Purpose: The main aim of this paper is to individuate the elements that have influenced and/or are influencing the constitution and the activity of a sample of Italian female social cooperative, and the relationship between gender and social enterprise’s internal organization. Methodology/Approach: Within the institutional framework and with a multi-level research design, a survey on a purposeful sample of Italian Social Cooperatives (SCs) has been conducted. The selected SCs are owned and managed by women, in order to focus on motivations, constraints and opportunities behind the foundation of the social enterprise and the relationship among female gender, activity and organization. Originality/Value: The study can contribute, with a country-specific analysis, to the debate on the interconnections amidst institutional environment, cultural and social elements and the development of the female entrepreneurship, with a focus on third sector. Practical Implications: Research findings could help to highlight opportunities and constraints related to the phenomenon on female social entrepreneurship.
The “X(X) factor”: social entrepreneurship and gender gap. A survey on Italian social cooperatives
picciaia
2018
Abstract
Purpose: The main aim of this paper is to individuate the elements that have influenced and/or are influencing the constitution and the activity of a sample of Italian female social cooperative, and the relationship between gender and social enterprise’s internal organization. Methodology/Approach: Within the institutional framework and with a multi-level research design, a survey on a purposeful sample of Italian Social Cooperatives (SCs) has been conducted. The selected SCs are owned and managed by women, in order to focus on motivations, constraints and opportunities behind the foundation of the social enterprise and the relationship among female gender, activity and organization. Originality/Value: The study can contribute, with a country-specific analysis, to the debate on the interconnections amidst institutional environment, cultural and social elements and the development of the female entrepreneurship, with a focus on third sector. Practical Implications: Research findings could help to highlight opportunities and constraints related to the phenomenon on female social entrepreneurship.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
