The Internationalization Strategy of Small and Medium-Sized Social Enterprises: The Case Studies of Dialogue in The Dark,Yunus Foundation and The Big Issue

[[abstract]]政府與非營利組織是互相配合的存在，政府的存在相較於非營利組織則更為顯性。近年來有越來越多的非營利組織、社會企業日益月增，各種相關商品及服務開始出現並逐漸發展，由於多數社會企業是由中小型企業所新創的，在運行初期，所面臨到的狀況及困難，都可能是導致未來社會企業無法順利擴大規模，發展成國際化企業的原因。 本研究以三家國際化的社會企業為研究對象，以個案研究分析如何在國際化中保有企業本身的理念、願景以及影響中小企業進入國際化之策略、模式等，了解社會企業國際化的過程，為了讓社會企業走向國際化能更加順利，在未來有更確切的參考或依據的策略與運行方式，因此有了本研究產生，由本研究深入了解知名且已國際化的社會企業運行模式，在未來能透過政府、非營利組織及社會企業借鏡，給予社會中的弱勢團體實質的幫助，使我們的生活環境變得更加友善。透過社會企業國際化過程中所使用之策略包含利用國際企業策略、海外進入模式等分析，相異之營運模式皆有不同能影響社會企業未來之因素，研究發現以基金會之營運模式投入資源較少且較能降低風險，再透過授權、加盟、獨資方式能提高永續、規模擴大之成功率。[[abstract]]The government and non-profit organizations are mutually cooperative. The existence of the government is more prominent than that of non-profit organizations. In recent years, more and more non-profit organizations and social enterprises have been increasing, and various products and services have begun to appear and gradually develop. Since most social enterprises are initiated by SMEs, they face difficulties in the initial stage of operation. This may be the reason why the future social enterprises cannot smoothly expand their scale and develop into an international enterprise. This study takes three international social enterprises as the research object, and analyzes how to maintain the concept, vision and strategies and modes of SMEs entering internationalization , understand the process of internationalization of social enterprises. In order to make social enterprises more international, mooth, and there is more accurate reference or basis of strategy and operation in the future. Therefore, this research has produced this study, and this study has in-depth understanding of the well-known and internationalized social enterprise operation mode in the future. Through the government, non-profit organizations and social enterprises, we can give practical help to the disadvantaged groups in the society and make our living environment more friendly. The strategies used in the process of internationalization of social enterprises include the analysis of international corporate strategies and overseas entry models. Different operating models have different factors that can influence the future of social enterprises. The study found that the ability to invest less in the foundation's operating model and reduce risk, through licensing, franchising and sole proprietorship, can also increase the success rate of sustainability and scale expansion.[[note]]碩