The determinants of social sustainability in work integration social enterprises: the effect of entrepreneurship

Work integration social enterprises (WISEs) exist to fight poverty and social exclusion. They offer support and guidance to those at risk of exclusion to help these individuals join the labour market. This study examines the relationship between social enterprises (specifically, work integration soc...

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Published in:Economic research - Ekonomska istraživanja 2021-01, Vol.34 (1), p.929-947
Main Authors: Rey-Martí, Andrea, Díaz-Foncea, Millán, Alguacil-Marí, Pilar
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Companies
Comparative analysis
Corporate profits
Economic theory
Employment
entrepreneurial behaviour
entrepreneurial capabilities
entrepreneurial orientation
entrepreneurial traits
Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurship
Founders
fsQCA
Labor market
Occupational training
Poverty
Social education
Social entrepreneurship
Social exclusion
Social impact
Social sustainability
Society
Sustainability
Value creation
work integration social enterprises
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Summary:Work integration social enterprises (WISEs) exist to fight poverty and social exclusion. They offer support and guidance to those at risk of exclusion to help these individuals join the labour market. This study examines the relationship between social enterprises (specifically, work integration social enterprises) and their social impact, considered here in the form of social sustainability. This article presents the results of empirical analysis of 62 Spanish work integration social enterprises using fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis. The article focuses on the entrepreneurial characteristics of the companies' founders and managers as drivers of social value creation. Specifically, the study examines their entrepreneurial traits, capabilities, orientation, and behaviour. The results show the importance of the training that social entrepreneurs receive, as well as the structure and planning of social enterprises.
ISSN:1331-677X
1848-9664
DOI:10.1080/1331677X.2020.1805348