Problem Statement

Traditional commercial entrepreneurship entails the identification, evaluation, and exploitation of opportunities to incur profits. Social entrepreneurship entails fulfilling social needs through creative organization by individual entrepreneurs, existing entrepreneurs (both for-profit and nonprofit), or governments (Christie & Honig, 2006). When enterprises come into an underdeveloped country with a large center of employment, many times workers come into employment with the object in mind of saving in order to set up a small business of their own (Hoyt, 1962). The specific problem to be addressed is what strategy should the government of Haiti use to relieve the unemployment and displacement caused by the earthquake of January 2010.

This study will use a quantitative methodology consisting of a survey distributed to a representative collection of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), businesses, and government agencies engaged in providing employment in underdeveloped countries. The focus of the surveys would be to determine what forms of employment were used, how permanent was the employment, how remunerative was the employment, the job satisfaction of the individuals employed, how much of the population was employed compared to the unemployment rate. This study will help the government of Haiti determine the most cost-effective way to aid the most people for the long-term.

References

Christie, M. J., & Honig, B. (2006). Social entrepreneurship: New research findings. Journal of World Business, 41(1), 1-5. doi:10.1016/j.jwb.2005.10.003

Hoyt, E. E. (1962). A new diplomacy for underdeveloped areas. International Executive, 4(1), 21-23. Retrieved from Business Source Complete database.