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Purpose: The objective of the study is to critically examine the concept of Smart data and its influence in creating Social entrepreneurship involving community engagement.
Design/Methodology/Approach: The study involves an in-depth exploratory approach in finding out the technological platform for social entrepreneurship in social engagement.
Findings: Finding the best solution to a problem varies in terms of approach. The term Social Entrepreneurship - sounds vague for some, and the possibilities of its application are virtually limitless, which encompasses a need for boundaries to demarcate its true purpose.
Practical Implications: In today’s modern world, attempting to draw out the context of business techniques with the aid of information technology to solve social problems is being regarded as an emerging approach referred to as social entrepreneurship.
Social Implications: The study confirms the idea of social entrepreneurship is being attributed to its underlying function of fostering community engagement in an attempt to draw out solutions to long-standing social problems.
Originality/Value: The vague understanding of social entrepreneurship requires a more in-depth exploration in which this article intends to achieve.
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Silaparasetti, V., Srinivasarao, G.V.R. and Khan, F.R. (2017), “Social Entrepreneurship: Impact of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Factors on Worker’s Behavior in different Construction Sectors in Oman, International Journal of Management, Innovation and Entrepreneurial Research, Vol.3, issue.1, pp.12-22 available at https://doi.org/10.18510/ijmier.2017.312 DOI: https://doi.org/10.18510/ijmier.2017.312
Short, J.C., Moss, T.W. and Lumpkin, G.T. (2009), “Research in Social Entrepreneurship: Past contributions and future opportunitiesâ€, Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, Vol.3, issue.2, pp.161-194 available at http://doi.org/10.1002/sej.69 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/sej.69
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