Social enterprise without the entrepreneur? - Social entrepreneurship and collective corporate governance in Community forest enterprises
Community forest enterprises (CFEs) have benefits and drawbacks as social enterprises. They are often established because of political incentives rather than market opportunities and do not necessarily demonstrate entrepreneurship. This article presents the results of a qualitative study of CFEs in Mexico and Guatemala that included semistructured interviews with 125 informants, including CFE personnel, buyers, officials of government institutions and NGO professionals. The study shows that successful CFEs gradually adopt standard business practices. It is important to facilitate internal debate in the community in order to maximize positive social capital, minimize negative social capital and accelerate entrepreneurial development.
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| Format: | biblioteca |
| Subjects: | EMPRESAS, ORDENACION FORESTAL, GOBERNANCIA, PARTICIPACION SOCIAL, PARTICIPACION COMUNITARIA, MEXICO, GUATEMALA, |
| Online Access: | http://orton.catie.ac.cr/repdoc/A88771/A8877i.pdf |
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