A study on the typology of social values of cultural arts through topic modeling analysis: Focus on cultural arts social enterprises

Abstract

Cultural and artistic social enterprises strive to combine cultural and artistic activities with business to promote social value creation and address ecological structural vulnerabilities. The purpose of this study is to identify the various types of social value generated by social enterprises in the cultural and artistic fields. To achieve this goal, we conducted LDA topic modeling analysis to identify the types of social value created by cultural and artistic social enterprises based on their social mission and main business, and used a qualitative approach to understand the characteristics of ecosystem value chain activities and enterprise activities. The study results can be summarized as follows: Firstly, the social values of cultural and artistic social enterprises can be categorized into seven types, including enhancing the art ecosystem, promoting personal reflection and satisfaction, improving personal and community health, resolving local issues and conflicts, enhancing cultural accessibility for marginalized groups, promoting the local economy, and inheriting and developing traditional culture. Secondly, it was found that in the value chain area of cultural and arts social enterprises, they are engaging in activities in the order of exhibition·reception· transmission, consumption·participation, production·creation, and dissemination. Lastly, it was discovered that although many cultural and artistic social enterprises aim to strengthen the artistic ecosystem as their mission statement, the study discovered that their focus in the value chain is on exhibition· reception·transmission. The study results indicate that a diverse and balanced range of activities is essential for the sustainability of the cultural and artistic ecosystem. Therefore, the study suggests the need for expanding the social recognition criteria and incentives policy by the government to promote the social nature of cultural and artistic social enterprises. This study is significant in understanding the social value and role of the social enterprises in culture and the arts and providing direction for the development of a more sustainable cultural and artistic ecosystem.