Social Enterprise Journal: Volume 19 Issue 5

African perspectives on researching social entrepreneurship

Mohamed Farhoud, Alex Bignotti, Ralph Hamann, Ngunoue Cynthia Kauami, Michelle Kiconco, Seham Ghalwash, Filip De Beule, Bontle Tladi, Sanele Matomela, Mollette Kgaphola

Context matters in social entrepreneurship, and it matters a lot. Social entrepreneurs are deeply entrenched in the context where they operate: they respond to its challenges, are…

Regional resilience and the role of cooperative firms

Michele Costa, Flavio Delbono

This paper aims to investigate the impact of cooperative firms on the patterns of regional economic resilience in Italy from 2008 to 2019.

Career choices and job preferences of social entrepreneurship graduates: implication for redefining “success” of social entrepreneurship education

Archana Singh, Stuti Chakraborty, Sri Krishna Sudheer Patoju

The purpose of this paper is to understand the reason of attraction for the young professionals (who left their paid employment) to pursue social entrepreneurship (SE) education…

A 20-year intellectual journey with “EMES” through the land of social enterprise

Marthe Nyssens, Jacques Defourny, Sophie Adam

In 2022, the EMES Network celebrated its 20th anniversary. The purpose of this paper is to trace the intellectual path of social enterprise (SE) research that has unfolded through…

Transition from work integration social enterprises to ordinary employment in situations of low employability: results of an intervention programme

Garazi Yurrebaso, Igone Arostegui, Maria Villaescusa

The transition of people to the ordinary market after completing the due process of a work integration social enterprise is a critical moment that exposes their vulnerability…

Beyond mission drift: understanding the spaces of vulnerability in social enterprises’ missions

Fernanda Golbspan Lutz, Maira Petrini, Natalia Aguilar Delgado

Previous literature has emphasized that social enterprises (SEs) are challenged by their pursuit of divergent social and financial goals, often resulting in tensions leading to a…

Who wants to be a social entrepreneur? Exploring the antecedents interrelationship via modified Mair Noboa model

Mehree Iqbal, Louis Geneste, Paull Weber

This paper aims to contribute to the field of social entrepreneurship by exploring the interrelationships among the antecedents of social entrepreneurial intention (SEI) through…

Motivational catalysts: the dominant role between prosocial personality and social entrepreneurial intentions among university students

Jeffrey S.S. Cheah, ShihYee Loh, Angappa Gunasekaran

Social entrepreneurship has the potential to address societal challenges, and high-education students are expected to be future social leaders. However, engagement in social…

Neighbourhood cooperatives for the integrated urban regeneration of mass housing areas: speculations on a proposed model

Carlos Rosa-Jiménez, María José Márquez-Ballesteros, Alberto E. García-Moreno, Daniel Navas-Carrillo

This paper seeks to define a theoretical model for the urban regeneration of mass housing areas based on citizen initiative, self-management and self-financing in the form of the…