The Sustainable Success and Growth of Social Ventures: Their Internal and External Factors
29 Apr 2021-Sustainability (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute)-Vol. 13, Iss: 9, pp 5005
TL;DR: In this paper, a qualitative research method is employed to examine the interviewees' perspectives, and the data were analyzed using the framework of grounded theory using three-step grounded theory process via open coding, axial coding, and selective coding.
Abstract: The social venture ecosystem is important for the growth and sustainability of social ventures. This study aims to expand our understanding of the sustainable success and growth of social ventures by analyzing both their internal and external factors using interviews with social venture entrepreneurs and stakeholders in the ecosystem. A qualitative research method is employed to examine the interviewees’ perspectives, and the data were analyzed using the framework of grounded theory. The three-step grounded theory process was performed via open coding, axial coding, and selective coding. The study findings are drawn by organizing the outline according to this coding method. Entrepreneurs’ awareness and willingness to solve social problems led to a sense of challenge, and the formation and maintenance of business models in the preparation stage positively affected the performance of social ventures through internal corporate resources and external cooperation. The study is of academic significance in that it presents a diversified dynamic concept of sustainability of social ventures compared to previous studies, which have been only fragmented studies. It also presents a number of managerial implications for sustainable development and the constant growth of social ventures.
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TL;DR: Siswa kelas satu sekolah dasar belum terbiasa dengan suasana di kelas barunya sehingga perlu penyesuaian dalam bersikap as discussed by the authors .
Abstract: Siswa kelas satu sekolah dasar belum terbiasa dengan suasana di kelas barunya sehingga perlu penyesuaian dalam bersikap. Sangat terbatas sekali riset yang membahas tentang strategi guru membantu siswa menyesuaikan diri pada tahun pertama sekolah dasar khususnya daerah pedesaan yang memiliki sejumlah tantangan. Penelitian grounded theory, salah satu tradisi penelitian kualitatif, digunakan untuk mengembangkan penelitian ini. Total ada 18 siswa SD yang mulai tahun pertama masuk sekolah tahun ini. Data observasi dikumpulkan dari para peserta. Setelah mendapatkan semua izin yang diperlukan dari sekolah setempat, anak-anak yang berpartisipasi, guru, dan orang tua, dilakukan observasi. Analisis data dilakukan dalam tiga tahap: Open Coding, Axial Coding, dan Selective Coding. Hasil riset ini menunjukkan bahwa pada konteks sekolah dasar pedesaan, guru dapat melakukan 10 strategi membantu siswa melakukan penyesuaian sikap. Strategi-strategi tersebut adalah aturan untuk ijin berbicara, komunikasi interpersonal, pemberian pujian dan self evaluation, menjanjikan reward, pemberian tugas yang dikerjakan bersama “lawan”, guru, atau mandiri, menanamkan konsep sharing is caring, pemberian contoh dan acuan dari teman sebaya, dan melihati siswa
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TL;DR: The most powerful and effective intervention measures for China in the short term include the policy of merging national health insurance with maternity insurance and a dynamic payment rate policy and expanding the coverage and improving the management level of the maternity insurance fund are effective Intervention measures.
Abstract: Background: Declining birth rates have become a challenge for many countries around the world. This study aimed to analyze the influencing factors of the sustainable development of the maternity insurance system and find ways to promote higher birth rates. Methods: We used four multi-stakeholder workshops and in-depth interviews to bring together three groups of people: maternity insurance system developers, implementers, and researchers. Then, we analyzed the factors influencing the sustainability of the maternity insurance system using grounded theory. Results: In this study, the most powerful and effective intervention measures for China in the short term include the policy of merging national health insurance with maternity insurance and a dynamic payment rate policy. In the long term, expanding the coverage of the maternity insurance system and improving the management level of the maternity insurance fund are effective intervention measures. Conclusion: This study subdivides the factors influencing the sustainable development of the maternity insurance system, which has certain theoretical significance and can be used as the theoretical basis for quantitative and empirical research model construction in the future.
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TL;DR: In this paper , the authors systematically reviewed 77 articles identified in the World of Science and Scopus databases to discuss the main themes of how entrepreneurial ecosystems become more sustainable, the role of entrepreneurs and universities, and the outcomes of sustainable entrepreneurial ecosystems, revealing that interactions between different actors including customers, suppliers, institutions, governments, and universities can result in a sustainable entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Abstract: While the exponential growth of entrepreneurial ecosystem research has dramatically increased our understanding of the role of context in entrepreneurial outcomes, our knowledge of entrepreneurial ecosystems and environmentally sustainable entrepreneurship is still fragmented. There is ambiguity on how entrepreneurial ecosystems influence sustainable entrepreneurship and what factors facilitate or constrain sustainable entrepreneurship. We attempt to take stock of the extant scholarship on entrepreneurial ecosystems and synthesize studies examining their linkages with sustainability. We systematically reviewed 77 articles identified in the World of Science and Scopus databases to discuss the main themes. The content analysis uncovered four key themes: (a) how entrepreneurial ecosystems become more sustainable, (b) the role of entrepreneurs, (c) the role of universities, and (d) the outcomes of sustainable ecosystems. The findings reveal that interactions between different actors, including customers, suppliers, institutions, governments, and universities, can result in a sustainable entrepreneurial ecosystem. The novelty of our study arises from integrating extant studies on entrepreneurial ecosystem and sustainability in a systematic and replicable manner. We observed heightened attention to the environmental challenges in ecosystem literature and entrepreneurs' expanded roles in generating ecological and social value. Future studies can further evaluate the effectiveness of entrepreneurial ecosystems to examine whether creating an entrepreneurial ecosystem has a similar value while achieving sustainable development goals across varied contexts.
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TL;DR: The Discovery of Grounded Theory as mentioned in this paper is a book about the discovery of grounded theories from data, both substantive and formal, which is a major task confronting sociologists and is understandable to both experts and laymen.
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