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Social Entrepreneurship by Community-Based Organizations: Innovations and Learning through Partnerships

In: Social Enterprise - Context-Dependent Dynamics In A Global Perspective

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  • Akm Shahidullah
  • C. Emdad Haque

Abstract

This chapter examines the social entrepreneurship potentials of community-based organizations (CBOs) linked to nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in the implementation of development programs. The conceptual framework of the study draws on the existing literature on social entrepreneurship and cooperatives. The study highlights the social and ecological roles and significance of CBOs in the creation of social value at the local community level. The research findings reveal that NGO-CBO partnerships help to transform CBOs into social enterprises by creating revenue generation streams. Such partnerships also catalyze social innovations and social learning outcomes. In this chapter, three case studies from Bangladesh are examined, which demonstrate how the social entrepreneurial roles of these CBOs have been instrumental in the management of local natural resources and in fostering social learning. The case studies reveal that institutional support and favorable public policies are crucial in sustaining social entrepreneurship by CBOs.

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  • Akm Shahidullah & C. Emdad Haque, 2016. "Social Entrepreneurship by Community-Based Organizations: Innovations and Learning through Partnerships," Chapters, in: Rosario Laratta (ed.), Social Enterprise - Context-Dependent Dynamics In A Global Perspective, IntechOpen.
    • Handle: RePEc:ito:pchaps:101473
    DOI: 10.5772/62469
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    Keywords

    community-based organization; NGO-CBO partnership; social entrepreneurship; social innovation; social learning;
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    JEL classification:

    • L31 - Industrial Organization - - Nonprofit Organizations and Public Enterprise - - - Nonprofit Institutions; NGOs; Social Entrepreneurship

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