Prerequisites For Implementing Social Entrepreneurship In Ukrainian Construction Enterprises: A Theoretical And Methodological Approach

The article substantiates a theoretical and methodological approach to identifying prerequisites for implementing social entrepreneurship in Ukrainian construction enterprises during wartime and post-war recovery. Its purpose is to systematise external factors and determine the components of enterprises’ internal potential using secondary data. The study applies systemic and multilevel approaches, synthesis, grouping, comparison, and structural modelling. Social entrepreneurship is defined as a business model in which a social or socio-environmental mission is embedded in core activities and economic value creation is linked to societal outcomes. The proposed two-level approach covers external and internal prerequisites. The external level comprises infrastructure and recovery, socio-demographic, institutional and regulatory, environmental and circular-economy, and inclusive spatial factors. Internal potential is structured into financial and economic, socially oriented, workforce inclusion, environmental and circular-economy, organisational and managerial, and partnership and innovation components. The study distinguishes the essential core of social entrepreneurial transformation from the enabling conditions supporting its implementation. A three-stage procedure is proposed. The indicators may assist construction enterprises, public authorities, and communities in designing socially oriented recovery projects, business models, and cross-sector partnerships. Because non-financial disclosure varies, results should be presented as a component profile rather than an enterprise ranking.