韓国の社会的企業の現状に関する一考察 - 社会的企業の概念に関する検討を中心に -
A Discussion on the Present State of Social Enterprises in South Korea - Focusing on an Examination of the Concepts of Social Enterprise -
This study discusses the present status of social enterprises in South Korea, particularly with respect to the concepts that define a social enterprise. Social enterprises are often defined as organizations that are founded with the primary purpose of solving diverse social issues and that are oriented toward Sociality and Commerciality. First, the essay examines the American and European research literature on the concept of social enterprise and discusses the reasons that it is challenging to establish a precise definition of social enterprise. Then, it presents arguments about the basic concepts used to define a social enterprise based on Yamamoto’s (1964) theory that management is comprised of three elements. The claim is that social enterprises focus on Businesses, in which Enterprises invest and on behalf of which Management operates and responds to social needs through so‐called Business Management. Based on the above theoretical research, the essay focuses primarily on South Korea’s Social Enterprise Promotion Act. The Social Enterprise Promotion Act is part of South Korea’s strategy to solve the problems related to poverty and unemployment with the aim of increasing the social inclusion of the poorest segments into mainstream society. However, there are problems with the Act; for example, (1) it has no provisions for incorporating content presented by NPOs and (2) under the present social enterprise certification system, only businesses that are closely related to the government’s strategy have a good chance of being certified. The concept of social enterprise that is upheld by South Korea’s Social Enterprise Promotion Act is defined such that social objectives that do not generate economic value are not viable candidates for selection, which arguably limits the scope of the criteria of social value.
한국일본근대학회 [The Japanese Modern Association of Korea]
설립연도
1999
분야
인문학>일본어와문학
소개
본 학회는 한국, 일본의 문학 및, 어학, 문화, 사상, 역사 등 여러 분야의 연구자 및 대학원생의 연구성과에 관한 자유로운 발표, 토론을 통해 학문발전과 학술교류를 행하고자하는 목적에서 설립되었다.
따라서 본 회는 이러한 목적을 달성하기 위해 학술연구발표회 및 연구회와 학술지 발간, 국내외 관련 학계와의 학술교류, 관련정보의 구축 및 제공 등의 사업을 실시하고 있다.
간행물
간행물명
일본근대학연구 [ILBON KUNDAEHAK YUNGU ; The Journal of Korean Association of Modern Japanology]