An Investigation of Socially Entrepreneurial Activities on Social Entrepreneurship in Taiwan

• Main Authors: Song-Ching Fan, 范松清
• Other Authors: Shang-Yung Yen
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/14652300662800134492

博士 === 逢甲大學 === 商學博士學位學程 === 102 === Social entrepreneurship has become the focus of global entrepreneurship, which is different from western social entrepreneurship. Influenced by Confucian culture, Chinese have a special concern and responsibility toward social problems. This study expects to clarify whether the characteristics of Chinese entrepreneurs forms the purpose of Chinese social entrepreneurship. Secondly, are social entrepreneurs affected by prior knowledge and information acquisition that improves personal alertness toward social problems, and helps to find social entrepreneurial opportunities? Accordingly, this paper attempts to investigate a case study of a Chinese social entrepreneurship course and test 15 cases by using fuzzy set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA) as the research method to fill the gap between theory and practice. Firstly, the research result supports the assumption that Chinese Confucian culture would affect socially entrepreneurial activities of Chinese social entrepreneurs.Furthermore, they will be affected by prior knowledge and information acquisition that could improve personal alertness toward social problems, and could aid to find social entrepreneurial opportunities. The model of Chinese social entrepreneurship established by the research can reinforce the gap of theory on socially entrepreneurial activities. Secondly, the research interprets the unique meaning that Chinese social entrepreneurship business model is different from the Western. In order to implement the social value creation, creating a positive revenue stream is a necessary condition; while the sufficiency conditions are customer segments, customers, social and environmental benefits, customer relationships, channels, key resources, key activities, guanxi , cost structures , and revenue models.The research finding of this study has shown that the influence of Confucian culture on Chinese entrepreneurs cannot be neglected in the social entrepreneurship business model. Guanxi is the most obvious differences in the social entrepreneurship business model between Chinese and Western.