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Contents
ABSTRACT 11
I. Introduction 13
1. Research Questions and Purposes of the Study 13
2. Research Method of the Study 16
3. Composition of the Thesis 17
II. Conceptual Background of Social Enterprises 19
1. Social Enterprise and Social Entrepreneurship 19
2. History of Social Enterprise 26
2.1. Labor Market Recession 29
2.2. Regression of Government Size 31
2.3. Expansion of Welfare State 33
2.4. Expansion of Role of Civil Society 33
3. Social Enterprise Typology 36
III. Social Enterprise in Korea and Its Limitations 51
1. Current Situation of Social Enterprise in Korea 51
2. Typology of Social Enterprise in Korea 53
2.1. Socioeconomic Background of Korean Social Enterprise 53
2.2. Organizational Types of Social Enterprise 56
IV. Case Study on Social Enterprise 58
1. Case Study I : Dialogue in the Dark 59
2. Case Study II : Kiva.org 63
3. Implications 67
V. Conclusion 71
Bibliography 73
Table 1. Relationship between Entrepreneurial Focus and Levels of Mission Dedication of Social Enterprise 24
Table 2. Characteristics of Social Enterprise Classified by Mission Orientation 38
Table 3. Characteristics of Social Enterprise Classified by Business/Program Integration 44
Table 4. Social Enterprise Typology 49
Table 5. Business Model of Dialogue in the Dark 61
Table 6. Kiva Statistics (January 2011) 64
Figure 1. Social Enterprise Classification by Their Mission Orientation 36
Figure 2. Embedded Social Enterprise 40
Figure 3. Integrated Social Enterprise 41
Figure 4. External Social Enterprise 43