Measuring Community Development Through Social Entrepreneurship: An Analytical Perspective

Abstract

The present paper delves into the issue of the importance of social entrepreneurship facilitating community building in the context of the Dalit and tribal communities of Tamil Nadu, India. The study uses primary information gathered amongst 100 social entrepreneurs in marginalized groups and investigates how major entrepreneurial factors-such as innovation, prosocialbehavior, social risk-taking, self-efficacy, social networking, orientation to social value and perceived social support-influence the developmental outcomes, which include poverty alleviation, problem-solving capacity, social transformation and empowerment. Through the use of statistical analyses (correlation analysis and regression analysis and descriptive statistics), it finds that all the specified indicators of community development are positively correlated with the identified entrepreneurial traits at significant levels. In the conclusion of the study, the author opines that Dalit and tribal social entrepreneurs are the drivers of holistic and sustainable growth that can be attained using the socially grounded and community-based innovation.