SRPN: Social Enterprise (Topic)最新文献

{"title":"Ecological Finance Theory: New Foundations","authors":"Thomas Lagoarde-Segot, Enrique A. Martínez","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3612729","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3612729","url":null,"abstract":"This paper puts forth Ecological Finance Theory as a valuable new vision for financial economics. Ecological Finance Theory is a mission-driven proposition seeking to re-embed financial systems within social and ecological constraints in order to ensure social resilience. Ecological Finance theory acknowledges the insufficiency of the neoclassical model to account for and respond to the socio-economic and biophysical realities of a post pandemic world. It introduces a sound ontological and epistemological framework taking into account the complex interactions between the financial, socio-economic and biophysical realms, and the impact of financial models in shaping reality. It draws on biological theory to provide insight into new metaphors and concepts for the study of financial systems. This paper paves the way for future work within this theory. We first describe its meta-theoretical hypotheses. We then introduce an initial set of metaphors. We finally develop a puzzle-solving application with a new stock-flow consistent model permitting to analyze ways to upscale the transformative power of local complementary currencies.","PeriodicalId":337166,"journal":{"name":"SRPN: Social Enterprise (Topic)","volume":"55 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114610450","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Addressing Grand Challenges Collectively: A Brief Introduction to Impact-Oriented Networks","authors":"P. Vandor, Lukas Leitner, R. Millner, H. Hansen","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3472979","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3472979","url":null,"abstract":"This paper aims to provide a brief introduction to networks from the perspective of philanthropy and social impact. Acknowledging the depth and breadth of the discourse around networks and its terminology, we focus on a particular type of networks – impact-oriented networks – and discuss their key characteristics, value creation and, briefly, their potential role in the philanthropic toolkit.","PeriodicalId":337166,"journal":{"name":"SRPN: Social Enterprise (Topic)","volume":"66 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121455416","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Entrepreneurship in Organic Production – An Incentive for Sustainable Rural Development","authors":"V. Terziev","doi":"10.51599/are.2016.02.04.03","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51599/are.2016.02.04.03","url":null,"abstract":"The implementation of the strategic goals of economic, social and ecological development should start by entrepreneurship encouragement in rural areas for development of agrarian and related activities. The significance of protection of environmental components (soil, water, air, biodiversity, landscape) in global aspect directs the development towards sustainable agriculture, and organic production in particular, and its integration to other activities as tourism development. Current paper discusses entrepreneurship in organic production and trade as one of the main drivers of economic growth, productiveness and innovations in rural regions. Organic production is economically effective, ecologically compatible and socially responsible and it occurs to be an effective entrepreneurial strategy for rural development starting from urban areas demand and embracing not only food or other products but also places for rest, tourism, landscape preservation, protection of nature, culture, infrastructure development, etc., aiming at increase in competitiveness by applying an ecological technology using a new approach – planning, management and control over the production process. ","PeriodicalId":337166,"journal":{"name":"SRPN: Social Enterprise (Topic)","volume":"77 1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122831455","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Great Expectations: Mission Preservation and Financial Performance in Impact Investing","authors":"Jacob Gray, Nickolas Ashburn, Harry V Douglas, Jessica S. Jeffers, David K. Musto, Christopher C. Géczy","doi":"10.2139/SSRN.2694620","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/SSRN.2694620","url":null,"abstract":"Over the past decade, limited partners have increased capital allocations to socially driven private equity funds with the goal to generate long-term impact alongside financial returns. To understand funds' abilities to meet these goals, we gather detailed mission and financial data from 53 impact investing private equity funds, representing 557 individual investments. In our sample we find that while fund managers are overwhelmingly optimistic about mission preservation, few exits have any contractual statements about preserving mission. Regarding financial performance, our set of market-rate-seeking funds achieved gross results comparable to non-impact investment options along a broad range of measures, suggesting it is possible to generate market returns as an impact fund.","PeriodicalId":337166,"journal":{"name":"SRPN: Social Enterprise (Topic)","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128078869","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Third Sector, Social Enterprises and Local Authorities in a EU Candidate Country. The Case of Albania","authors":"Adam Asmundo","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.2497950","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2497950","url":null,"abstract":"The paper is based on evidence offered by survey data collected through a structured questionnaire in a long range survey launched in July 2012 by the Steering Group of ASE Forum. The aim of the study was to reveal the