The Business of Job Creation
An Examination of the Social Enterprise Approach to Workforce Development
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12455149 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kate Cooney (Boston University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 88-107 |
| Publication date | 2011-01-21 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Poverty (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1087-5549 • E-ISSN: 1540-7608 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10875549.2011.539505 |
| OpenAlex | W2087399732 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 16 |
| References cited | 24 |
Work integration social enterprises (WISEs) create jobs through business ventures that function as locations for job training and employment of disadvantaged workers. Although such employment-based poverty interventions have proliferated over the past 20 years, very little systematic research has been done on WISEs in the United States. Analyzing a national database of WISEs, this article provides a snapshot of the industries where WISEs are active and the jobs associated with those industries. Triangulating these findings with results from a small pilot study, the article explores the employment conditions for client-workers and the strategies WISEs take to add value to the work experience to understand how WISEs attempt to create better working conditions for low-skill, disadvantaged workers. The article concludes with discussion of the promise and potential limitations of the WISE model for workforce development
Business · Disadvantaged · Economic growth · Economics · Job creation · Labour economics · Political science · Poverty · Public relations · Social enterprise · Work (physics · Workforce · Workforce development · Community Development and Social Impact · Engineering · Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences · Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering
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| Unique citing works | 16 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,6 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2026 (11) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 15 |