Comments on: Does social entrepreneurship exist in China? http://www.volans.com/news-views/opinion/does-social-entrepreneurship-exist-in-china/ The Business of Social Innovation Wed, 25 Aug 2010 18:53:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Jieying Zheng http://www.volans.com/news-views/opinion/does-social-entrepreneurship-exist-in-china/comment-page-1/#comment-54 Jieying Zheng Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:08:49 +0000 http://www.volans.com/?p=4300#comment-54 Thanks Andrea for your comment, and having pointed out the distinction between CSR and entrepreneurship. The blog was reflecting on the culture of sustainability, and therefore the word “sustainability” might have been better suited for the title. I agree with you on the need for changing hearts and minds, and also agree with you that a supportive leadership style is needed particularly for grassroots entrepreneurs. Spot on. Regards, Jieying Thanks Andrea for your comment, and having pointed out the distinction between CSR and entrepreneurship. The blog was reflecting on the culture of sustainability, and therefore the word “sustainability” might have been better suited for the title.

I agree with you on the need for changing hearts and minds, and also agree with you that a supportive leadership style is needed particularly for grassroots entrepreneurs. Spot on.

Regards,
Jieying

]]> By: AndreaK http://www.volans.com/news-views/opinion/does-social-entrepreneurship-exist-in-china/comment-page-1/#comment-50 AndreaK Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:47:42 +0000 http://www.volans.com/?p=4300#comment-50 I think you are mixing up 2 different concepts: CSR and social entrepreneurship. Social entrepreneurship: looking at the scale and the short history China only has a few social entrepreneurs, as the mentality of most entrepreneurs is "get rich first and than give back to society" as promoted by Deng Xiaoping. However, an increasing numbers of social enterprises, and an increasing demand on courses/ trainings on social entrepreneurship such as the British Council training are showcasing, that more and more chinese are interested in the concept, learning about it and trying to implement it. Successful social enterprises include Hua Dan, Shokai, 1kg, and 1+1. I think the issue is less that we don't have many social enterprises or that seems to not have the western understanding of social entrepreneurship, the issue is more about that they are not of high profile and therefore not as visible as many social enterprises in the UK or US. And if twitter wouldn't be blocked in China, Richards list of social entrepreneurs might be much longer.... I think you are mixing up 2 different concepts: CSR and social entrepreneurship.
Social entrepreneurship: looking at the scale and the short history China only has a few social entrepreneurs, as the mentality of most entrepreneurs is “get rich first and than give back to society” as promoted by Deng Xiaoping.

However, an increasing numbers of social enterprises, and an increasing demand on courses/ trainings on social entrepreneurship such as the British Council training are showcasing, that more and more chinese are interested in the concept, learning about it and trying to implement it. Successful social enterprises include Hua Dan, Shokai, 1kg, and 1+1. I think the issue is less that we don’t have many social enterprises or that seems to not have the western understanding of social entrepreneurship, the issue is more about that they are not of high profile and therefore not as visible as many social enterprises in the UK or US.

And if twitter wouldn’t be blocked in China, Richards list of social entrepreneurs might be much longer….

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