What is it about?
This paper takes an exploratory yet focused scrutiny of the social entrepreneurship ecosystem to find out the likelihood of social entrepreneurs participating in programs that prepare students for the workplace, thereby reducing graduate unemployability. This is a conceptual paper that has benefitted from an extensive review of literature.
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Why is it important?
Social entrepreneurs have, in several ways, been regarded as engines of intense socioeconomic development. They are also famous for intervening with projects for society’s problems that are often either inadvertently ignored or inadequately managed by mainstream society. The issue of graduate employability has gained increased tension around the world especially in emerging markets such as South Africa. Currently, suggestions are that considering the avowed contribution of social entrepreneurs, it may be worthwhile to start examining how they can assist with graduate employability in South Africa.
Perspectives
While the authors propose an intensive empirical study of the subject matter, we are equally positive that this paper may be used to advance the current platforms of engagement of the role of social entrepreneurs or grow innovative methods that provide graduates with a better chance to be successful in the working environment. In short, this paper calls for sustained discussions on how social entrepreneurs can improve graduate employability.
Prof Chux Gervase CG Iwu
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
This study will help to understand how South African social entrepreneurs can add and plan better inventive systems which can enhance graduate employability.
ms BULELWA B Mandyoli
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
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This page is a summary of: Is there a Nexus between Social Entrepreneurship and the Employability of Graduates?, Foundations of Management, February 2017, De Gruyter,
DOI: 10.1515/fman-2017-0005.
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