Social entrepreneurship: engagement and leadership in cooperative practices
International Journal of Development Research
Social entrepreneurship: engagement and leadership in cooperative practices
Received 20th October, 2021; Received in revised form 29th November, 2021; Accepted 07th December, 2021; Published online 30th January, 2022
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In a society considered global, sustainable actions in the world of work are the result of a diversity of economic, political, social, cultural and environmental factors. However, reflections on the meaning of work, engagement and leadership behavior in experiences related to Social Entrepreneurship assume a certain role in the thinking and daily practice of organizational researchers in the search for sustainable action. Thus, this theoretical essay aims to reflect on the practice of social entrepreneurship, trying to understand the forgotten elements in the meaning of cooperative work and how leadership focused on spirituality could regain the cooperative members' engagement. Although recognizing the different views in the researched material, it is noted that the presence in cooperative experiences of a leadership behavior focused on spirituality seems to be of great importance, seeking to promote the essence of cooperativism, the identification of individuals with work and guided leadership in autonomy and voluntarism.
