Social and Legal Studios
ISSN 2617-4162
e-ISSN 2617-4170
Publisher: Lviv State University of Internal Affairs
Abstract
The relevance of this study was to determine the importance of development of social entrepreneurship during the epidemiological crisis and during the war period, which has a significant impact on both the economic and sociological situation, especially for socially vulnerable population groups, internally displaced people, youth, as it solves the problem of unemployment, and social and psychological adaptation. The purpose of this study was to analyse the formation and development of the “social entrepreneurship” category, to identify its main economic, legal and psychological problems, as well as to provide recommendations to promote the further development of social entrepreneurship in Ukraine. The key methods used in the study included historical, dialectical, abstract-logical, methods of systematization and generalization, economic, statistical, and comparative analysis, as well as the graphic method. Special characteristics of social entrepreneurs were formulated. It was found that social entrepreneurship concentrates a creative approach, innovativeness, planning and risk-taking. The authors established that national culture and public attitudes influence individual decisions regarding the distribution of entrepreneurial talents in the activities of social enterprises. Furthermore, it was also substantiated that the vagueness of the clear formulation of the category “social entrepreneurship”, the absence of separate legislation in the field of its regulation causes the lack of targeted national support for such enterprises, although it does not limit social entrepreneurs in choosing the optimal legal form of their social entrepreneurship. To improve the situation, it is recommended to focus on opportunities to stimulate social entrepreneurship, especially at the local level. The theoretical significance of this study lies in the emphasis on the economic, legal, and psychological factors of the development of social entrepreneurship in Ukraine under the conditions of crisis and war. In practice, the results of this study can be used by enterprises, united territorial communities, regional and state authorities, non-governmental organizations.
Keywords: social sphere; legislative framework; national support; characteristics of a social entrepreneur; business models
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