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What is Social Enterprise

Chapter 14
Global Perspectives on Soft Power Management in Business
The business that established for solving social and environmental issues. Social enterprise business must generate income for the business at a level that can continue to operate on their own, and support their financially sustainable. It also including encourage and develop people, social, or environment around the community. The social changes arising to improve their business and cope with changes which can be happed in the future.
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Solidarity Liquor: Community Wisdom Development for the Growth of Social Business in Thailand
Sarun Widtayakornbundit (Kasetsart University, Thailand)
Copyright: © 2023 |Pages: 15
DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3693-0250-7.ch014
Abstract
The study is focus on the management of community distilled liquor which is local wisdom and a cultural product in the form of a social business case study. The study explains the origin of liquor in Thailand, as well as the cause of the change in the crisis of the community business and the solutions, and expands the boundaries of knowledge to ensure an understanding about Thai local wisdom, which is a soft power with potential in knowledge from the past to the present along with the importance of using alcohol relevant to Thai traditions. This chapter integrates a social business to find the value to be provided to communities and stakeholders and anticipates business trends by applying a population ecology theory for business survival. Therefore, the benefit represents the ability to expand the soft power of the community distilled liquor to promote cultural knowledge and entrepreneurship, as well as applying the factors to conduct next studies.
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Chapter 1
Micro Social Enterprises in Developing Countries: The South African Experience
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Social Entrepreneurship and Social Enterprises in Slovenia: Strengths and Weaknesses From an Analysis of the Institutional Framework
An organization that is directly involved in the sale of goods and services to a market, but that also has specific social objectives that serve as its primary purpose.
Published in Chapter: Social Entrepreneurship and Social Enterprises in Slovenia: Strengths and Weaknesses From an Analysis of the Institutional Framework; From: Handbook of Research on Value Creation for Small and Micro Social Enterprises
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A Qualitative Analysis of Social Entrepreneurship Involving Social Innovation and Intervention
An organization of any legal form that pursues a social objective to improve a given social condition, in a systemic and impactful way, by merging social and commercial methods while testing creative ways to mobilize resources and ensure sustainability.
Published in Chapter: A Qualitative Analysis of Social Entrepreneurship Involving Social Innovation and Intervention; From: Handbook of Research on Entrepreneurial Development and Innovation Within Smart Cities
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Chapter 11
Factors Influencing Sustainable Resilience of Social Enterprises During the Different Phases of the COVID-19 Pandemic
The business with specific social objectives that serve its primary purpose. The social objective is the primary goal to be achieved while using a commercial structure to run the organization.
Published in Chapter: Factors Influencing Sustainable Resilience of Social Enterprises During the Different Phases of the COVID-19 Pandemic; From: Handbook of Research on Entrepreneurship and Organizational Resilience During Unprecedented Times
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Chapter 12
Social Entrepreneurship Typologies: Mapping the Territory
Initiative that solves some social or environmental problems. It may not be a business at all. It may be a non-business initiative of a person to help society overcome some problem. It ranges from non-business to business making an attractive profit. A social enterprise may be a charity organization and/or it can be a profit-making business producing both personal profits and social benefits.
Published in Chapter: Social Entrepreneurship Typologies: Mapping the Territory; From: Future Advancements for CSR and the Sustainable Development Goals in a Post-COVID-19 World
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Boosting Gender Integration in Social Enterprises as a Solution to Poverty: Cases in India
It is an organization with a central social or environmental mission that earns at least 25% of its revenue through commercial activity. Social enterprises create employment for semi-skilled and unskilled workforce in rural and urban part of the country.
Published in Chapter: Boosting Gender Integration in Social Enterprises as a Solution to Poverty: Cases in India; From: Handbook of Research on Designing Sustainable Strategies to Develop Entrepreneurial Intention
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Marketing in Social Enterprises: The Role of Value Creation Through Relationship Marketing
Refers to organizations that address social problems in an innovative way and sustain themselves by generating commercial value out of their innovation.
Published in Chapter: Marketing in Social Enterprises: The Role of Value Creation Through Relationship Marketing; From: Strategic Marketing for Social Enterprises in Developing Nations
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Investigating Factors Influencing Third Sector Social Enterprise Managers' Career Orientations: A Conceptual Framework
Social enterprises are defined as enterprises that trade to meet social/environmental goals (Department of Trade and Industry, 2002 AU102: The in-text citation "Department of Trade and Industry, 2002" is not in the reference list. Please correct the citation, add the reference to the list, or delete the citation. ).
