SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP TASK 2 RESEARCH

INSTRUCTION
Search for the meanings of the following words in the internet and complete the table below. You must provide the reference list.

N WORD o 1 Social . Entrepr eneurs hip

MEANINGS *Identifying or recognizing a social problem and using entrepreneurial principles to organize, create, and manage a social venture to achieve a desired social change. *Identifies and solves social problems on a large scale. Act as the change agents for society, seizing opportunities others miss in order to improve systems, invent and disseminate new approaches and advance sustainable solutions that create social value.

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2 Social . Entrepr eneur

*Individuals with innovative https://www.ashoka.org/social_entrepreneur solutions to societys most pressing social problems. Very ambitious and persistent, tackling major social issues and offering new ideas for wide-scale change. http://www.schwabfound.org/sf/SocialEntrepre neurs/Whatisasocialentrepreneur/index.htm *Drive social innovation and transformation in various

fields including education, health, environment and enterprise development. They pursue poverty alleviation goals with entrepreneurial zeal, business methods and the courage to innovate and overcome traditional practices. A social entrepreneur, similar to a business entrepreneur, builds strong and sustainable organizations, which are either set up as not-for-profit or for-profit companies. 3 Social . Enterpr ise *Organization that applies commercial strategies to maximize improvements in human and environmental well-being, rather than maximising profits for external shareholders. Social Enterprise can be structured as a for-profit or non-profit and may take the form of a co-operative, mutual organization, a social business, or a charity organization. *Social enterprises are businesses operated by nonprofits with the dual purpose of generating income by selling a product or service in the marketplace and creating a social, environmental or cultural value. 4 Social . Enterpr ise Investo *The people that use investment to grow their businesses and with the profit created will be able to give a http://www.equityplus.org.uk/investors.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_enterprise

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financial return. However, they are also seeking to deliver social and/or environmental benefits and these may carry higher costs, for example a social enterprise that employs formerly homeless people will usually need to spend more on training and staff supervision than a commercial business operating in a similar sector that does not have social aims. They also provide opportunities to be part of creating significant social and/or environmental change.
*It is all about social networking. For example; the HP product. HP Social Enterprise Services take customer relations to a new level with analytic tools that make it easy to engage with customers via social networks, turning those interactions into positive outcomes for both the customer and organization. The new HP Social Enterprise Services not only improves communication between clients and their customers, but also enhances contact center performance. http://www.tmcnet.com/topics/articles/2012/04/17/ 286555-new-hp-social-enterprise-services-all-socialnetworking.htm

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6 Society .

*The community of people living in a particular country or region and having shared customs, laws, and organizations. *A society, or a human society, is a group of people related to each other

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through persistent relations, or a large social grouping sharing the same geographical or virtual territory, subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations. 7 Social . Challen ges *Its something you do in public that pushes you. Maybe its embarrassing. Maybe its a little bit culturally unacceptable. Maybe it forces you to be outgoing instead of shy. Maybe its just plain weird. The main rule is that it has to be done in a social environment. *Someone who doesn't talk much. People usually tend to not even notice them when in a conversation with multiple people. These socially challenged ones don't say a word, but when they do, they're fricking hilarious! 8 Social . Capital *The network of social connec tions that exist between peopl e, and their shared values and norms of behavior, which enable an d encourage mutually advantag eous social cooperation. *The networks of relationships among people who live and work in a particular society, enabling that society to function effectively. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/social+c apital http://www.ridiculouslyextraordinary.com/social -challenges/

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9 Social . Change

*Social change builds community-based responses that address underlying social problems on an individual, institutional, community, national and/or international level. Social change can change attitudes, behaviors, laws, policies and institutions to better reflect values of inclusion, fairness, diversity and opportunity. Social change involves a collective action of individuals who are closest to the social problems to develop solutions that address social issues. *Social change is the alternation or modification that takes place in a social structure or function of a society. It is the change in both material and nonmaterial culture.

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1 Social 0 Proble . ms

*A social problem is a condition that at least some people in a community view as being undesirable. *Whenever the people of a certain society are deprived from their basic social rights, then social problems arises.

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1 Social *The effects on various http://www.socialimpactscotland.org.uk/underst 1 Impacts people that happen as a result anding-social-impact-/what-is-social-impact.aspx . of an action, activity, project, programmed or policy. The 'impact' of this action or activity can be positive or

negative, and can be intended or unintended, or a combination of all of these. An activity can have immediate and direct impact on certain people, but it can also have a more far reaching effect on people, organizations, institutions and entities which are not directly engaging with it. *The effect of an activity on the social fabric of the community and well-being of the individuals and families.

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