1. Good Performing Enterprise with
Social Venturing and Co-operative
Entrepreneurship Business Model
(SVCE-bm) in Zambia
A PhD Colloquium at the 3rd International Conference on Innovation and
Entrepreneurship (ICIE 2015) - Kwazulu Natal University Rep. of SA
Presenter: Moulen Siame – PhD Student at Nyenrode Business University
Supervisor:Professor Gert van Dijk
2. PhD Schedule of Activities
• Field of Study: Social Venturing & Co-operative Entrepreneurship (SVCE)
• Specialization: Business Model Design
• Duration: 4-5 years
# Research Topic Duration Status
1 Effectiveness of Business Models (Co-operative) for Agribusiness in Zambia 8 months Sent to - JCOM
2 Business Legal Environment for SVCE-bm in Zambia 8 months Correcting mistakes
3 Good Performing Enterprise (Co-operative) with SVCE-bm in Zambia 8 months To be published by
ICIE
4 Similarities and Differences between SVCE-bm and NGC-bm 8 months Published by IJIRD
5 Differentiating SVCE-bm from SV-bm, IOF-bm and TC-bm 8 months Waiting for
publisher comments
6 PhD Thesis: Designing Generic SVCE-bm for Enterprise along Agricultural
Value Chain for Zambia
8 months In progress
3. Introduction & Background
• NGO’s make up for the shortcomings of state and market, Makoba J.
Wagona (2002)
• Donor aid community are seeking self-financing innovative business
models to foster sustainable development, Van der Velden (2009)
• Social entrepreneurship/enterprise/venturing business model firms use
market-activities to deliver social, economic, environmental etc.
objectives
• Similarly, SVCE-bm use the market deliver social, economic,
environmental etc. objectives
• Background to Zambian social-economic environment
4. Literature review
• New Institutional Economics and Economic Organizational Theories and their
branches, Slangen et al (2008)
• Business model research is still dealing with concepts, ontologies and business
model frameworks – Susan Lambert (2004)
• The business model conceptual framework is used to advance business model
design debate, Miller and Islam (1998)
• Business Model Canvas adaptation & modifications for different situations
Osterwalder et al (2002, 2009)
• Inclusive business - Caroline (2009).docx
• Wilson et al. (2009) and Ingrid Burkett Knode - Ingrid Buckett Knode.docx &
Ways to adapt inclusive business model.docx
• The SVCE-bm - SVCE-bm.docx
5. Research gap
•There is a growing array of new case studies (in SV-bm) to
learn from, new forms of engagement are still welcome, and
that there is enough evidence on their impact but the evidence is
far too broad or anecdotal to conclude what works or does not -
Caroline (2009)
•SVCE-bm brings in new ideas worth comparing with good
working SV-bm in Zambia
•The study aims to establish SV-bm and SVCE-bm strength and
weakness to assist practitioners and policy makers with decision
making
6. Research design & methodology
•A qualitative case study using individual and group in-depth
interviews based on Ingrid Buckett Knode and SVCE-bm
template
•A purposive /judgment sampling to select a sample size of three
organizations - community Markets for Conservation
(COMACO), Diocese of Mongu Development Centre (DMDC),
Choma District Daily Co-operative, Mpima Daily Co-operative
Society
8. Discussion and analysis
• There is need to pilot SVCE-bm firm to ascertain the survival of the venture
• The SV-bm venture give rise to information asymmetries between parties –
Williamson (1987)
• Civic entrepreneurship using SVCE-bm would bring about sustainable service
delivery to communities
• Food Reserve Agency & Zambia Federation of Co-operative to use SVCE-bm as
an exit strategy for government subsidies
• Subcontracting and large scale commercial farming generate more negative than
positive externalities and therefore may not be relied upon as BMSD, Hicks
(2010), Pearce (2008)
• Give favourable tax consentions/rebates/breaks to corporations using SVCE-bm
• The SVCE-bm requires a supportive regulatory, business environment
• Potential to increase Zambian’s participation in the economy, Prowse (2008)
