Braniteljske socijalno-radne zadruge kao potencijalni model društvenog poduzetništva u Republici Hrvatskoj

Sanja Tišma - Prethodno priopćenje
Danijel Baturina
Maja Janković
Damir Demonja

Veterans’ Social Working Cooperatives as a Model of Social Entrepreneurship in the Republic of Croatia

Sažetak
Društveno poduzetništvo kao nov način poslovanja područje je spajanja poduzetničkih praksi iz poslovnog svijeta i vrijednosti povezanih s društvenom odgovornosti i načelima održivog razvoja. Braniteljske zadruge i zadruge ratnih veterana globalno su prepoznati modeli razvoja društvenog poduzetništva. Usprkos dugoj tradiciji zadrugarstva u Republici Hrvatskoj (RH), ono još uvijek nije široko korišteni poslovni model. Cilj je istraživanja predstavljenoga u ovome radu da se analizom stanja i praksi ukaže na potencijal koji braniteljske udruge i zadruge imaju kao značajan oblik društvenog poduzetništva u hrvatskom kontekstu u perspektivi društvenih poduzeća za radnu integraciju. S obzirom da ova tema u hrvatskoj znanosti do sada nije bila primjereno istraživana, provedeno recentno istraživanje pokazuje kako bi braniteljske socijalno-radne zadruge mogle doprinijeti razvoju društvenog poduzetništva u RH, ostvarenju održivog i društveno odgovornog poslovanja te socijalnoj i radnoj integraciji ranjivih skupina.

Abstract
Social entrepreneurship in the Republic of Croatia is a relatively new concept. The issue of the development of social entrepreneurship in the Republic of Croatia is closely related to the lack of an appropriate legal framework, and with the still insufficiently clear criteria for recognizing social entrepreneurs. Cooperatives have a strong potential as one of the instruments of economic and local development, especially social cooperatives that help the socially disadvantaged, the infirm and people in difficult life situations. Veterans belong to a vulnerable group in Croatian society, whose integration into society is still difficult for a number of reasons. Some of the factors are the insufficiently clear and harmonized legislative framework, the insufficient social welfare system and the generally unfavourable social environment. Therefore, veterans’ social working cooperatives represent a potential form of association that enables veterans to be more easily included in society, with the development of entrepreneurial activities and at the same time achieving a positive social role. The assessment of the state of cooperatives in the Republic of Croatia showed that the veterans’ population is insufficiently informed about the possibilities of acting within the framework of social entrepreneurship. This paper specifically considers the potential of veterans’ social working cooperatives as work integration social enterprises. Given that long-term unemployed Croatian veterans of the Homeland War and members of their families are often in the group of hard-to-employ persons, there is a need to take certain measures aimed at strengthening their competitiveness in the labour market.