Designing a Social Entrepreneurship model with a Social Capital Approach in Khorasan Razavi Welfare Organization

Abstract

The aim of this study is to develop a social entrepreneurship model using a social capital approach and to determine the causal factors, contextual factors, strategic factors, intervening factors, as well as the consequences and outcomes of social entrepreneurship with a social capital approach in the Khorasan Razavi Welfare Organization. The research methodology employed a mixed research design, whereby semi-structured interviews were conducted during the qualitative phase. The data obtained from the interviews were analyzed using Strauss and Corbin's (1998) three-step coding method, namely open, axial, and selective coding. Additionally, a researcher-made questionnaire was administered during the quantitative phase to collect data. This questionnaire was developed based on the components identified in the qualitative phase and its reliability was assessed using Cronbach's alpha coefficient, which yielded a value above 0.70 for all variables and dimensions, indicating satisfactory reliability. Content validity was employed to ensure the questionnaire's validity. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to validate the variables and their corresponding items. The proposed model highlights the causes, such as organizational entrepreneurship and social customization, which influence the central category of social value creation. Social value creation, in conjunction with social capital, social culture, and delegation of organizational authority as intervening conditions, further affects the strategies and actions encompassed by entrepreneurial strategic planning and human resource empowerment. Ultimately, entrepreneurial strategic planning and human resource empowerment have an impact on the consequences, namely social entrepreneurship and civil society development.

Keywords

• social entrepreneurship
• social capital
• mixed method study
• welfare organization