... has had on consumer awareness and explore whether a possible national label could be used as a marketing tool by social enterprises in Scotland. Design/methodology/approach The study uses a mixed-methods approach, consisting of an online questionnaire with 100 participants and seven semi...

...Paul Hare; Declan Jones; Gemma Blackledge Purpose To investigate the application of the social enterprise model to the childcare sector in Scotland and develop a practical model for analysing such social enterprises. Design/methodology/approach A review of the literature of ideas on social...

..., Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland. William Keogh is a Professor and Enterprise Co-ordinator in the School of Management and Languages, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland. INTRODUCTION According to the Department of Trade and Industry s strategy document on Social Enterprise (2002: 21...

... to their activities. Design/methodology/approach The differences that exist between social and financial returns in social enterprises are discussed. Reports the results of interviews conducted with key informants from the social investment industry in Scotland and England to explore their personal understanding...