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T1 Social Entrepreneurship in Sheltered Employment Centres: A Case Study of Business Success
A1 Gelashvili, Vera
A1 Aguilar Pastor, Eva
A1 Segovia Vargas, María Jesús
A1 Camacho Miñano, Juana María Del Mar
A1 Blanco Hernández, María Teresa
AB Sheltered Employment centres (CEEs) are part of the social economy companies, based on the primacy of people over capital, social benefits and solidarity. Its aim is to carry out productive work and they are a means of integration of the greatest possible number of disabled people. There is a growing interest in this type of business because its number has increased considerably. The objective of this chapter is to give academic visibility to CEEs due to its great contribution to the social corporate responsibility and to encourage the so-called social entrepreneurship. The reasons for creating social firms are analysed and the characteristics that can contribute to the success of this type of companies are studied. Using the case study methodology, a CEE is analysed in depth showing the main features of social economy business by means of a specific case and the key variables that has conducted to its success.
PB Business Science Reference
SN 978-1522519232
YR 2017
FD 2017
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/19550
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/19550
LA eng
DS Docta Complutense
RD 7 abr 2025