ECO-WISE::AUSTRIA
Ecological Work Integration Social Enterprises in Austria
- Intern project
- National research
- Period: 2008-2010
- Method: Survey, expert-interviews
- Project-assistance: Dr. Andrea Mayr
Description
The project aims to map the landscape of ECO-WISE in Austria and to make visible the contribution ECO-WISE have to sustainable development. In approaching this largely untapped field, the project begins with a detailed review of the corresponding theoretical and empirical literature on this topic. In order to gain a deeper insight into the ECO-WISE phenomenon in Austria, interviews are conducted with a pool of experts consisting of researchers, political decision-makers and practitioners in this field and had the aim to identify the main characteristics of these organisations within the socio-economic context of Austria and to come to a heuristic definition. The second research phase consists of an in-depth, Austria-wide survey intending to capture the social, economic and ecological performance of ECO-WISE in Austria. The questions are divided in organisational aspects, goals consistent with sustainable development, economic and human resources aspects. The results build the basis for follow-up research projects.
Read Core Results in:
- Anastasiadis, Maria (2013): ECO-WISE - Concept, evolution and research perspectives. In: Anastasiadis, Maria (Ed.): ECO-WISE - Social Enterprises as Sustainable Actors. Concepts, Performances, Impacts. Bremen: Europäischer Hochschulverlag (EHV), S.46-69.
- Anastasiadis, Maria (2013): The role of ECO-WISE in sustainable development - Results from a research project in Austria. In: Anastasiadis, Maria (Ed.): ECO-WISE - Social Enterprises as Sustainable Actors. Concepts, Performances, Impacts. Bremen: Europäischer Hochschulverlag (EHV), S.70-93.
