USAGE OF SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS IN SOCIAL
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
The emergence of impact investors who invest in firms and organizations that seek to create social impact over years is starting to create a sea change in several countries around the world. While it might be interesting to see these organizations as nothing more than investors investing in specific organizations, this fails to address the network created between the in-vestor and investees. Often what might start as a professional partnership and sharing of ideas can evolve into a stronger source of emotional support that allows investees to persevere in the face of overwhelming odds. A key factor contributing to this would be the fact that Social Entrepreneurs might value the experiences and advice of someone who has faced a similar problem in the development space over the advice of someone who has faced the problem in the corporate space - especially given the marked difference in cultural dynamics between the two spaces.
The network that exists between these organizations is worth studying and understanding as it enables us …show more content…
One of the most urgent challenges is the fact that social entrepreneurship exists within the fluid and hard-to-define framework of entrepreneurship, and therefore social entrepreneurship is not clearly defined. To get to the point of having clear, measurable social or environmental impact with your business does not happen easily. One of the main questions that arise from this is that will large networks with strong connection correlate with success in the long-run for these entrepreneurs? If one had taken a structural approach and gathered information about one especially compelling en-trepreneur and his or her network one could have gotten a deeper insight into how different types of connections influenced
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
The emergence of impact investors who invest in firms and organizations that seek to create social impact over years is starting to create a sea change in several countries around the world. While it might be interesting to see these organizations as nothing more than investors investing in specific organizations, this fails to address the network created between the in-vestor and investees. Often what might start as a professional partnership and sharing of ideas can evolve into a stronger source of emotional support that allows investees to persevere in the face of overwhelming odds. A key factor contributing to this would be the fact that Social Entrepreneurs might value the experiences and advice of someone who has faced a similar problem in the development space over the advice of someone who has faced the problem in the corporate space - especially given the marked difference in cultural dynamics between the two spaces.
The network that exists between these organizations is worth studying and understanding as it enables us …show more content…
One of the most urgent challenges is the fact that social entrepreneurship exists within the fluid and hard-to-define framework of entrepreneurship, and therefore social entrepreneurship is not clearly defined. To get to the point of having clear, measurable social or environmental impact with your business does not happen easily. One of the main questions that arise from this is that will large networks with strong connection correlate with success in the long-run for these entrepreneurs? If one had taken a structural approach and gathered information about one especially compelling en-trepreneur and his or her network one could have gotten a deeper insight into how different types of connections influenced