Are Religious Entrepreneurs Social Entrepreneurs

Are Religious Entrepreneurs Social Entrepreneurs? Randy M. Ataide Professor of Entrepreneurship Fermanian School of Business Point Loma Nazarene University San Diego, Ca. 92106 USA [email protected]

Are Religious Entrepreneurs Social Entrepreneurs?

Outline of Presentation 1.Overview of problem 2.Definitional frameworks 3. Comparison of religious and social ventures 4. Points of connections 5. Conclusions 6. Recommendations 7. Questions 1.

Are Religious Entrepreneurs Social Entrepreneurs?

Overview of Problem vIs “Everyone really a Changemaker? (Drayton) v“If everyone were an entrepreneur society would be a terrible mess.” (Bornstein) vHow broad should the definitional boundaries of social entrepreneurship be? (Martin & Osberg) vAre personal values of importance?

Are Religious Entrepreneurs Social Entrepreneurs?

Overview of Problem vLimitations of contemporary research – “containment, marginalization & suspicion” (Zelinsky) v“Entrepreneurship literature suggests that value structures may form an important construct…(but) their magnitude and overall importance is still relatively unknown.” (Dodd and Seaman) vPersonal values, faith or religion and entrepreneurship is a “thorny and unresolved issue.” ( Dodd and

Are Religious Entrepreneurs Social Entrepreneurs?

Overview of Problem v“Religious leaders speak so inadequately on business it is painful to listen to them.” (Goossen) v“An immense tent of socially beneficial activities…that threatens the kernel of true social entrepreneurship.” (Martin and Osberg) v“Definitions between normal and social entrepreneurs should not be based on

Are Religious Entrepreneurs Social Entrepreneurs?

A Definitional Framework #1 vAn unjust equilibrium for a weak human segment. vA social value proposition with an entrepreneurial basis. vA new equilibrium proposed that alleviates the unjust equilibrium. vA hope for a broader impact for the value proposition. (Martin & Osberg)

Are Religious Entrepreneurs Social Entrepreneurs?

A Definitional Framework #2 vAdvance a social mission. vApply innovative processes and technologies. vHave a measurable & scalable impact. vIntegrate financial accountability (Change Fusion Network Matrix)

Are Religious Entrepreneurs Social Entrepreneurs?

Comparison of Social & Religious Entrepreneurs Water Partners Int’l. Healing Waters Int’l. U.S. Based NPF U.S. Based NPF Founded 1990 Founded 1999 Community water supplies Community water supplies “Water partnership” initiative “H2O Oath” initiative Serves developing countries Serves developing countries Works with local partners Works with local partners

Are Religious Entrepreneurs Social Entrepreneurs?

Comparison of Social & Religious Entrepreneurs Dean’s Beans. Equal Exchange. U.S. Mass. Based co-op U.S. Mass. Based co-op Founded 1993 Founded 1986 Certified Fair Trade Certified Fair Trade Organic products Organic products Small growers only Small growers only Human rights agenda Human rights agenda Fully integrated production Fully integrated production Expanded food product line Expanded food product line

Are Religious Entrepreneurs Social Entrepreneurs?

Comparison of Social & Religious Entrepreneurs Educate! Human Factor Academy U.S. Based NPF U.S. Based NPF Founded 2002 Founded 1992 African leadership training African leadership training Ugandan focus Ghana focus Dispersed education model Centralized education model University connection University

Are Religious Entrepreneurs Social Entrepreneurs?

Points of Connection vBoth seek to solve similar intractable problems vBoth seek multiple resource streams vBoth are dynamic and highly adaptable vBoth seek partnerships and alliances vBoth seek sustainability vBoth reflect a distinct personal or collective worldview vBoth shape and are shaped by society vBoth suffer from definitional

Are Religious Entrepreneurs Social Entrepreneurs?

Conclusion “Culture is an important and complex construct. Likewise, entrepreneurship captures a wide spectrum of activities and is multifaceted. The addition of social institutions to the repertoire of cultural icons is a step forward in behavioral research on the nexus of culture and entrepreneurship.” Gerard and Zahra, 2007

Are Religious Entrepreneurs Social Entrepreneurs?

Conclusion “It (religion) supports power structures, gives meaning and shape to a society’s ethical structures, rewards and punishes certain kinds of behavior: providing norms for social action… religion (also) explains and justifies social institutions and social roles.” Dodd and Seaman, 1998

Are Religious Entrepreneurs Social Entrepreneurs?

Conclusion “In societies where religion plays a significant role, personal motivation is inextricably linked to the social entrepreneurial activities of the religious entrepreneur. What we have is that the religious worldview has moved beyond traditional functions, methods and models and ironically this adaptation may have actually occurred prior to the rise of contemporary social entrepreneurship.” Ataide, 2009

Are Religious Entrepreneurs Social Entrepreneurs?

Recommendations 1.Discern collaborative opportunities including hybrids, joint ventures, alliances and associations. 2.Study and seek to maximize mutually beneficial opportunity streams . 3.Engagement between the business schools and religious entrepreneurship to study the blurring of sectors.

Are Religious Entrepreneurs Social Entrepreneurs?

Recommendations 4. Religious entrepreneurs should participate in the global social entrepreneurship dialogue. 5. Further refine the concept of religious entrepreneurship.

Are Religious Entrepreneurs Social Entrepreneurs?

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