Exploring social entrepreneurial boundary spanning for compassion-triggered opportunities
| Autor: | Eliada Wosu Griffin-EL |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Resource mobilization
Sociology and Political Science Conceptualization business.industry media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences Economics Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous) Boundary spanning Social entrepreneurship Context (language use) Compassion Management Monitoring Policy and Law Development Public relations 0506 political science 0502 economics and business 050602 political science & public administration Business Management and Accounting (miscellaneous) Sociology Thematic analysis business Research question 050203 business & management media_common |
| Zdroj: | Social Enterprise Journal. 17:398-426 |
| ISSN: | 1750-8614 |
| DOI: | 10.1108/sej-06-2020-0047 |
| Popis: | PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to address the research question: How does the social entrepreneur’s compassion inform how they engage with their environment to mobilize resources for social entrepreneurial action?Design/methodology/approachThe study features a comparative case study analysis of seven high-profile social entrepreneurs within Cape Town, South Africa. Data via in-depth interviews, site visits and archival information and follow-up conversations were collected and then analyzed via thematic coding of qualitative analysis.FindingsThe findings suggest that compassion is an antecedent for the social entrepreneurial boundary spanning shaped by their orientation toward concern for others’ well-being. Propositions presented offer the groundwork for an emergent theoretical framework of social entrepreneurial boundary spanning.Originality/valueThe study builds upon the emerging compassion research within social entrepreneurship, extending the conceptualization of compassion to be shapers of the social structure – not just the individual or the organization – in an emerging market context. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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