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        1 - A review of the role of social entrepreneurship in empowerment and employment of the disabled
        amirhamzeh nakhaee Ehsaneh nejad Mohammad samira shahmansouri
        Background: In recent decades, the global economic system has created macro wealth and the spread of contradictions such as the gap between rich and poor, this gap has led to the emergence of entrepreneurial ideas in the field of social issues. Social entrepreneurs deci More
        Background: In recent decades, the global economic system has created macro wealth and the spread of contradictions such as the gap between rich and poor, this gap has led to the emergence of entrepreneurial ideas in the field of social issues. Social entrepreneurs decide to respond by defining and implementing new business models to the needs of the deprived and helpless.Method: Addressing the gap between theories in this social entrepreneurship requires a review of studies conducted in the field of social entrepreneurship and its impact on the empowerment of the disabled. Objective: In this study, in order to create a link between empowerment studies of the disabled as a vulnerable group of society and social entrepreneurship, therefore, to better identify the dimensions of this issue, led to the study of previous research. Conclusion: According to previous studies, it can be said that social entrepreneurship activities lead to the empowerment of people with disabilities for self-efficacy and a sense of personal worth with the power of choice and effectiveness in these people. Keywords: Social Entrepreneurship, Empowerment, Disabled, Employment Manuscript profile
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        2 - The effect of social entrepreneurship orientation on financial performance and social innovation mediated by social performance
        Mohsen Motiei Alireza Shirin vajihe saraj fatemeh Montazeri Sanij
        Social entrepreneurship is a new topic in the field of entrepreneurship that can solve many social problems if it is institutionalized in the foundation of society. Social entrepreneurship is a multidimensional structure that has been discussed in previous studies, but More
        Social entrepreneurship is a new topic in the field of entrepreneurship that can solve many social problems if it is institutionalized in the foundation of society. Social entrepreneurship is a multidimensional structure that has been discussed in previous studies, but so far in case studies, the effect of social entrepreneurship orientation on the three basic dimensions of financial performance, social performance and social innovation, each of which plays a significant role in the field of social entrepreneurship, has not been studied together. The purpose of this study is to investigate the three dimensions mentioned and the relationship between them in the field of social entrepreneurship. The present study is a quantitative descriptive-survey research in terms of practical purpose and approach and in order to collect data, a statistical population consisting of 186 graduate students in the field of entrepreneurship in Tehran has been considered. . Using the analysis of the collected data, it was explained that social innovation, which itself consists of two parts: product innovation and service innovation, leads to the creation of social values. In addition, it was found that although social entrepreneurship orientation has a direct negative relationship with financial performance, but this relationship is completely neutralized by the mediating relationship of social orientation to financial performance through social performance, so it can be concluded that social entrepreneurship orientation directly it doesn’t lead to higher financial performance, but its impact on social performance leads to higher financial performance. Manuscript profile
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        3 - Designing Employee Empowerment Model for Imam Khomeini Relief Committee Based on Social Entrepreneurship Approach: A mixed study
        mansour izadi mansoureh aligholi gholamhossein hosseininia
        The purpose of this study is to design the empowerment model for Imam Khomeini Relief Committee Based on Social Entrepreneurship Approach. To achieve this goal, relying on the grounded theory approach, to collect qualitative data through semi-structured interviews with More
        The purpose of this study is to design the empowerment model for Imam Khomeini Relief Committee Based on Social Entrepreneurship Approach. To achieve this goal, relying on the grounded theory approach, to collect qualitative data through semi-structured interviews with 10 experts, university professors, entrepreneurs and related officials based on the sample method targeted sampling was done until theoretical saturation was reached and then the model of empowering the patients of Imam Khomeini Relief Committee (RA) based on the social entrepreneurship approach was presented after going through the stages of open, central and selective coding. Next, in the quantitative section, a questionnaire was designed and completed by 361 people of the Imam Khomeini Relief Committee (RA) throughout the country. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to analyze the data. The research results show that all six hypotheses were confirmed; In other words, conditions have a positive effect on action/interaction, consequences and success. Also, the effect of action/interaction on outcome and success and the effect of outcome on success were confirmed. Manuscript profile