Published in Chapter: Investigating Factors Influencing Third Sector Social Enterprise Managers' Career Orientations: A Conceptual Framework; From: Handbook of Research on Emerging Business Models and Managerial Strategies in the Nonprofit Sector
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Local Authorities' Incubator as a Tool Supporting the Synergies Between Companies That Apply Corporate Social Responsibility and Social Enterprises
A social enterprise is defined as a business that has specific social objectives that serve its primary purpose. Social enterprises seek to maximize profits while maximizing benefits to society and the environment.
Published in Chapter: Local Authorities' Incubator as a Tool Supporting the Synergies Between Companies That Apply Corporate Social Responsibility and Social Enterprises; From: Entrepreneurial Development and Innovation in Family Businesses and SMEs
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Chapter 7
A Method of Analysing the Use of Social Networking Sites in Business
a new business model that will align vision and strategy, processes, applications and architecture with the new social media tools creating a networked company that spans across employees, partners and customers.
Published in Chapter: A Method of Analysing the Use of Social Networking Sites in Business; From: Handbook of Research on Business Social Networking: Organizational, Managerial, and Technological Dimensions
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Social Enterprise in Developing Countries: The Case of Developing Countries – Social Entrepreneurship and Startup
It is a subject of social economy. Its business is created to further a social purpose in a financially sustainable way.
Published in Chapter: Social Enterprise in Developing Countries: The Case of Developing Countries – Social Entrepreneurship and Startup; From: Developing Entrepreneurial Competencies for Start-Ups and Small Business
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Social Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development: New Challenges and Opportunities
is a (non-profit or for-profit) organization that uses traditional business methods to achieve (primarily) social or environmental outcomes and reinvests its profits back into the business.
Published in Chapter: Social Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development: New Challenges and Opportunities; From: Analyzing the Relationship Between Innovation, Value Creation, and Entrepreneurship
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Chapter 11
The Electronic Obsolescence as an Opportunity for Social Entrepreneurship: The Case of EEE in Manizales, Colombia
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Social Enterprise Awareness, Perception, and Purchase Influence in South East China: A Benchmark for Further Study
It is a sort of organization defined by being operated outside the purely private business and state sectors.
Published in Chapter: Social Enterprise Awareness, Perception, and Purchase Influence in South East China: A Benchmark for Further Study; From: Handbook of Research on Emerging Business Models and the New World Economic Order
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Social Entrepreneurship Perspective of Social Innovation
A dual mission-based entity established primarily to address a social challenge and complemented by a self-funding mechanism.
Published in Chapter: Social Entrepreneurship Perspective of Social Innovation; From: Theoretical and Practical Approaches to Social Innovation
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Chapter 11
Developing Entrepreneurial Competencies for Secondary Schools as Social Enterprises: Inclusiveness in Decision-Making Processes
An organisation that applies commercial strategies to maximise improvements in financial, social and environmental well-being. For the purpose of this chapter, the school viewed as a potential social enterprise.
Published in Chapter: Developing Entrepreneurial Competencies for Secondary Schools as Social Enterprises: Inclusiveness in Decision-Making Processes; From: Developing Entrepreneurial Competencies for Start-Ups and Small Business
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Operational Challenges in Hybrid Organizations: Insights for Future Research
An organization that combines social and economic goals, performing social and income generating activities simultaneously.
Published in Chapter: Operational Challenges in Hybrid Organizations: Insights for Future Research; From: Handbook of Research on Emerging Business Models and Managerial Strategies in the Nonprofit Sector
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Chapter 9
A Social Enterprise Business Model and a Case Study of Pacific Community Ventures (PCV)
Social mission oriented not-for-profit, for-profit, or governmental agencies which pursue profit to sustain their social missions.
Published in Chapter: A Social Enterprise Business Model and a Case Study of Pacific Community Ventures (PCV); From: Handbook of Research on Managerial Solutions in Non-Profit Organizations
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Chapter 3
Social Enterprise Marketing Communication
Is an organization that has applied the concept of social entrepreneurship to create a social value to find solution to social problems.
Published in Chapter: Social Enterprise Marketing Communication; From: Strategic Marketing for Social Enterprises in Developing Nations
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Chapter 8
Competencies, Skills, and Goals Needed for Social Enterprises: Case of the Czech Republic
It is a subject of the social economy. Its business is created to further a social purpose in a financially sustainable way.
