Community Based Social Entrepreneurship and Its Nexus with Rural Development: The Case of Three Community Based Organizations
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2019-06
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
Despite some practices, the conceptualization of social entrepreneurship and its relevance to
development calls for further investigations. This study is thus a preliminary response to such a
call. With the purpose of making theoretical propositions, it employs a qualitative inquiry
dealing with a range of entrepreneurial activities of three community based organizations
(CBOs). It underwent series of stages from problematization through to rigorous literatures
review, qualitative data collection and analysis (open, axial and selective along with
thematization). In a nutshell, the findings show that community based social entrepreneurship
can best be explained and conceptualized using some dimensions (evolution, nature, typology,
feature and legality). Along that, the research reveals that social entrepreneurial ventures of
community based organizations play considerable roles towards social value creation, asset
formation, market services, social innovation and learning, and institutional and societal
transformation. On the other hand, the study tips a close watch on potential constraints and
popes the prospects and opportunities. Finally, on the basis of the description of the community
based social enterprises and the exploration of their relevance to development, some theoretical
propositions that underline the importance of CBSE to rural development were put forward.
Therefore, in the absence of concrete, comprehensive and conveyable theoretical explanation of
social entrepreneurship and community based social entrepreneurial practices in Ethiopia, the
study will be paramount in laying foundation to subsequent intellectual inquires.
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evolution, nature, typology