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        4 - Social Entrepreneurship as an Instrument to Empowering Small and Medium Enterprises: An Islamic Perspective
        Moha Asri Adullah Arif Hoetoro
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        5 - The Culture of the University Entrepreneurship Ecosystem, The Drivers of Social Entrepreneurship Development
        mohammad javad jame bozorgi محمدرضا میگون پوری
        Abstract Objective: The article seeks to examine the cultural dimensions of the university entrepreneurship ecosystem. Culture in individual, organizational, educational, research, business and management dimensions are the drivers of social entrepreneurship development More
        Abstract Objective: The article seeks to examine the cultural dimensions of the university entrepreneurship ecosystem. Culture in individual, organizational, educational, research, business and management dimensions are the drivers of social entrepreneurship development and its goal is to create social value. Method: The research is descriptive with survey technique and questionnaire tools. The statistical population is 44 university graduates who have worked in the field of social entrepreneurship. The sample size is selected by available sampling. Findings: Based on the findings, R2 values in the dimension of individual culture with (548.), organizational culture with (555.), educational culture with (508.), research culture with (619.), Business culture with (730.) Explain the variance of the dependent variable with (619) management culture. Results: showed that the culture of university entrepreneurial ecosystem in different dimensions is the driver of social entrepreneurship development. Individual culture plays a role in the development of social entrepreneurship by motivating, strengthening self-confidence and identifying opportunities. Organizational culture with teamwork, planning and organizational citizenship behavior, educational culture with quality of education, teaching methods and appropriate educational content, managerial culture with accountability and criticism, business culture with risk-taking, creativity, opportunity and culture Research by quality of research Attention to technological research and knowledge-based (start-up) helps to develop social entrepreneurship, sense of responsibility and create social value. Manuscript profile
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        6 - Determining the factors affecting the tendency to social entrepreneurship with emphasis on social intelligence in the Social Security Organization
        Hossein Torabi Ferydoon Azma Parviz Saeidi
        The aim of this study was to determine the factors affecting the tendency to social entrepreneurship with emphasis on social intelligence in the Social Security Organization. In the qualitative stage of the research participation team, 39 university professors and senio More
        The aim of this study was to determine the factors affecting the tendency to social entrepreneurship with emphasis on social intelligence in the Social Security Organization. In the qualitative stage of the research participation team, 39 university professors and senior managers of the Social Security Organization of the Northern provinces are selected by the targeted method and snowball technique. Also, in a small stage, the statistical population consists of experts from the Social Security Organization of the Northern provinces, whose number is 1000 people. To determine the sample size based on Karajsi and Morgan table, 278 people were selected by simple random sampling method. Fuzzy Delphi method has been used to identify the dimensions and components of social entrepreneurship with emphasis on social intelligence. Data collection tools include interviews, documents, and a questionnaire, which the results of the study showed. Also, exploratory factor analysis method was used to fit the model and hierarchical analysis method was used for ranking. Social skills index with 0.442 score, social awareness with 0.256 score, and social information processing with 164 score, respectively. 0 and social desirability with a score of 0.108 have priority. Manuscript profile
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        7 - Low interest loans in micro businesses and its impact on social entrepreneurship using data envelopment analysis
        Sajjad Tavakoli Mahnaz Ahadzadeh Namin Navid Khabiri
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        8 - A Survey on the relationship between social capital and social entrepreneurship in the academic libraries: A case study of the central libraries of Ministry of Science, Research and Technology in Tehran
        Fahimeh Babalhavaeji Nastran Zamani Rad
        Purpose: The paper investigates the impact of social capital and social entrepreneurship in the academic libraries of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology in Tehran. Method: This study is an analytical survey. Data collection is conducted through a  qu More
