Purpose

The purpose of the research is to identify the degree of intensity of barriers to the activities of social enterprises (SEs) and to examine the significance of such barriers regarding the financial situation of SE’s in emerging economies.

Design/methodology/approach

The data relates to 200 SEs selected from a national survey of 1,300 Polish non-governmental organizations (NGOs). An analysis of barriers to SEs according to the frequency of their occurrence was conducted. An indicator of the intensity of barriers to the activities of social enterprises and an indicator on these enterprises’ overall financial condition were determined. Spearman rank correlation analysis was used to assess the relationship between the indices.

Findings

The results of the study indicate that in addition to excessive bureaucracy in public administration and the complex formalities related to the use of private and public funds, SEs have difficulties in maintaining good staff and volunteers, whereas people in key positions reference burnout, not only among their own employees but also in themselves. These have a significant impact on the financial situation of SEs.

Originality/value

This study contributes to the field of social entrepreneurship in two ways. One is at the macro level in that it provides suggestions for public authorities in emerging economies interested in maintaining SEs in good financial condition so that they can effectively fulfil their social functions. The second contribution – the micro approach – is recognizing the extent of the impact of barriers on the financial condition of SEs and also determining the intensity of such barriers with regard to the mobilization of resources by managers, especially in the field of human resources.

中文翻译：

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社会企业活动的障碍如何影响其财务状况？基于波兰数据和资源动员理论的证据

目的

研究的目的是确定社会企业 (SE) 活动障碍的强度，并检查这些障碍对新兴经济体社会企业财务状况的重要性。

设计/方法/方法

数据涉及从对 1,300 家波兰非政府组织 (NGO) 进行的全国调查中选出的 200 家社会企业。根据发生频率对社会企业的障碍进行了分析。确定了社会企业活动障碍强度指标和这些企业整体财务状况的指标。Spearman等级相关分析用于评估指标之间的关系。

发现

研究结果表明，除了公共行政部门官僚主义过多、公私资金使用手续繁琐外，社企难以维持良好的员工和志愿者，而关键职位的人则表示倦怠，不仅在他们自己的员工，也包括他们自己。这些都会对社企的财务状况产生重大影响。

原创性/价值

这项研究在两个方面对社会创业领域做出了贡献。一是在宏观层面，它为新兴经济体的公共当局提供建议，使他们有兴趣保持社会企业的良好财务状况，以便它们能够有效地履行其社会职能。第二个贡献——微观方法——认识到障碍对社会企业财务状况的影响程度，并确定这些障碍在管理者调动资源方面的强度，特别是在人力资源领域。