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Telling their story, through their eyes -the lived experiences of social entrepreneurs in South Africa
Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2013.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/41972 Telling their story, through their eyes -the lived experiences of social entrepreneurs in South Africa Myres, Kerrin ichelp@gibs.co.za Nyamanhindi, Chipo UCTD Social entrepreneurship--South Africa social enterprise sustainability social impact Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2013. This study gives a rich and detailed account of the lived experiences of social entrepreneurs in Gauteng, South Africa. The research seeks to give a better understanding of their day-to-day experiences in their journeys as social entrepreneurs. The paper also sheds light into their motivations, the key resources needed to start the enterprise, the types of support and benefits received and the challenges faced to date. A qualitative research approach was used to gather data through face-to-face in-depth interviews. Judgement and purposive sampling techniques were used to select twelve respondents for the research. Findings of the research show that social entrepreneurs are motivated by a social objective and that this takes precedence over personal wealth creation. Social entrepreneurs need both tangible and intangible resources to begin a social enterprise. Although financial capital is imperative, this does not hinder the social entrepreneur from addressing the identified social need. Social entrepreneurs often receive support from different sources, such as the community and family. A common challenge faced is the inability to balance the double bottom line comprising of social impact and financial sustainability. Despite the challenges faced, these social entrepreneurs are persistent in making a difference. They are often celebrated by their communities, family members, and, most importantly, the beneficiaries for the positive impact they have made zkgibs2014 Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) MBA Unrestricted 2014-09-11T06:55:57Z 2014-09-11T06:55:57Z 2014-04-30 2013 Mini Dissertation Nyamanhindi, C 2013, Telling their story, through their eyes -the lived experiences of social entrepreneurs in South Africa, MBA Mini Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/41972> http://hdl.handle.net/2263/41972 en © 2014 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Social entrepreneurship--South Africa social enterprise sustainability social impact Telling their story, through their eyes -the lived experiences of social entrepreneurs in South Africa |
| title | Telling their story, through their eyes -the lived experiences of social entrepreneurs in South Africa |
| title_full | Telling their story, through their eyes -the lived experiences of social entrepreneurs in South Africa |
| title_fullStr | Telling their story, through their eyes -the lived experiences of social entrepreneurs in South Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Telling their story, through their eyes -the lived experiences of social entrepreneurs in South Africa |
| title_short | Telling their story, through their eyes -the lived experiences of social entrepreneurs in South Africa |
| title_sort | telling their story through their eyes the lived experiences of social entrepreneurs in south africa |
| topic | UCTD Social entrepreneurship--South Africa social enterprise sustainability social impact |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/41972 |