        Purpose: The paper investigates the impact of social capital and social entrepreneurship in the academic libraries of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology in Tehran. Method: This study is an analytical survey. Data collection is conducted through a  questionnaire which was distributed among 140 librarians with a bachelor's degree or higher in the academic libraries of 13 universities affiliated to the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology. Descriptive and inferential statistic methods were used in this study overall multivariate regression. Findings: Results showed the levels of social capital (39/51) and social entrepreneurship (41/99) are in the average level in research libraries and social capital had a positive impact on social entrepreneurship. Among the indicators of social capital (Trust, relationships, reciprocity, capacity, diversity and structure), all except diversity  had positive impact on social entrepreneurship. Conclusions: According to the results of the study, considering the social capital and social entrepreneurship (Identification of the opportunities and using of it ), is very effective in the relationship between scientific societies, information exchange in libraries, and scientific networks. Manuscript profile
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        9 - A Survey on the relationship between social capital and social entrepreneurship in the academic libraries: A case study of the central libraries of Ministry of Science, Research and Technology in Tehran
        Farzaneh Afifiyan Zahir Hayati Ali Gholi
        Purpose: The paper investigates the impact of social capital and social entrepreneurship in the academic libraries of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology in Tehran. Method: This study is an analytical survey. Data collection is conducted through a  qu More
        Purpose: The paper investigates the impact of social capital and social entrepreneurship in the academic libraries of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology in Tehran. Method: This study is an analytical survey. Data collection is conducted through a  questionnaire which was distributed among 140 librarians with a bachelor's degree or higher in the academic libraries of 13 universities affiliated to the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology. Descriptive and inferential statistic methods were used in this study overall multivariate regression. Findings: Results showed the levels of social capital (39/51) and social entrepreneurship (41/99) are in the average level in research libraries and social capital had a positive impact on social entrepreneurship. Among the indicators of social capital (Trust, relationships, reciprocity, capacity, diversity and structure), all except diversity  had positive impact on social entrepreneurship. Conclusions: According to the results of the study, considering the social capital and social entrepreneurship (Identification of the opportunities and using of it ), is very effective in the relationship between scientific societies, information exchange in libraries, and scientific networks. Manuscript profile
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        10 - Social Entrepreneurship Development Model in the Higher Education System
        Fatemeh Mostafazadeh Jalal Haghighat Monfared
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        11 - Explore the Pattern of Sustainable Social Entrepreneurship in Animal Uusbandry Using Grounded Theory
        seyed ahmad hosseini Mohammad ziaaddini mohammadreza Hosseini pour
        The achievement of sustainable rural development is dependent on the creation of rural entrepreneurship. This research aimed to explore the pattern of sustainable social entrepreneurship in animal husbandry using grounded theory. Participants in this study were selected More
        The achievement of sustainable rural development is dependent on the creation of rural entrepreneurship. This research aimed to explore the pattern of sustainable social entrepreneurship in animal husbandry using grounded theory. Participants in this study were selected from among the country's economics and management professors, entrepreneurs and managers of entrepreneurial companies, and government officials, with a sample size of 20 individuals. Data collection continued until theoretical saturation was reached. Theoretical sampling was used for sampling purposes, a type of purposive sampling that helps the researcher create or discover theories or concepts that have a theoretical relationship with the evolving theory. In theoretical sampling, the sampling is deliberate (not probabilistic) and focuses on theory development. In the next step, a set of primary concepts (514) were collected through coding. From these, a set of themes (33 themes) were extracted. Then, in the axial coding stage, the links between these themes were categorized under the headings of causal conditions phenomenon-centered, action and interaction strategies‚context, intervening conditionsand social entrepreneurship consequences. These themes were determined in the form of a coding paradigm. In the next step, in the selective coding stage, each component of the coding paradigm was explained, the story was illustrated, and the theory was created. Manuscript profile
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        12 - Explain the logical analysis of social innovation
