Specificities of the ethical component of social entrepreneurship in Ukraine

Kichuk Nadiia
Doctoral Candidate in Economics, Associate Professor of the Department of Economics, Law and Business Management, Odesa National Economic University, Odesa, E-mail: kichuknv@gmail.com , ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3032-1238

Yushyna Anna
Bachelor's level 1 student of the Faculty of Economics and Business Management, Odesa National Economic University, Odesa, Ukraine, E-mail: mmgladd0@gmail.com

Received: 14.05.2025    Аpproved: 25.05.2025    Рublished online: 05.07.2025

Cite this article:

Kichuk N., Yushyna A. (2025) Specificities of the ethical component of social entrepreneurship in Ukraine. Ed.: V.V. Kovalenko (ed.-in-ch.) and others [Osoblyvosti etychnoi skladovoi socialnogo pidpryjemnyctva v Ukraini; za red.: V.V. Kovalenko (gol. red.)], Scientific Bulletin of the Odesa National Economic University (ISSN 2313-4569), Odesa National Economics University, Odesa, No. 5 (330), pp.93-99.

Abstract

The article analyses the modern trends in the development of entrepreneurship in Ukraine, namely, social business in the context of wartime. The ethical component of social business functioning is defined as an integral part of it. The purpose of the study is to identify the relationship between the development of social entrepreneurship and adherence to ethical principles in business, and to assess the prospects for the development of the ethical component in business. In the course of the study, the methods of systematisation, observation, comparative analysis and generalisation were used. The main difficulties that prevent the development of social entrepreneurship in the context of war are identified, and effective ways to overcome them are proposed. A package of measures to stimulate the development of social business, including the introduction of online platforms, the use of crowdfunding tools and the automation of internal business processes, is presented.

Keywords

social entrepreneurship, business ethics, investment, employment, crowdfunding.

JEL classification: L260; L310;DOI: https://doi.org/10.32680/2409-9260-2025-5-330-93-99

UD classification:334.012.46(477)

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