Published in Chapter: Competencies, Skills, and Goals Needed for Social Enterprises: Case of the Czech Republic; From: Developing Entrepreneurial Competencies for Start-Ups and Small Business
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The Role of Social Entrepreneurship in Women's Empowerment: Case of Cöp(m)adam
Social entrepreneurial organization that address a basic unmet need or solve a social or environmental problem through a market-driven approach.
Published in Chapter: The Role of Social Entrepreneurship in Women's Empowerment: Case of Cöp(m)adam; From: Creating Social Value Through Social Entrepreneurship
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The Social Network and Community Approach for Enterprise 2.0: Drivers and Barriers in Marketing
it is one of the E2.0 models that emphasises the creation of new collaborative schemes, knowledge sharing and relationship management.
Published in Chapter: The Social Network and Community Approach for Enterprise 2.0: Drivers and Barriers in Marketing; From: Handbook of Research on Business Social Networking: Organizational, Managerial, and Technological Dimensions
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Social Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation: A Conceptual Distinction
An organisation that delivers a service that is new to recipients without necessarily being motivated by profit.
Published in Chapter: Social Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation: A Conceptual Distinction; From: Handbook of Research on Global Competitive Advantage through Innovation and Entrepreneurship
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Chapter 4
Clusters as Entrepreneurial Ecosystems for Corporate Social Responsibility in SMEs
Companies who use the methods and disciplines of business and the power of the marketplace to advance their social, environmental and human justice agendas because their primary purpose is the common good.
Published in Chapter: Clusters as Entrepreneurial Ecosystems for Corporate Social Responsibility in SMEs; From: Handbook of Research on Entrepreneurial Success and its Impact on Regional Development
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Chapter 17
Understanding Organizational Development With a Continuum of Care Model
A type of organization that uses commercial methods to maximize social impact.
Published in Chapter: Understanding Organizational Development With a Continuum of Care Model; From: Encyclopedia of Organizational Knowledge, Administration, and Technology
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Chapter 1
Social Innovation: An Introduction
Social enterprises are a type of entity pursuing serving for a social purpose through a self-sustaining financial mechanism and applying business-like approach to address a social problem.
Published in Chapter: Social Innovation: An Introduction; From: Theoretical and Practical Approaches to Social Innovation
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Chapter 4
Social Entrepreneurship Activities in the Tourism Sector: Bibliometric Analysis and Social Network Analysis
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Chapter 7
Financing Social Enterprises: A Systematic Approach
A social enterprise is an organization that uses business strategies (i.e., market-based approaches) to maximize improvements in financial, social and environmental wellbeing.
Published in Chapter: Financing Social Enterprises: A Systematic Approach; From: Handbook of Research on Value Creation for Small and Micro Social Enterprises
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Chapter 15
Exploring Partnerships Between Australia and South Asia for Crowdfunding Social Enterprises: A Post-COVID-19 Strategy
An organisation operating with an element of commercial activities to generate a considerable amount of income to sustain their primary social mission.
Published in Chapter: Exploring Partnerships Between Australia and South Asia for Crowdfunding Social Enterprises: A Post-COVID-19 Strategy; From: Strategic Cooperation and Partnerships Between Australia and South Asia: Economic Development, Trade, and Investment Opportunities Post COVID-19
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Chapter 23
The Electronic Obsolescence as an Opportunity for Social Entrepreneurship: The Case of EEE in Manizales, Colombia
One that seeks a social impact rather than make a profit for their owners or interested parties providing goods and / or services for the market of entrepreneurial and innovative way, using its revenues especially for social benefits.
Published in Chapter: The Electronic Obsolescence as an Opportunity for Social Entrepreneurship: The Case of EEE in Manizales, Colombia; From: Handbook of Research on Social Entrepreneurship and Solidarity Economics
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The Importance of the Impact-Driven Business Model (IDBM) for Social Enterprises: Tool for Government Practitioners and Education – Model and Cases
A social enterprise is an organization that applies commercial strategies to maximize improvements in financial, social and environmental well-being. Notification for the reader. This is only one definition there is a lot of discussion depending among others through differences in legislation in different countries. A specific point of discussion is if the shareholders can participate in the profit and still be called a social enterprise.
Published in Chapter: The Importance of the Impact-Driven Business Model (IDBM) for Social Enterprises: Tool for Government Practitioners and Education – Model and Cases; From: Developing Entrepreneurial Competencies for Start-Ups and Small Business
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