| Description |
1 online resource (269 pages) |
| Contents |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
| Summary |
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 enterprise and brings much-needed rigour to proceedings by demonstrating how this can be measured, evaluated and held accountable. A range of validated evaluation measures, tools and techniques, such as 'SROI', the 'Outcomes Star' and randomised control trials, are presented in individual re |
| Notes |
Health and wellbeing outcomes |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Social entrepreneurship.
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Social responsibility of business.
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Social entrepreneurship
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Social responsibility of business
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Seddon, Frederick
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| ISBN |
9781136242298 |
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1136242295 |
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