        Ali asghar Sadabadi
        Background: Despite the growing importance of social innovation, there is no agreed definition and coherent understanding that facilitates empirical research on this concept.Objective: The present study seeks to provide an integrated and comprehensive definition of soci More
        Background: Despite the growing importance of social innovation, there is no agreed definition and coherent understanding that facilitates empirical research on this concept.Objective: The present study seeks to provide an integrated and comprehensive definition of social innovation that can help a common and logical understanding of it.Research method: In the research process, under the influence of rational epistemology and in order to link between abstract propositions, analytical-logical method has been used. In this regard, in order to achieve theoretical richness for the final model, at least 116 texts were reviewed and analyzed. Among these texts, 15 books, 3 documents and 32 sites approved by the elites of the seminary, 6 dissertations and 60 articles were analyzed. The extracted propositions were then expertized by fuzzy Delphi method.Findings: In addition to presenting the concept of social innovation, distinguishing social innovation from other concepts of innovation and dissemination and expansion of social innovation, a nine-stage model including: Identifying social needs 2. Ideation and solution development, 3. Evaluation of selected ideas and selection, 4. Establishment and preparation of infrastructure, 5. Implementation of the solution, 6. Creating a feedback loop and impact assessment, 7. Large-scale performance, 8. Institutionalization, 9. Learning and evolution were agreed upon by experts.Conclusion: The study showed that although researchers in recent decades have placed great emphasis on social innovation, but this concept is still much neglected compared to technical innovation. Therefore, in order to discover the coordinates of social innovation, he summarized this concept in a comprehensive set and prevented definite and definite propositions. Manuscript profile
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        13 - The Role of Managers’ Transformational Leadership Style in Predicting Employees’ Social Entrepreneurship: A Comparative Study of State and Private Universities of Mashhad
        Abbas Arab Mohamad Reza Ahanchian Hossein Kareshki
          Background: The need for social entrepreneurship as to reduce the impact of the hardship on vulnerable groups is a vital task and given that many social and environmental issues are time-sensitive, failure to recognize the importance of social entrepreneurship an More
          Background: The need for social entrepreneurship as to reduce the impact of the hardship on vulnerable groups is a vital task and given that many social and environmental issues are time-sensitive, failure to recognize the importance of social entrepreneurship and the lack of adequate support  is a huge mistake.  Objectives: The purpose of this research was the studying the role of transformational leadership style of managers in predicting staff social entrepreneurship and also implementation and comparison of state universities with private universities in this respect in Mashhad. Methods: Research methods was descriptive - survey of the correlation type (Regression). The research had two statistical populations that includes all permanent and temporary employees in staff units in the state and private universities in Mashhad with at least three years of experience and six months of work experience with their superiors in the 2011-2012 academic years. The sample of state universities was Ferdowsi University and sample of private universities was Khayyam and Sajjad universities that were selected purposively. The numbers of cases were 145, 25 and 19 respectively. The research instruments were two questionnaires Bass & Avolio (1985) Transformational Leadership style questionnaire (TLSQ) and social entrepreneurship  questionnaire made by researcher according to Dees's theory (1998) and Cronbach's alpha coefficient was for TLSQ and social entrepreneurship questionnaire 0.98 and 0.94 respectively, and their factor analysis validity was confirmed. Results: In two research populations: 1) the rate of managers’ behavior compliance with Transformational Leadership style and also rate of employees’ social entrepreneurship were high. 2) There was significant relation between Transformational Leadership style and social entrepreneurship, and also transformational leadership style of managers could predict employees’ social entrepreneurship. 3) There was no significant difference between managers’ compliance behavior with Transformational Leadership style in terms of employees’ gender. 4) There was no significant relation between managers’ compliance behavior with Transformational Leadership style and employees’ age. Conclusion: Therefore, whereas transformational leadership style and its indexes have importance, on the other hand, the goals affinity of the educational organizations with the goals of social entrepreneurship; the various organizations especially educational organizations should use these two important concepts in advancement of their goals and prepare contexts of research and development of these two.   Manuscript profile
