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    Exploring the motivations behind circular social entrepreneurs in Romania
    (Springer, 2024-06-01) Zbuchea, Alexandra; Barna, Cristina; Stănescu, Simona Maria; Pînzaru, Florina
    The chapter continues previous endeavors of mapping Romania’s circular social entrepreneurial landscape, identifying the Romanian social entrepreneurs’ main motives for adopting circular business models. After mapping the circular social enterprises, a quantitative investigation was developed. Four main dimensions were considered: personal traits, values and attitudes, personal motives, and externally linked motives. Regarding individual characteristics, the most favorable ratings were attributed to vision achievement, perseverance, and proactivity. Conversely, the least favorable assessment was related to the tolerance for ambiguity. When considering values and attitudes, the highest ranking was egoistic passion, while the lowest was associated with a desire for public recognition. In the realm of personal motivations, the most significant values were observed in the need for flexibility and independence, closely followed by a desire for personal security and new financial resources. Intriguingly, external motivations displayed an even balance between social and environmental concerns. For active circular social entrepreneurs in Romania, the primary drivers are rooted in their values and attitudes, with personal motives playing a relatively minor role. Consequently, this study underscores an altruistic profile and an entrepreneurial commitment equally directed toward society and the environment.
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    Profiling the Romanian woman social entrepreneur: an analysis of the women’s perspective in the social enterprises’ sector
    (Universite de Liege, 2024) Barna, Cristina; Rebeleanu, Adina; Zbuchea, Alexandra; Stănescu, Simona Maria
    The Romanian social economy includes a diversity of organizations and domains, adopting models of classic social enterprises, hybrid or sometimes even innovative models, many of them being initiated by women. Considering that women are very well represented in terms of gender distribution among social innovators, we propose exploratory research to profile the successful Romanian woman social entrepreneur, paying special attention to the women leading the Romanian emergent social enterprises sector. Our paper includes qualitative research based on semi-structured in-depth interviews with seven key successful women social entrepreneurs, nominated and/or awarded Romanian or European prizes in the field of social economy. Our investigations, also supplemented by a data processing and analysis of the Single Register of Evidence of Certified Social Enterprises in Romania from June 2022 concerning the involvement of women in the management of social enterprises, represent the first approach to this topic, contributing to understanding the profile of the Romanian woman social entrepreneur, and also offering an analysis of the women’s perspective in the social enterprises’ sector.