Creating Sustainable Value in Social Enterprises: Stories of Social Innovation

• Main Authors: Cuyegkeng, Ma. Assunta C, Cementina-Olpoc, Raquel, Tan, Ana Marina A
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2020
• Subjects: social entrepreneurship; sustainable value creation; social innovation; new gen social enterprises; Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations; Sustainability; Technology and Innovation
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/leadership-and-strategy-faculty-pubs/18; https://unipress.ateneo.edu/product/creating-sustainable-value-social-enterprises-stories-social-innovation
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

This book not only collects narratives on social entrepreneurship but also traces its evolution in the Philippines. Interviews with the founders provide a wealth of insights that deepen our understanding of their business models and value chains; of what drives them; and what matters to them. It also looks at sustainable development as embedded in the philosophy and initiatives of each organization; not just its social but also its economic and environmental aspects. If such enterprises and business models are possible—those that are of greater service to communities; that respect the rhythms of Creation; and that generate livelihoods which allow a certain quality of life—then we may have found good models that generate genuine development.