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        14 - Customer Social Interactions in Digital Media & its Impact on Discovering Corporate Entrepreneurship Opportunities
        Ali Ghavami Asghar Sarrafizadeh Ali Badizadeh Akbar Alem Tabriz
        With the technological dominance of the contemporary living world, social and economic interactions have also changed and Digital Media has become an important platform for entrepreneurship, self-expression (branding), marketing and display of social character and lifes More
        With the technological dominance of the contemporary living world, social and economic interactions have also changed and Digital Media has become an important platform for entrepreneurship, self-expression (branding), marketing and display of social character and lifestyle. in this kind of circumstances; Understanding the needs, feelings, tastes and behaviors of customers and also understanding their differences with the aim of optimally allocating resources to them, is the most important challenge of Corporate Entrepreneurship.The purpose of this study is to identify market needs (identifying entrepreneurial opportunities) by analyzing users' social interactions in digital media and meeting these needs by the corporate and the innovation used in it is Corporate Entrepreneurship by analyzing the actions and reactions of digital media users. Therefore, this research is "exploratory-applied and qualitative" after reviewing the literature and research background and using the Delphi technique; Provides a conceptual model for Corporate Entrepreneurship so that corporates can analyze the social interactions of their digital media users; Take action to improve CRM as well as discover entrepreneurial opportunities. Using this conceptual model, corporates are able to identify digital media users who have been influenced by published content to take advantage of these actions and responses to drive them to Corporate Entrepreneurship and product purchasing. Manuscript profile
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        15 - Analysis of the Impact of Social Intelligence on Social Entrepreneurship
        Ali Shaemi Barzaki Hadi Teimouri Maryam Abdi
        Social entrepreneurship has become a major issue in entrepreneurship today. The purpose of this study is to analyze the effect of social intelligence on social entrepreneurship which is have been a case study in selected charities of Isfahan city. This research is appli More
        Social entrepreneurship has become a major issue in entrepreneurship today. The purpose of this study is to analyze the effect of social intelligence on social entrepreneurship which is have been a case study in selected charities of Isfahan city. This research is applied in terms of its purpose and in terms of its nature and method, is descriptive-survey. The statistical population of this study was 70 employees of selected charities in Isfahan. which were selected by census method. The data collection tool was a questionnaire containing 55 questions to measure the variables of the research that Content validity and structure were verified and its reliability was confirmed. The total Cronbach alpha value of the entire questionnaire was 0.96 which the reliability of the questionnaire was approved.Data analysis was done using SPSS and Smart-PLS software and structural equation modeling. Research results show that social intelligence and its dimensions such as social skills, social awareness and social information processing have a positive and significant effect on social entrepreneurship. Manuscript profile
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        16 - Identifying the components of social entrepreneurship and investigating their effects on empowerment of street children
        alieh shekarbeigi parisa farahani
        The emergence of different social harms and lack of strategic and macro planning in countries has disrupted the natural growth and development of some children and has presented societies with emerging phenomena of labor children and street children. Therefore this rese More
        The emergence of different social harms and lack of strategic and macro planning in countries has disrupted the natural growth and development of some children and has presented societies with emerging phenomena of labor children and street children. Therefore this research aims to identify the components of social entrepreneurship and to find its effects on empowerment of labor and street children. This is a descriptive -correlative study. The research population consisted of managers and the staff of empowerment offices of the city of Tehran that numbered close to 600 persons. Data collecting tool is a 27 items questionnaire that its validity was achieved by content and structure method and its reliability was calculated by Cronbach's alpha (0.935). The results showed that social entrepreneurship has direct effect on empowerment of street children. Of the components of entrepreneurship, highest and lowest effects were as follows, respectively: "basic principles of social entrepreneurship" with regression coefficient of 0.831 and "social entrepreneurial program" with regression coefficient of 0.691. Manuscript profile
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        17 - Design the digital social entrepreneurship (DSE) model
