Toward a Theory of Community-Based Enterprise
提出社区型企业概念,认为这种植根于社区文化的创业形式将自然和社会资本与经济考量融为一体,为贫困地区可持续本地发展提供潜在策略。
In this article we develop the concept of community-based enterprise (CBE) and argue that it provides a potential strategy for sustainable local development in poor populations. We maintain that in this emerging form of entrepreneurship, typically rooted in community culture, natural and social capital are integral and inseparable from economic considerations, transforming the community into an entrepreneur and an enterprise. Drawing on interdisciplinary and multilevel approaches, we propose a theoretical model of the determinants, characteristics, and consequences of CBEs.