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This research discusses the role of social entrepreneurship as an important feature of the moral economy, i.e., a socially responsible business practice. Developing countries, e.g., Georgia, a post-Soviet country, differ from those in the West in this aspect. The author aims to identify peculiarities of social entrepreneurship and corporate social responsibility of Georgian businesses. Desk research provides conceptual analysis of the existing quantitative and qualitative studies, based on prominent scientists' works in economics and entrepreneurship. A "moral economy" understands business activities as "social services." Social responsibility is a business's moral framework, suggesting a company's obligation to generate social benefit. Social entrepreneurship combines the best practices from the nonprofit and for-profit activities to tackle social needs poorly addressed by businesses and governments. Social entrepreneurship is a relatively new phenomenon in post-Soviet countries, where nongovernmental organizations help in solving many social problems, but their efforts are typically insufficient. Entrepreneurs must find a balance between a company's success, employees' needs, and environmental and social stability. These three priorities form the foundations of corporate social responsibility. Economic history provides many examples of moral standards driving the stability of a socio-economic system and profitability of companies with macroeconomic and microeconomic positive impacts. Companies operating in Georgia spend their funds on social projects and charity; moreover, such socially oriented activities are sometimes chaotic. Companies need to implement social responsibility projects as part of their business plans. Strengthening corporate social responsibility could thus support development of social entrepreneurship.

The aims of this study is to analyze the implementation of empowerment by the Aceh Social Department for people with disabilities and the obstacles in its implementation, in accordance with government regulation No. 52 year 2019 about the welfare accomplishment for people with disabilities.This legal study employs the juridical-empirical method using primary data gathered from interviews and secondary data from literature review as supporting material. Afterward, the data is analyzed using a qualitative approach.The findings showed that the Aceh Social Service based on the Minister of Social Affairs Regulation No. 9 year 2018 concerning Basic Service Technical Standards on a Minimum Service Standardsin the Social Sector in Province and Regency/City only authorized to implement the empowerment for the disabled who were in the orphanage, where, Aceh currently has only one orphanage under Aceh Social Service which available special for the disabled-blind. The obstacles in its implementation are inaccurate data available, limited budget and limited human resources, resulted the empowerment has not implement optimally. A systematic planning and mapping should be done by related party, with the aim, every type of disability can be reached and the efforts can be performed properly, until the independent and the inclusive people with disabilities/disabled groups can be achieved.

In dieser Arbeit nimmt Nora Verfürth die Rolle individueller Entscheidungsprozesse für die Umsetzung von Corporate Social Responsibility (kurz: CSR) in den Fokus. Es werden Faktoren herausgearbeitet, theoretisch eingeordnet und systematisiert, die individuelle Entscheidungen von Mitarbeitern im Sinne einer gesellschaftlichen Verantwortung von Unternehmen fördern bzw. verhindern. Hintergrund ist, dass die Frage nach CSR zumeist auf der Ebene der Organisation (Mesoebene) behandelt und danach gefragt wird, warum Unternehmen als Ganzes gesellschaftliche Verantwortung übernehmen (sollten). Im Unterschied dazu steht in diesem Buch die Frage im Zentrum, wie und von wem Verantwortung innerhalb des Unternehmens (Mikroebene) übernommen werden kann. Der Inhalt Grundlagen zu individueller Verantwortung in Unternehmen Ansätze und Modelle zur Beschreibung von Entscheidungsprozessen Empirische Untersuchung zur Wahrnehmung von Mitverantwortung in Unternehmen Empfehlungen für die CSR-Forschung und -Praxis Die Zielgruppen Dozierende und Studierende mit den Schwerpunkten Unternehmensführung, Wirtschafts- und Unternehmensethik sowie Organizational Behaviour Studies Praktiker wie bspw. C(S)R-Beauftragte und -Manager sowie Führungskräfte und Entscheider in Logistikunternehmen, in der Industrie und im Handel Die Autorin Nora Verfürth arbeitet als Leiterin Corporate Responsibility bei einem führenden Handelsunternehmen

Introduction : social enterprises require a distinctive perspective on innovation and scaling -- Of red and green zones : how innovation and scaling create impact -- Mapping innovation pathologies -- Innovation as learning : the story of Gram Vikas (India) -- Innovation in support of scaling : the story of Aravind (India) -- Innovating and scaling for transformative impact : the story of BRAC (Bangladesh) -- Innovation that enables diffusion of proven ideas : the story of Waste Concern (Bangladesh) -- Innovation archetypes : balancing innovation and scaling over time -- Mapping problem spaces -- Conclusion : a guide to productive innovation and scaling for impact

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to analyse whether coercive isomorphism as imposed by regulatory authorities is an effective mechanism to promote a company's CSR reputation in a developing country. The study seeks to consider the determinants of CSR reporting as such factors are deemed to influence the external perception of reputation.Design/methodology/approachThe study employs institutional theory as the basis for explaining corporate responsible behaviour. In total, 117 companies in "three sensitive industries" for the year 2007 were selected. CSR reputation is analyzed based on a self‐constructed index.FindingsBased on regression analysis, the study found that regulatory efforts are significant mechanisms in promoting CSR reputation. Surprisingly, these companies in the "sensitive industry" seem to neglect the importance of environmental reputation. However, institutional owners regard CSR reporting as a means to enhance their CSR reputation, while family‐owned companies do not appear to consider CSR reporting as an important channel to boost their reputation.Research limitations/implicationsThe study only considers information from annual reports and the sample is limited to only three sectors that are regarded as "sensitive industries".Practical implicationsRegulatory efforts have the prospect to become a significant force in promoting CSR reporting, as well as advancing CSR strategies in managing a company's reputation.Originality/valueThis study focuses on companies in a developing country in an attempt to understand the relationship between CSR reporting and companies' reputation. It adds substantially to the existing literature, the focus of which is mainly on CSR issues in developed countries. The study also provides an objective methodology in measuring CSR reputation.