Organizational factors that facilitate collective social entrepreneurship: an exploratory study

• Main Author: NIMISHA, Kesarwani
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2022
• Subjects: collective social entrepreneurship; cooperative; social entrepreneurship; Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations; Organizational Communication
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/etd_coll/387; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/etd_coll/article/1385/viewcontent/GPGM_AY2017_PhD_Nimisha_Kesarwani.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

This research aims to contribute to the literature on collective social entrepreneurship (CSE) by exploring and examining the organizational factors that facilitate and motivate participation in CSE. Data were collected through an interview with the founder of a cooperative, and a survey, wherein respondents presented their expectations of a collective, their motivation to join, and the resources they deem important. It was found that organizational factors, initialled as RRSI (relevance, resources, likelihood of success and innovativeness) which if met, have a reasonable chance of attracting participation in organizations pursuing CSE. These organizational factors had different appeal to stakeholders, based on their demographics and hence it was possible to group respondents based on these factors. The time respondents were willing to commit to the organization was also influenced by how relevant the organization was for the respondent and their employment status. Findings from the research could help organizations orient themselves to develop these factors and attract participation; It could help empower the communities that it serves; it could guide the realignment of public spending and give a new direction to government institutions to strategically help create more dynamic and sustainable entities through CSE.