School of Social Work, University of Haifa, Mt. Carmel, Haifa, Israel 3498838.
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, and eminent international scholar, Institute of Peace Studies, Kyung Hee University, South Korea.
Soc Work. 2021 Oct 2;66(4):317-328. doi: 10.1093/sw/swab037.
Social entrepreneurship in social work is presented in the literature as an important practice considering its ability to provide long-term, innovative, and creative interventions for social problems. However, many doubt the ability of social workers to act as social entrepreneurs. This study examined action strategies adopted by social workers who established innovative services to address social problems. Data were collected from qualitative in-depth interviews conducted with 23 successful social work entrepreneurs. Research findings revealed seven action strategies that have the potential to promote successful social entrepreneurship in social work: (1) coalition building, (2) legislative advocacy, (3) media use, (4) legislative tools, (5) active use of social network: "street smarts," (6) development of a resource infrastructure, and (7) cultural norms and traditions. The study provides insight into the various ways to succeed in social work entrepreneurship; to identify opportunities in education and practice for entrepreneurship in social work; and to serve as an effective, innovative guide to address the complex social problems facing social workers.
社会工作中的社会创业在文献中被呈现为一种重要的实践，因为它能够为社会问题提供长期的、创新的和创造性的干预措施。然而，许多人怀疑社会工作者作为社会企业家的能力。本研究考察了那些为解决社会问题而建立创新服务的社会工作者所采取的行动策略。研究数据来自对 23 位成功的社会工作创业家进行的深入定性访谈。研究结果揭示了七种有可能促进社会工作中成功的社会创业的行动策略：（1）建立联盟；（2）倡导立法；（3）利用媒体；（4）立法工具；（5）积极利用社会网络：“街头智慧”；（6）发展资源基础设施；（7）文化规范和传统。本研究深入了解了在社会工作创业中取得成功的各种途径；为教育和实践中识别创业机会提供了参考，为社会工作者面临的复杂社会问题提供了有效的、创新的指导。
