Understanding the Motivations Throughout the Stages of a Social Enterprise’s Life Cycle

Q3 Business, Management and Accounting

BAR - Brazilian Administration Review Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI:10.1590/1807-7692bar2023220187

Larissa Martins Lehmen, Maira Petrini, João Vitor Severo da Silva

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Abstract

Social entrepreneurs have several motivations that lead them to open and continue their companies, which vary according to the stage of the social enterprise’s life cycle. This study seeks to analyze the motivations throughout the stages of a social enterprise’s life cycle. To do this, we carried out a qualitative research with primary data collected through interviews with experts and social entrepreneurs and secondary data collected through documents and websites. The results indicate three types of motivational factors: essential factors, building factors, and solidifying factors. Each type plays different roles during life cycle. All essential factors are present across all stages of the life cycle. The building factors are found mainly in the early stages, while different solidifying factors are distributed throughout the stages of the life cycle. The essential factors are the main difference between social and traditional entrepreneurs. This research brings new insights by linking motivational factors to the life cycle stages of social enterprises. Entrepreneurs can use this information to identify their stage and leverage their motivators for development, while training programs can be tailored to better align with the life cycle stage of social enterprises.

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了解社会企业生命周期各个阶段的动机

社会企业家有几个动机促使他们开办和继续经营他们的公司，这些动机根据社会企业生命周期的阶段而有所不同。本研究旨在分析社会企业生命周期各个阶段的动机。为此，我们进行了一项定性研究，通过对专家和社会企业家的访谈收集了主要数据，通过文件和网站收集了次要数据。结果表明，激励因素有三种类型:本质因素、构建因素和固化因素。每种类型在生命周期中扮演不同的角色。所有的基本因素都存在于生命周期的各个阶段。形成因素主要出现在早期阶段，而不同的固化因素分布在整个生命周期的各个阶段。这些基本因素是社会企业家和传统企业家的主要区别。本研究将激励因素与社会企业生命周期阶段联系起来，带来新的见解。企业家可以利用这些信息来确定他们所处的阶段，并利用他们的发展动力，而培训计划可以根据社会企业的生命周期阶段进行调整。

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BAR - Brazilian Administration Review Business, Management and Accounting-Strategy and Management

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