Social Enterprise Journal: Volume 13 Issue 4

Mapping social enterprise models: some evidence from the “ICSEM” project

Jacques Defourny, Marthe Nyssens

The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate that it is feasible to theoretically and empirically build an international typology of social enterprise (SE) models. The authors…

Social enterprise in Israel: the swinging pendulum between collectivism and individualism

Inbal Abbou, Benjamin Gidron, Noga Buber-Ben David, Yael Greenberg, Yisca Monnickendam-Givon, Aya Navon

The purpose of this paper is twofold: to outline the historical and current contextual forces behind the development of the social enterprise movement in Israel and to analyze the…

Classifying social enterprise models in Australia

Jo Barraket, Heather Douglas, Robyn Eversole, Chris Mason, Joanne McNeill, Bronwen Morgan

This paper aims to document the nature of social enterprise models in Australia, their evolution and institutional drivers.

Social enterprise in South Korea

Deok Soon Hwang, Wonbong Jang, Joon-Shik Park, Shinyang Kim

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the socio-economic background and development of social enterprises in Korea and identify representative social enterprise models.

Social enterprise in Rwanda: an overview

Eugene Remy Rwamigabo

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the context, the concept and the main types of social enterprises in Rwanda, and to present its main institutional and contextual…

Social enterprise in the United Arab Emirates

Sarah Johnsen

This paper aims to summarise a contribution to the International Comparative Social Enterprise Models (ICSEM) Project from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It particularly…

Social enterprise in New Zealand: an overview

Suzanne Grant

This paper aims to provide an overview of the New Zealand social enterprise (SE) landscape, identifying key influences, enablers of and barriers to SE. Initial mapping is…

A typology of social entrepreneuring models in South Africa

Frederik Claeyé

The purpose of this paper is to present a tentative typology of social enterprises in South Africa. It also tries to establish a base line on the current state of social…