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Decoding the Process of Social Value Creation by Chinese and Indian Social Entrepreneurs: Contributory Factors and Contextual Embeddedness

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 July 2019

Deepak Sardana ,
Vassiliki Bamiatzi Open the ORCID record for Vassiliki Bamiatzi [Opens in a new window]  and
Ying Zhu
Deepak Sardana
Affiliation:
University of South Australia, Australia
Vassiliki Bamiatzi*
Affiliation:
University of Liverpool, UK
Ying Zhu
Affiliation:
University of South Australia, Australia
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Corresponding author: Vassiliki Bamiatzi (bamiatzi@liverpool.ac.uk)
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Abstract

Nowadays social entrepreneurship is recognized as a two-way process, addressing both social and economic concerns that can bring social inclusion, equity, and development to disadvantaged groups in society. This aspect is particularly important and desirable within emerging economies. In these markets, which are constantly faced with profound economic and social challenges, we see the growing importance of social entrepreneurs as they take upon themselves the provision of welfare services and progressive activities. However, our understanding of the mechanisms underlying the creation of social and economic values in social enterprises, and the factors contributing to the establishment of these value creation objectives, is still rather fragmented. Our article contributes to this gap in the literature by decoding the process via which for-profit social entrepreneurs from China and India create social and economic value. In addition, by combining a deductive and an inductive approach of analysis, we offer novel insights into the context-dependent processual patterns deciphered within the two countries. A new entrepreneurial process framework that reflects the contextualized social value creation process by social entrepreneurs is thus provided.

摘要

社会创业当前被认为是一个双重过程，解决社会和经济问题，为社会中的弱势群体带来社会包容、公平和发展。这在新兴经济体中尤为重要和必要。在不断面临严峻经济和社会挑战的市场中，我们看到社会企业家在提供福利服务和进步活动中日益重要。然而，我们对社会企业创造社会和经济价值的机制以及有助于建立这些价值创造目标的因素的理解，仍然相当分散。我们的论文通过解读中国和印度的营利性社会企业家创造社会和经济价值的过程，弥补了文献中的这一空白。此外，结合演绎和归纳的分析方法，我们为两国依赖于社会背景的发展过程模式提供了新的见解。本文提供了一种新的创业过程框架，反映了社会企业家在具体情境下创造社会价值的过程。

Аннотация

В настоящее время, социальное предпринимательство признано двусторонним процессом, который направлен на решение как социальных, так и экономических проблем, и, следовательно, может привести к социальной интеграции, справедливости и развитию в неблагополучных группах общества. Этот аспект особенно важен и необходим в странах с развивающейся экономикой. В этих странах, которые постоянно сталкиваются с серьезными экономическими и социальными проблемами, мы наблюдаем возрастающее значение социальных предпринимателей, которые берут на себя оказание социальных услуг и прогрессивную деятельность. Однако, мы все еще не имеем полного понимания механизмов, которые лежат в основе создания социальных и экономических ценностей в социальных предприятиях, а также факторов, которые способствуют созданию социальных и материальных благ. Наша статья восполняет этот пробел в литературе, поскольку расшифровывает процесс, посредством которого социальные предприниматели из Китая и Индии, которые работают с целью извлечения прибыли, создают социальные и экономические блага. Более того, комбинируя дедуктивный и индуктивный метод анализа, мы предлагаем новое понимание контекстуальных процессов и тенденций в двух странах. Таким образом, мы предлагаем новую концепцию предпринимательского процесса, которая показывает, каким образом социальные предприниматели создают социальные ценности в определенном контексте.

Resumen

En la actualidad, el emprendimiento social es reconocido como un proceso de dos vías, que aborda las preocupaciones sociales y económicas que pueden llevar la inclusión social, la equidad y el desarrollo de grupos desfavorecidos de la sociedad. Este aspecto es particularmente importante y deseable en las economías emergentes. En estos mercados, que se enfrentan constantemente a profundos desafíos económicos y sociales, vemos la creciente importancia de los emprendedores sociales, ya que asumen la prestación de servicios de bienestar y actividades progresivas. Sin embargo, nuestra comprensión de los mecanismos que subyacen a la creación de valores sociales y económicos en las empresas sociales, y los factores que contribuyen al establecimiento de estos objetivos de creación de valor, todavía está bastante fragmentada. Nuestro artículo contribuye a esta brecha en la literatura, al descodificar el proceso a través del cual los empresarios sociales con fines de lucro de China y la India, crean valor social y económico. Adicionalmente, combinando un enfoque de análisis deductivo y uno inductivo, ofrecemos una compresión novedosa sobre los patrones de proceso dependientes del contexto descodificados dentro de los dos países. Un nuevo marco de procesos empresariales que refleja el proceso de creación de valor social contextualizado por parte de los emprendedores sociales.

Keywords

emerging marketsentrepreneurial processsocial enterprisessocial value创业过程社会价值社会企业新兴市场развивающиеся рынкипредпринимательский процесссоциальные предприятиясоциальные ценностиmercados emergentesprocesos empresarialesempresas socialesvalor social
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Management and Organization Review , Volume 15 , Special Issue 2: Doing Qualitative Research in Emerging Markets , June 2019 , pp. 269 - 306
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Accepted by: Guest Editor Emmanuella Plakoyiannaki

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