Abstract
The necessity of using innovative social technologies, and explores the concept of social entrepreneurship, which is parsed as a form of social innovations. It analyzes the concept of «social entrepreneurship» as a relatively new specific type of enterprise, and its differences from commercial entrepreneurship. It proves, that today in terms of the new model of economic development the social entrepreneurship allows, first of all, to carry out efficient change of social relations and management systems, for the sake of the growth of sociopolitical accessibility of marginalized groups to resources for provision of more qualitative satisfaction of the needs and participation in political processes; and, secondly, to save communicative integrity of social system due to the increase of social capital and possibility of choice for a social individual. It gives a characteristic of both “European” and “American” models of social entrepreneurship, as well as its peculiarities and differences. The provides the examples, how the most successful social entrepreneurs from the West contributed with the distribution of innovations, whose usefulness was rated so highly, that they were implemented on a national scale with the support of the state and business. Also, it analyzes current level of development of social entrepreneurship in Ukraine, the existing problems of creating favorable organizational, legal, economic and competitive conditions, organization and operation of different forms of social entrepreneurship, interaction between the state and public organizations, and maintenance of the development of social entrepreneurship in regions.
Highlights
Today the mission of social entrepreneurship of a new model of economic development is of particular importance as it promotes development, firstly, of innovative technologies in the form of extraordinary ways of solution of social problems, that have not got analogues before, as well as, secondly, favorable business environment for innovation, and maintenance of active social position and social solidarity, and, thirdly, of the conditions for more sustainable and dynamic socio-economic progress of states
Today the most common definition of social enterprise, which belongs to Gregory Dees, director of the Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship of Duke University (USA), identifies the following five main factors: (1) assuming the mission of creating and maintaining social value; (2) identification and use of new opportunities for implementing the chosen mission; (3) the implementation of continuous innovation, adaptation and learning; (4) determination of the action which is not limited by available resources; (5) high responsibility of the entrepreneurs for their performance – as to direct customers, and the society [Dees, 2001]
The modern practice of international economic relations shows that the principle of separatism is losing its relevance in relation to the society, since none of its scope can be considered as an independent one
Summary
The modern practice of international economic relations shows that the principle of separatism is losing its relevance in relation to the society, since none of its scope can be considered as an independent one. As far as social responsibility is a part of a large business, which helps the local community to solve urgent problems, companies are looking for the opportunities to replace grants by start-ups increasingly. In this case they acquire outsourcing for further solving social problems that requires grant support. The key to the success of the conception of social entrepreneurship in Ukraine which is based on Western experience is the elaboration of a national strategy of its development that would allow coordinating the efforts of all stakeholders – entrepreneurs, non-governmental organizations, donor agencies and the state
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