Valuable Insights into Consumer Values: The Case of Latvian Social Enterprises

Kristine Casno, Biruta Sloka and Daina Skiltere

A chapter in Contemporary Issues in Social Science, 2021, vol. 106, pp 341-354 from Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Abstract: Social enterprises are becoming more and more important for social inclusion and reduction of poverty. Many countries world-wide have accumulated valuable experience in organization of social entrepreneurship and finding innovative approaches which are also analyzed by academic researchers and discussed on international level.Aim: To identify the specific value segments among consumers of Latvian social enterprise products and services in order to provide practical recommendations for implementation of consumer-focused marketing strategies and more effective communication patterns based on an in-depth understanding of the values within the target audience.Methods: The analysis of previous conducted research and scientific publications, analysis of social enterprise consumer survey results, for survey data analysis are applied analysis of descriptive statistics indicators of central tendency or location – arithmetic mean, mode, median, indicators of variability or dispersion – range, standard deviation, standard error of mean and cluster analysis.Results– The results of this study provided detailed descriptions of the respective segments from the demographic point of view, outlined their shopping behavior, preferences for information channels, which altogether form a comprehensive set of practical recommendations for Latvian social enterprises for more effective communication with consumers as well as for public authorities looking to increase the awareness about social entrepreneurship within Latvian society.Implications: The possible applications of research results for organization of work of social enterprises including application of digital marketing.Originality of This Chapter: Since the academic research has only relatively recently started paying attention to the specific marketing aspects of social entrepreneurship, this innovative study contributes to a persistently growing and valuable body of literature which will serve as a guideline for both social enterprises as well as public authorities seeking to find more effective communication strategies.

Keywords: Social enterprises; social entrepreneurship; consumer research; consumer values; Latvia; Poverty; C83; D14; D63; L31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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