Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review the growing emphasis on quantifiable performance measures such as social return investment (SROI) in third sector organisations specifically, enterprise through a legitimacy theory lens. It then examines what enterprises value (i.e. consider important) terms evaluation, using case study approach. Design/methodology/approach Case studies involving interviews, documentary analysis, and observation, three at different life-cycle stages with...

Social enterprises are hybrid organizational forms that combine characteristics of for-profit businesses and community sector organizations. This article explores how rural communities may use social to progress local development agendas across both economic domains. Drawing on qualitative case studies three in North West Tasmania, this the role processes. The study enterprises, despite differences size, structure, mission age, strongly embedded their places communities. As deeply...

In recent years, the imperative to communicate organisational impacts a variety of stakeholders has gained increasing importance within all sectors. Despite growing external demands for evaluation and social impact measurement, there been limited critically informed analysis about presumed these activities success practical challenges faced by organisations in undertaking such assessment. this paper, we present findings from an action research study five Australian small medium enterprises’...

The role of social innovations in transforming the lives individuals and communities has been a source popular attention recent years. This article systematically reviews available evidence relationship between innovation its promotion health equity. Guided by Fair Foundations: VicHealth framework for equity examining four types innovation--social movements, service-related innovations, enterprise digital innovations--we find growing literature on activities, but inconsistent evaluative...

Purpose This paper aims to explore the well-being impacts of social enterprise, beyond a enterprise per se , in everyday community life. Design/methodology/approach An exploratory case study was used. The study’s underpinning theory is from relational geography, including Spaces Wellbeing Theory and therapeutic assemblage. These theories underpin data collection methods. Nine participants were engaged mental mapping walking interviews. Four other informants with “boundary-spanning” roles...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present an Australian case study and explore how social enterprises may be conceptualised as spaces well-being, that the ways in which enterprises, not explicitly delivering health services, producing well-being benefits for those who come into contact with them. Design/methodology/approach A Australia used depth mechanisms production. Data were collected using ethnographic observation, focus groups walking interviews. analysed thematic analysis, GIS...

Emerging social procurement imperatives are driving new forms of cross-sector collaboration between private, public and enterprise sectors in the construction industry. Yet there is little understanding how why enterprises private firms collaborate meeting institutional organizational factors shape these practices. Drawing on theoretical insights from governance, management policy studies three case major organizations across value chain, that drive collaborations explored. Documentary...

This article presents a reflective case study analysis of an attempt to enhance student learning through the introduction student-centred teaching methods in masters-level social research subject. The range specific techniques, including teaching, problem based learning, groupwork, role-play and simulation, is reflected upon. concludes that re-orientation curriculum toward student-centredness this had positive effect on performance, experience subject evaluation. In particular, use...

This article explores the role of sociology in understanding phenomenon online dating. Based on an examination our qualitative study 23 daters, combined with findings small number other empirical studies available, we argue that further sociological consideration dating is required to: illuminate social conditions informing these activities; enhance knowledge if, and how, technologies mediate intimate connections; advance a critically informed nature intimacy global era.

Abstract Institutional and cultural contexts shape social entrepreneurship differently. This paper explores the roles of culture, socioeconomic development, governance institutions on prevalence entrepreneurship. The empirical results are based Global Entrepreneurship Monitor data, including 49 countries across globe. indicate that negative effect level development holds for entrepreneurial activity in general, but there is no such Of Hofstede's ( ) dimensions, power distance negatively...

Social procurement is receiving renewed attention in new public governance regimes that seek to increase social value by stimulating markets for enterprises and other benefit providers. Intermediaries have traditionally played important roles procurement. Yet little has been done codify these roles. In this paper, the functions effects of an intermediary on buyer supplier practices are examined. Based a two-year evaluation market development programme Australia, paper identifies shifting...

In the past two decades digital inequality has come to be understood as a complex, evolving and critical issue in Australia, it elsewhere. This conceptual shift generated demand for more complex measurement tools that can capture combine multiple graduated indicators of inequality. The Australian Digital Inclusion Index (ADII), developed 2015 now including annual data covering period 2014 2018, is composite index addresses this demand. paper describes development ADII, its architecture...

Ideas of 'how we learn' in formal academic settings have changed markedly recent decades. The primary position that universities once held on shaping what constitutes learning has come into question from a range experience‐led and situated models. Drawing findings study conducted across three Australian universities, the article focuses multifarious experiences indicative practice‐based exchanges such as student placements. Building both experiential theories, authors found students can...

Social procurement has gained attention in modern public management; however, considerable differences exist understanding what social actually is. Divergent definitions of inhibit effective policy implementation, and can result imprecision empirical research. This paper develops a typology advances coherent single definition procurement. Clarifying the intent approaches to will assist implementation evaluation.

Purpose This paper aims to document the nature of social enterprise models in Australia, their evolution and institutional drivers. Design/methodology/approach The draws on secondary analysis source materials existing literature Australia. Analysis was verified through consultation with key actors ecosystem. Findings With its historical roots an enterprising non-profit sector presence cooperative mutual businesses, practice Australia is relatively mature. Yet, language entrepreneurship...

The social economy as a regional development actor is gaining greater attention given its purported ability to address and environmental problems. This growth in interest occurring within global environment that calling for more holistic understanding of compared traditionally economic-centric conceptions. While policies practices have long considered for-profit businesses agents growth, there relatively limited the role actor. institutional large determinant all kinds entrepreneurial...

In setting out the first findings of Australian Digital Inclusion Index (ADII), this report provides our most comprehensive picture yet Australians' online participation. The ADII has been created to measure level digital inclusion across population, and monitor over time. Based on data from Roy Morgan Research, measures three key dimensions - Access, Affordability Ability shows how they change time, according people's social economic circumstances, geographic locations within Australia....

Journal Article Civic Engagement and Associationalism: The Impact of Group Membership Scope versus Intensity Participation Get access Damon Timothy Alexander, Alexander Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Jo Barraket, Barraket Jenny M. Lewis, Lewis Mark Considine European Sociological Review, Volume 28, Issue 1, February 2012, Pages 43–58, https://doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcq047 Published: 07 October 2010 history Received: 01 December 2009

Purpose Social procurement policies are an emerging policy instrument being used by governments around the world to leverage infrastructure and construction spending address intractable social problems in communities they represent. The relational nature of requires firms develop new collaborative partnerships with organisations from government, not-for-profit community sectors. aim this paper is paucity research into risks opportunities entering these cross-sector perspectives stakeholders...