Cargando…
Social Enterprise : Accountability and Evaluation around the World.
Social enterprise has become a much discussed term in recent years, often in conjunction with the public sector - the idea that entrepreneurship might somehow step in and save the public purse has taken hold in a number of areas. This book introduces and explains the terminology surrounding social e...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
|---|---|
| Autor principal: | |
| Otros Autores: | |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Hoboken :
Taylor and Francis,
2013.
|
| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; HalfTitle; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; Notes on contributors; Forward; Part I:Overview; 1. Evaluating social enterprise: an international perspective; References; Part II:Defining social enterprise: A theoretical perspective; 2. Social enterprise or social entrepreneurship: which mattersand why?; Introduction and context; A sense of purpose; Definitions and terminology; Desired outcomes, linked values and actors; Beginning to make sense; Conclusions; References; 3. Social enterprise management: how do socialenterprises compete?; Introduction.
- Introduction to social enterpriseThe Resource Advantage theory of competition (R-A theory); Management challenges for social enterprise; Resources in social enterprise; Fair trade social enterprise case studies; Background to social enterprise cases; Performance of case social enterprises; Resource analysis of case social enterprises; Ethical and social commitments; Connections with partners; Consistency of behaviour; Social enterprise and Resource Advantage theory; Conclusions and implications; Notes; References; 4. It's not you, it's me! Breaking up social entrepreneurshipidentity.
- IntroductionContextualising SE discourses; Researching SE discourse/identity; Positioning différance and supplementarity in SE discourse; Différance; Supplementarity; Concluding remarks; References; Part III: Evaluating socialenterprise: international research studies; 5. Working for a social enterprise: an exploration ofemployee rewards and motivations; Introduction; Employee motivation; Remuneration in the non-profit sector; Motivation and job satisfaction in the non-profit sector; Altruism and employment in the non-profit sector; Methodology; Results and analysis; Remuneration; Motivation.
- AltruismEmployee satisfaction, engagement and psychological empowerment; Job satisfaction; Employee engagement; Psychological empowerment; Conclusion; References; 6. When social enterprises do it better: efficiency and efficacyof work integration in Italian social cooperatives; Introduction; The Italian experience; The social cooperative model: dimensions of the phenomena and winning traits; Indexes of evaluation of the WISCs themselves; Indexes of evaluation of the WISCs' social dimension; Indexes of evaluation of the WISCs' ability in creating job opportunities.
- Indexes of evaluation of the WISCs in terms of wellbeing and personal growthThe evaluation of the social cooperative model: efficiency; Conclusions; Notes; References; 7. Fostering the wellbeing of immigrants and refugees? Evaluatingthe outcomes of work integration social enterprise; Chapter overview; Introduction; Economic participation and wellbeing for refugees and newly arrived migrants; Responding to diverse needs: employment services and social enterprise approaches; The WISE programme evaluated; Evaluation methodology; Findings; Employment and training outcomes.