In three essays, I investigate the emergence and impact of social enterprises (SEs) in post-disaster contexts. In the first essay, I propound a novel process model on how social entrepreneurs develop opportunities to alleviate victim suffering. In the second, I conduct an inductive study on how they develop opportunities over time, from initial disaster aftermath to a few years after the calamity. In the final essay, I explore the impact of SEs on beneficiaries as seen from their perspective. The essays contribute to the theory of effectuation, contest the institutional void thesis and offer policy implications for post-disaster management.

我研究社會企業對災後環境的重塑和影響。第一，我運用新過程理論來闡述社會企業家如何創造機會去幫助災民。第二，我關注社會企業家如何隨著時間的推移發展機會。最後，我關注社會企業對災民的影響。