        Iman Jafarinasab Alireza Shirvani سید محمد رضا داودی
        Social entrepreneurship often pursues broad goals in the social, environmental and cultural fields and is often connected and cooperated with the voluntary and non-profit sector. Social entrepreneurship is looking for useful methods to promote social justice and creativ More
        Social entrepreneurship often pursues broad goals in the social, environmental and cultural fields and is often connected and cooperated with the voluntary and non-profit sector. Social entrepreneurship is looking for useful methods to promote social justice and creatively solve problems and social challenges of the society. Feeling the need to create a balance between the two categories of economic development and social justice motivates the social entrepreneur to take advantage of opportunities and effective methods that have a more general social return. The current research aims to design a digital social entrepreneurship model and provide solutions to social problems through the digital platform and virtual space in order to develop social services and using a data-based approach based on three stages of open, central and selective coding. has been The statistical population of the research was all the businesses in the social and digital fields of the country, and considering the quality of the research, sampling was done by identifying very successful examples and expert entrepreneurs in these two business fields using the snowball method. and has been deeply studied and considering the lack of qualitative research in the field of digital social entrepreneurship, theoretical saturation has been reached based on interviews with11 successful experts and activists in these two fields.The findings of the research have led to the identification of 33 influential components in the form of categories of causal and contextual conditions, interveners and strategies for the realization of digital social entrepreneurship and the explanation of its consequences Manuscript profile
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        18 - The effect of tendency towards social entrepreneurship on financial performance considering the mediating role of social performance and moderator of resistance economy (case study: downstream petrochemical industries of Khuzestan province)
        Ahmad Royaei leila Andervazh
        This research was conducted with the aim of investigating the effect of social entrepreneurship on financial performance in downstream petrochemical industries of Khuzestan province. In the meantime, the mediating role of social performance and moderator of resistance e More
        This research was conducted with the aim of investigating the effect of social entrepreneurship on financial performance in downstream petrochemical industries of Khuzestan province. In the meantime, the mediating role of social performance and moderator of resistance economy has been investigated. The current research is of descriptive-correlation type and its statistical population is downstream petrochemical industries of Khuzestan province. Due to the limited statistical population, Cochran's formula was used to select the statistical sample and 170 industries were selected as a sample in a stratified manner. A standard questionnaire was used to collect data and the collected data was analyzed using Smart-PLS software. The results of this study showed that entrepreneurial orientation has a significant effect on the company's financial performance and social performance has a mediating role in the relationship between social entrepreneurship and financial performance. Also, research data shows that economic resistance does not moderate the relationship between social entrepreneurship and financial performance. Manuscript profile
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        19 - The Effect’s orientation of social entrepreneurship on social innovation
        mohammad habibi Mojtaba moazzami sayyed mahmud hashemi
        Abstract In this research the survey The Effect’s orientation of social entrepreneurship on social innovation are discussed. The statistical population of dtudy are From The collection of people who participated in entrepreneurship festivals during the years1395-1 More
        Abstract In this research the survey The Effect’s orientation of social entrepreneurship on social innovation are discussed. The statistical population of dtudy are From The collection of people who participated in entrepreneurship festivals during the years1395-1977, which according to Morgan table have 384 users as a samples who completed questionnaires have been defined for this study Data were analyzed using CFA (Confirmatory Factor Analysis), SEM (Structural Equation Modeling), Kolmogrov – Smirnoff and Sobel test with Lisrel and SPSS22 software. The empirical result supports the claim that social-entrepreneurship has a significant, direct and positive effect on social innovation. It also showed that social innovation has direct and positive effect on Product innovation and Product Service. The results of this study are useful for Entrepreneurs that make innovation in Service and Product. Key Words: social entrepreneurship, innovation Service, innovation Product. Key Words: social entrepreneurship, innovation Service, innovation Product., innovation Service, innovation Product. Manuscript profile