http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/583 2026-05-15T12:46:18Z http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/624 A Brief Assessment of Social Entrepreneurs and Social Entrepreneurship: A New Wave for Better Humanity with a Case Study of Grameen Bank in Bangladesh Savlani, Hasmukh In this paper, an attempt has been made to briefly highlight the fast emerging and widely spreading movement of social entrepreneurship (SE) in terms of its clear conception, past nature, present manifestation & popularity, a few examples of social entrepreneurs, the growth of SE organization and, of course, their contribution to our society and humanity at large Subsequently, the above matters are traced out with the support of a well-known SE organization, viz, Grameen Bank in Bangladesh, where with sincere but consistent intentions and endeavours, the Bank and its founder Prof. Muhammad Yunus, both Nobel Peace Award winners of 2006, have rendered their excellent social service, which neither governments nor corporate bodies could do, in spite of enough resources at their disposal. With over 2260 branches, the Bank has made its services available in more than 72833 villages (covering more than 86% of villages) during last 30 years through a simple but very strategic economic mechanism, viz, micro-credit or micro finance method. While great economists and bankers confine such method to their seminars, speeches, books, interviews etc., Prof. Yunus brought it to the doors of those needy poorest in the rural areas and improved the quality of lives of millions, over 6.7 million, of such marginalized population, by providing over $7 billion despite several suspicions, constraints and criticism. Prof. Yunus identified one simple problem: People were poor because financial institutions failed to extend credit to them. He sorted out this problem and succeeded to bring happiness and civilized living through the power and practice of social entrepreneurship. 2007-03-21T00:00:00Z http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/623 Social Entrepreneurship: Conceptual Insights and Research Priorities Singh, Surinder Pal The concept of 'social entrepreneurship' has been rapidly emerging in the private, public and non-profit sectors over the last few years. Currently, the non-profit sector is facing intensifying demands for improved effectiveness and sustainability in light of diminishing funding from traditional sources and increased competition for these scarce resources. At the same time, the increasing concentration of wealth in the private sector is promoting calls for increased corporate social responsibility and more proactive responses to complex social problems, while governments at all levels are grappling with multiple demands on public funds. In light of this, social entrepreneurship is emerging as an innovative approach for dealing with complex social needs. With its emphasis on problem-solving and social innovation, socially entrepreneurial activities blur the traditional boundaries between the public, private and non-profit sector, and emphasize hybrid models of for-profit and non-profit activities. Promoting collaboration between sectors is implicit within social entrepreneurship, as is developing radical new approaches to solving old problems. Social entrepreneurship has a strong intuitive appeal, and several recently documented examples highlight its potential in a variety of contexts. However, this is still a very new area, and research on social entrepreneurship lags far behind the practice. This paper provides an overview on social entrepreneurship in the light of growing expectations and support for radically new and effective ways of dealing with pressing social problems. The paper begins with the examination of contextual factors influencing the emergence and development of social entrepreneurship. It further focuses on defining social entrepreneurship, and understanding the parameters of this rather broadly-used term. It then examines the characteristics and motivations of social entrepreneurs. The paper finally concludes by a discussion on some of the key issues emerging around social entrepreneurship, including support for social entrepreneurs, training and capacity building, implementation issues, and gaps in the existing research/opportunities for future research in this rapidly developing field. 2007-03-21T00:00:00Z http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/622 Role of Technical Institution in Promoting Rural Entrepreneurship: A Case Study of District Sangrur Punjab Dhiman, P K With innovation in driving seat in Knowledge Economy today institutions of higher learning are at the stage of economic development. Higher Education Institutions are not only source of providing qualified manpower for the current global job markets but are also sowing the seeds for new enterprises in the emerging areas of the economy. With global competition and the increasing use of technology; Entrepreneurship in rural areas is the emerging issue at present. The success of an entrepreneur depends up on the number of factors as quality, caliber and character of the people at work in it. An entrepreneurship has been recognized as an essential postulate of economic development in rural areas. Rural Entrepreneurship development should be viewed in a wider perspective involving the Government, entrepreneur, financial institutions and technical institutions particularly. Development cannot take place without active cooperation and coordination among these four factors. The vast human resources that constitute the rural poor is in fact an asset, but has been a main cause of concern owing to low growth of rural entrepreneurship and poverty. The focus is on employment generation with emphasis on rural areas and to generate income through wage and self-employment. Even many institutions, patents, technology transfer; are revenue sources other than the government. Their new role of cultivating the spirit of entrepreneurship and contribution towards society and nation is being recognized and appreciated widely. More so, some of institutions have also started functioning in entrepreneurial style and utilizing their hitherto untapped resources which include expertise, know-how and facilities to their full potential. 2007-03-21T00:00:00Z http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/621 Setting up Affordable Emergency Transport Network Facility for Rural Deprived: An Opportunity for Rural Income Generation Joshi, Archana; Srivastava, Nandini; Manerikar, Hina; Raut, Manoj The Government of Gujarat (GoG) is providing a major impetus for promoting Public Private Partnership for effective delivery of health care services. Deepak Foundation (DF), a corporate supported NGO, signed a memorandum of understanding with GoG to provide Emergency Transport Facility as part of its larger intervention to reduce infant and maternal mortality in four tribal blocks of Vadodara district, Gujarat. Eight vehicles were commissioned to transport emergency patients to nearest referral centres from August 2005. The vehicles were connected to a 24-hour emergency control room along with a helpline number. The patients who could afford to pay were charged Rs.2/- per km. Monthly Management Information System (MIS) was developed to track vehicle utilization and expenses incurred. Out of 3,563 emergency calls received in a year, 3,144 (88%) were attended to. Nearly 67% of the emergencies were pregnancy and new-born related. Although, DF initially incurred heavy loss, the MIS helped to acquire substantial budget from the government to run the operation more effectively at no-profit no-loss basis for the next year. Considering the paucity of such a service in rural and tribal areas, the government could outsource the task of plying emergency cases to local entrepreneurs on a profit basis. 2007-03-21T00:00:00Z