Sosyal İş Modelleri ve Sosyal Girişimcilik: Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Tüketim Kooperatifi Örneği
Social Business Models and Social Entrepreneurship: Boğaziçi University Consumption Cooperative Case

Summary/Abstract: Purpose – New ideas that meet social needs and create new social relationships and collaborations are social innovations and come to life through social entrepreneurs. In today's constantly changing and developing social structure, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), which create new business models to meet basic human needs in areas where the state is not sufficient, exhibit examples of social entrepreneurship by keeping up with this change and development. Drawing from social business model and social entrepreneurship literature, Boğaziçi University Consumption Cooperative (BÜKOOP) which uses an alternative business is examined in this study. Design/Methodology/Approach – In this study, Boğaziçi University Consumption Cooperative, which forms an alternative business model that brings together small producers in the field of food without consumers and intermediaries, has been examined by case study method. Secondary data sources (news, interviews, scientific articles about BÜKOOP, and information on BÜKOOP website) were used in the study.

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