Article: Creating opportunities: social entrepreneurship and disability employment Journal: International Journal of Business and Emerging Markets (IJBEM) 2024 Vol.16 No.5 pp.1 - 18 Abstract: There are few studies on the social entrepreneurship of poor people meant to generate income for themselves and simultaneously to solve the problems of other poor people. This paper presents a significant study of eight cases of social entrepreneurship among people with disabilities in Vietnam. The results demonstrate that having a disability is merely a constrained element of human capital, and entrepreneurial activities are based on exploring and developing other elements beyond the constrained element, such as developing particular skills and capabilities. Moreover, this paper conducts a practical comparative analysis of six additional cases of social entrepreneurship among non-disabled individuals in Japan. The research findings underscore the significant potential of social entrepreneurship, when adopted by any company, to create job opportunities for people with disabilities. Establishing inclusive work environments or providing support tools mitigates the impact of disabilities as constrained elements and fosters the development of other less affected elements. Inderscience Publishers - linking academia, business and industry through research

Title: Creating opportunities: social entrepreneurship and disability employment

Authors: Chi Nghia Nguyen; Matteo Rossi; Laurent Vilaine; Mohamad Baker Hamieh

Addresses: Aomori Chuo Gakuin University, 12-1 Kanda,Yokouchi, Aomori City, Aomori 030-0132, Japan ' University of Sannio, Piazza Guerrazzi, 82100 Benevento BN, Italy; WSB Merito University in Poznan, ul.Powstańców Wielkopolskich 5, 61-895, Poznań, Poland ' ESDES Business School, Catholic University of Lyon, 10 Place des Archives, 69002 Lyon, France ' Lebanese International University, Mouseitbeh, P.O. Box: 146404 Mazraa, Lebanon

Abstract: There are few studies on the social entrepreneurship of poor people meant to generate income for themselves and simultaneously to solve the problems of other poor people. This paper presents a significant study of eight cases of social entrepreneurship among people with disabilities in Vietnam. The results demonstrate that having a disability is merely a constrained element of human capital, and entrepreneurial activities are based on exploring and developing other elements beyond the constrained element, such as developing particular skills and capabilities. Moreover, this paper conducts a practical comparative analysis of six additional cases of social entrepreneurship among non-disabled individuals in Japan. The research findings underscore the significant potential of social entrepreneurship, when adopted by any company, to create job opportunities for people with disabilities. Establishing inclusive work environments or providing support tools mitigates the impact of disabilities as constrained elements and fosters the development of other less affected elements.

Keywords: people with disabilities; social entrepreneurship; job creations; developing contexts; human capital.

DOI: 10.1504/IJBEM.2024.142635

International Journal of Business and Emerging Markets, 2024 Vol.16 No.5, pp.1 - 18

Received: 25 Jul 2024
Accepted: 26 Aug 2024
Published online: 13 Nov 2024 *

Title: Creating opportunities: social entrepreneurship and disability employment

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