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Social enterprise, sustainability and community in post-earthquake Christchurch
Berno, Tracy - In: Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places … 11 (2017) 1, pp. 149-165
Purpose Since 4 September 2010, the greater Christchurch region has endured a series of destructive earthquakes. As a result, food resilience, as a component of community resilience, has become highly relevant. This paper aims to explore the role of social entrepreneurs and the local food system...
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Unfruitful cooperative purchasing
Pazirandeh, Ala; Herlin, Heidi - In: Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain … 4 (2014) 1, pp. 24-42
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to understand the impact of cooperative purchasing on buyers’ purchasing power. Purchasing in the humanitarian sector has traditionally been characterized by a low level of coordination due to inter-agency competition for funding, diverging mandates and...
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Societal marketing: integration of European experiences into business practices in Belarus
Andrianova, Olga; Yeletskikh, Taisiya - In: International Journal of Emerging Markets 7 (2012) 2, pp. 107-131
aptitude of the companies for social innovation, the level of stakeholder involvement and the governmental support for CSR …
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Chilean tourism sector “B Corporations”: evidence of social entrepreneurship and innovation
Zebryte, Ieva; Jorquera, Hector - In: International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research 23 (2017) 6, pp. 866-879
authors concluded that social benefit commitment guides innovation in business models of Chilean entrepreneurs seeking to have … social entrepreneurship and social innovation phenomena. In particular, there has been a surge of impact-oriented rather than … profit-oriented innovation initiatives in neoliberal-oriented Latin American states, such as Chile. These initiatives offer …
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Organizing local “green” entrepreneurship: a brand perspective
J. Willemsen, Sven; van der Veen, Gerrita - In: Journal of Place Management and Development 7 (2014) 3, pp. 235-246
Purpose – This paper aims to show how current insights on place branding are used to organize “green” entrepreneurship in the Dutch Utrechtse Heuvelrug region. The role of place is explored in establishing a differentiated meaning for green entrepreneurship and providing an inspirational...
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Social and solidarity economics in India and Brazil
Morais, Leandro Pereira; Dash, Anup; Bacic, Miguel Juan - In: Social Enterprise Journal 13 (2017) 1, pp. 95-112
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present the policies in the field of social and solidarity economics (SSE) in India and in Brazil, to draw a comparison between them and to present their strengths and weaknesses. This proposal is based on the innovative initiative of an ongoing...
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Social innovation practices in the regional tourism industry: case study of a cooperative in Brazil
Quandt, Carlos; Ferraresi, Alex; Kudlawicz, Claudineia; … - In: Social Enterprise Journal 13 (2017) 1, pp. 78-94
Purpose This paper aims to analyze the main elements of the process of social innovation by using a case of a tourism … innovation in the tourism cooperative presents distinctive characteristics that are not adequately captured by the dimensions … expand the current approach to the analysis of social innovation in diverse contexts. Practical implications The study …
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Innovative public-private partnership to support Smart City: the case of “Chaire REVES”
Dupont, Laurent; Morel, Laure; Guidat, Claudine - In: Journal of Strategy and Management 8 (2015) 3, pp. 245-265
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss how French universities can play a key role in generating Smart City (SC) through an innovative Public-Private Partnership (PPP) dedicated to urban transformation. Design/methodology/approach – The authors led an action-research study for...
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The importance of new forms of capital in nonprofit organizations
Mourão, Paulo; Pereira, Teresa; Moreira, Maria Cristina - In: International Journal of Social Economics 44 (2017) 7, pp. 846-868
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand the extent to which new forms of capital are noticed by different members of nonprofit organizations (directors, employees, and volunteers) and valued as a factor of organizational capacity. Design/methodology/approach Using survey research...
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A case study: a local‐based social economy project
Parlalis, Stavros K. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 38 (2011) 9, pp. 789-801
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe the methodology proposed by the non‐governmental organisation (NGO) Anelixi to the Hellenic Ministry of Labour and Social Security, in an attempt to involve socially excluded persons in a local‐based project in Korydallos, Athens. The...
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