 Social Entrepreneurship by Community-Based Organizations: Innovations and Learning through PartnershipsAkm Shahidullah and C. Emdad Haque A chapter in Social Enterprise - Context-Dependent Dynamics In A Global Perspective from IntechOpen 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. Keywords: community-based organization; NGO-CBO partnership; social entrepreneurship; social innovation; social learning (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:ito:pchaps:101473 DOI: 10.5772/62469 Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Chapters from IntechOpen |
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