A Systems Approach to Social Entrepreneurship |
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Authors: | C De Ruysscher C Claes T Lee F Cui J Van Loon J De Maeyer R Schalock |
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Institution: | 1.Faculty of Education Health and Social Work,University College Ghent,Ghent,Belgium;2.Vocational Training Center,Taipei,Taiwan;3.One Plus One Group for Disability,Beijing,China;4.Arduin Foundation,Middelburg,The Netherlands;5.Department of Psychology,Hastings College,Chewelah,USA |
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Abstract: | Currently, disabilities organizations are increasingly being challenged by the requirement for individualized service, expectations to show personal outcomes, and the need to base their services on evidence-based practices. Social entrepreneurship (SE) is being put forward as an innovative approach for dealing with these challenges. This article presents a systems approach to SE based on a program logic model. This model identifies the input factors (a strong social vision, exploiting opportunities, maximizing resources), throughput strategies (entrepreneurial orientation, critical thinking skills, networking, capacity building), and outcome components (improving people’s lives, community-building, improving society) of SE at the micro, meso, and macro level. Also, the importance of planning for contextual changes as a social entrepreneur is discussed. The article concludes with presenting three inspiring practices regarding SE in the field of disabilities organizations. |
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