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Contextual influences on social enterprise management in rural and urban communities [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
The idea that difference exists between rural and urban enterprise activity is not new, the obvious comparators are measures such as social architecture, resource availability and accessibility.
Anne MJ Smith   +8 more
core   +1 more source

Sparking Social Transformation through Cycles of Community-Based Research

open access: yesCanadian Journal of Nonprofit and Social Economy Research, 2020
For over five years, Social Enterprise and Entrepreneurship (SEE), a community partnership in Northern Ontario, has been developing a supportive ecosystem for social enterprise, entrepreneurship, and innovation.
Gayle Broad, Jude Ortiz
doaj   +1 more source

Rural social enterprise – Evidence to date, and a research agenda [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Rural Studies, 2019
No abstact available.
Gary Bosworth   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Rural social enterprises in Europe: A systematic literature review [PDF]

open access: yesLocal Economy: The Journal of the Local Economy Policy Unit, 2020
There is a growing perception that social enterprises represent a significant solution to the range of contemporary challenges facing rural areas across Europe. However, while much of the existing studies of European rural social enterprises provide a rich insight into specific case studies, as of yet, there is no comprehensive review of the breadth ...
van Twuijver, Mara Willemijn   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Social capital, political connections, and household enterprises: Evidence from Vietnam [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Social capital and political connections can play an important role in developing countries where markets fail and institutions are weak. This paper explores their role in household micro-enterprise operation and success in the rural low-income setting ...
Kinghan, Christina, Newman, Carol
core   +1 more source

Rural Enterprise Hub Supporting Rural Entrepreneurship and Innovation – Case Studies from Hungary

open access: yesEuropean Countryside, 2017
Although the tendency that the population migrate from rural to urban areas is typical world wide, the globalised economy creates new circumstances and opportunities for rural areas as well.
Katonáné Kovács Judit   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rurality as context for innovative responses to social challenges – The role of rural social enterprises

open access: yesJournal of Rural Studies, 2023
Abstract Rural social enterprises are increasingly recognized as organisations that contribute to local development by providing goods and/or services to meet community needs and by fostering inclusive social and governance relations. The purpose of this paper is to explore how rural social enterprises engage in a plurality of socio-economic ...
Lucas Olmedo   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

The contribution of rural businesses to community resilience [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This paper explores the role of private sector enterprises in building the resilience of rural Scotland. In addition, the paper seeks to identify changes in rural enterprise activities and their impact on rural life.
Atterton, Jane, Steiner, Artur
core   +2 more sources

Founder-Driven Hybrid Enterprise and Contextual Social Innovation: The Case of Hangfive Coffee and Surf in Batukaras, Indonesia [PDF]

open access: yesSHS Web of Conferences
This study explores how social innovation and hybrid entrepreneurship are practiced within a community-based micro-enterprise in a coastal tourism ecosystem.
Adithia Sandy   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Young children's perspectives of time: New directions for co‐constructing understandings of quality in ECEC

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract Children's relationship with time in preschools is an under‐researched area. Young children rarely know how to measure time using a clock, but their experiences of time may contribute to understanding children's well‐being and debates about quality in preschools.
Kristín Dýrfjörð   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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