las legislaciones y políticas nacionales. Se ha hecho una evaluación general del entorno necesario para sus actividades. Se deliberan las características básicas y los problemas de los ecosistemas. El artículo analiza las barreras comunes y proporciona recomendaciones en las cuales los países examinados podrían trabajar para mejorar el éxito de las empresas sociales. El artículo indica que la inestabilidad del entorno legal y financiero dificulta el desarrollo de las empresas sociales y reduce su longevidad.

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The Role of Social Enterprises at European Level

Cited by 4 publications

References 19 publications

Romanians’ Perceptions Regarding the Drivers of Social Venture. Evidence Based on AGER Data

Romanians’ Perceptions Regarding the Drivers of Social Venture. Evidence Based on AGER Data

Exploring Women’s Representation at the Top of Leading Social Enterprises

Social enterprises’ ecosystem - status quo and its auspicious development

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