trend, status, profile, features and the role of potentials enterprises in Albania in supporting welfare and wellbeing in synergy with the local authorities.After an appropriate methodological introduction, the paper reports main statistical evidence concerning the Third sector in Albania and the direct survey outcomes about the features and the activity of the organizations interviewed.Conclusions will be driven by data analysis and will be focused on the needs, limits and obstacles to the development of the potential social enterprises in the country, in order to identify the best institutional and financial measures suitable to support the development of social entrepreneurship.","PeriodicalId":337166,"journal":{"name":"SRPN: Social Enterprise (Topic)","volume":"32 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123524467","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Sustainable Energy Utility Design: Options for the District of Columbia","authors":"J. Byrne, Lado Kurdgelashvili, E. Partyka, W. Rickerson","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3225994","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3225994","url":null,"abstract":"Cities and states in the US are playing a leadership role in enacting innovative policies to promote energy sustainability. For example, twenty-nine states and the District of Columbia have passed renewable portfolio standards that require or encourage utilities to derive a percentage of their electricity from renewable sources. Given the magnitude of the present energy challenges, a growing number of states and cities are seeking even more aggressive policies in order to fundamentally alter energy demand from the bottom up. This trend has given rise to the concept of the sustainable energy utility, which was first established through legislation by the State of Delaware in 2007. A sustainable energy utility is an independent and financially self-sufficient entity responsible for delivering energy efficiency, energy conservation, and customer-sited renewable energy to end users. An SEU targets all sectors and fuels, including transportation. This is a major departure from supply-side approaches, and from traditional demand-side policies, which tend to address only certain types of fuels (e.g. electricity, but not heating or transportation), or limited “silos” of end users (e.g. residential but not municipal consumers). This report reviews the sustainable energy service delivery models of several leading jurisdictions and compares their structure, function, and design to that of the sustainable energy utility concept. The paper then examines the potential energy and environmental impacts of a sustainable energy utility adopted by the District of Columbia.","PeriodicalId":337166,"journal":{"name":"SRPN: Social Enterprise (Topic)","volume":"22 5","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114043808","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Social Entrepreneurship: Understanding the New Strategic Space for Social Value Creation (HEC 2004)","authors":"Maximiliano Martín","doi":"10.2139/SSRN.1325986","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/SSRN.1325986","url":null,"abstract":"Social entrepreneurs draw on market-based mechanisms to create positive change in the domains of education, the environment, fair trade, health, human rights and other social issues. Combining their passion to solve social problems with an entrepreneurial outlook on life, they find innovative ways to leverage scarce resources in the pursuit of social value. This course was developed by Maximilian Martin for the HEC DEA program for the 2004 spring semester, and co-taught by Pamela Hartigan and Maximilian Martin. Part one sets the stage. Before getting into the intricacies of the plot of a Greek drama, one must develop a basic understanding how actors, chorus, and stage relate to each other. Likewise, to pace our work effectively, the course first sets the stage by introducing social entrepreneurs and the actors they routinely interact with: corporate citizens and philanthropists. We also examine the broader field of forces that contributes to the rise of social entrepreneurship. Part two highlights select social entrepreneurs. To provide a practical introduction, the course looks at examples of social entrepreneurship through a variety of case studies. To ensure rigor, four thematic threads structure the discussion. (i) Innovation. Social entrepreneurs are innovators who create systemic change. Which factors do they rely upon to accelerate the diffusion of their innovations? (ii) Performance. Measuring outcomes is very important. Which are the tools available to measure the impact and effectiveness of social enterprises? (iii) Leadership. If it were not for their leadership skills, social entrepreneurs would never manage to overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles. What are the characteristics of social entrepreneurs' leadership? (iv) Identity. Social entrepreneurship provides a new identity for social sector leaders who do not fit into any of the existing boxes. What is distinctive about social entrepreneurs' identity? Social entrepreneurs increasingly benefit from a growing number of organizations whose mission it is to specifically support their work. Part three examines new trends in the foundation landscape as well as corporate and individual philanthropy. We first analyze the niches and strategic choices of players in the intermediary space such as Acumen, Ashoka, and the Schwab Foundation. Two subsequent sessions look at dynamics in two capital transmission channels which social entrepreneurs can access to raise funds, corporate and individual philanthropy.","PeriodicalId":337166,"journal":{"name":"SRPN: Social Enterprise (Topic)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-01-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129874726","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}