Dark sides of social entrepreneurship: Contributions of systems thinking towards managing its effects

IF 1.8 Q3 BUSINESS
Ingrid Molderez, Janne Fets
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Social enterprises are seen as innovative towards solving societal problems, but little research exists on possible negative aspects, the so-called dark sides. In this study, the emphasis is on dark sides of social entrepreneurship, how they are managed, and how systems thinking can contribute towards managing these effects. Dark sides of social entrepreneurship can take many forms, like unethical or insincere motives and unintended outcomes like the negative impact on the well-being of founders and employees, but they are also a call for a critical reflection on the role of the government in society and the economic system social enterprises have to operate in. This paper aims to contribute to the dark side theory of social entrepreneurship by linking system archetypes to themes of dark side thereby stressing how management strategies act as balancing feedback loops to mitigate or prevent dark sides. A qualitative research was conducted by interviewing 21 respondents who play an important role in the world of social entrepreneurship in Belgium. The results show that dark sides of social enterprises manifest itself mostly in the form of trade-offs and financial, business, and management related issues. Taking over the habits of profit-oriented companies emerged as a new dark side element. Management strategies include anchoring goals, transparency, obtaining external views, changing the system, and above all reflection. The latter is an important first step to become aware of these issues to be able to change the negative dynamism of these dark sides.

社会企业家精神的黑暗面:系统思考对管理其影响的贡献
社会企业被视为解决社会问题的创新,但对其可能的负面影响,即所谓的黑暗面的研究却很少。在这项研究中,重点是社会企业家精神的阴暗面,如何管理它们,以及系统思维如何有助于管理这些影响。社会创业的黑暗面有很多形式,比如不道德或不真诚的动机,以及对创始人和员工福祉的负面影响等意想不到的结果,但它们也呼吁人们对政府在社会中的角色和社会企业必须在其中运作的经济体系进行批判性反思。本文旨在通过将系统原型与黑暗面主题联系起来,从而强调管理策略如何作为平衡反馈循环来减轻或防止黑暗面,从而为社会企业家精神的黑暗面理论做出贡献。一项定性研究是通过采访21名在比利时社会企业家世界中发挥重要作用的受访者进行的。结果表明,社会企业的黑暗面主要表现为权衡和与财务、业务和管理相关的问题。继承以利润为导向的公司的习惯成为新的黑暗面。管理策略包括锚定目标、透明度、获取外部观点、改变系统,以及最重要的反思。后者是意识到这些问题的重要的第一步,能够改变这些黑暗面的消极动力。
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期刊介绍: Business and Society Review addresses a wide range of ethical issues concerning the relationships between business, society, and the public good. Its contents are of vital concern to business people, academics, and others involved in the contemporary debate about the proper role of business in society. The journal publishes papers from all those working in this important area, including researchers and business professionals, members of the legal profession, government administrators and many others.
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