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Although general knowledge of disability has progressed considerably in recent years, many challenges remain and require greater attention. Among these challenges, invisible disabilities present particular challenges. Indeed, 80 per cent of disabilities are invisible, while society continues to associate disability with representations such as people in wheelchairs. This invisibility complicates the recognition of disability, which is essential if people are to obtain certain forms of assistance. What is more, this invisibility reinforces the taboo nature of disability, encouraging some people to conceal their difficulties. This invisibility also prevents those close to people with disabilities from understanding the need for support, both in their private and professional lives.
In this thesis, we first explore the existing literature on managing disability-related diversity in companies, focusing on invisible disabilities and social economy companies. We also looked at the concept of reasonable accommodation in the Belgian legislation. In addition, we looked at the difficulty of recognising disability in Belgium and the aid available as a result.
Secondly, this information was then compared with data gathered during our interviews with social economy federations, disability experts and managers of people with invisible disabilities in companies. We also compared the management of invisible disabilities between adapted work companies, other social enterprises and traditional companies.
This research has enabled us to take stock of the support given to people with invisible disabilities in companies, particularly in social enterprises. It has also led to the formulation of a number of suggestions for improving the monitoring of workers with invisible disabilities, and to a glimpse of the future.

invisible disability --- DYS-disorders --- social enterprise --- adapted work company --- integration and management of diversity in the company --- Sciences économiques & de gestion > Economie sociale

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Besides Islamic Finance that continuously evolve and invent innovative products, discrete and shy organizations belong to the large sphere of Islamic Economics. Studying these latter can help with identifying key features that allow them to advocate for a different economy. However, research is focused on Islamic Finance, and Islamic Economics often isolated from economic paradigm-shift studies. The main objective of this qualitative study is to discover organizational features that are inspired from Islamic Economics’ principles and allow social innovation. We proceeded to a thematical analysis on secondary data that concerns two historical cases, as well as two scripts of interviews with two other contemporary organizations. The analysis revealed that for each organization several Islamic Principles are co-centric, that they can be considered as socially innovative mainly because they still have great potential to solve social problems, they’re driven by cultural reclamation and a motivation to change the abusive economic system. The findings suggest that Islamic Economics and Social Innovation are two research fields that can be bridged, and that these organizations can be of precious inspiration to social entrepreneurs.

Islamic Economics --- Social Innovation --- Organizations --- Cultural reclamation --- Economic Paradigm Shift --- Sciences économiques & de gestion > Economie sociale

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The purpose of this thesis consists in highlighting the motivations that encourage individuals to start on the path of social entrepreneurship. We noticed that, nowadays, people want to experiment a lot of different jobs. Indeed, on average, the actual generation moves and changes of occupation every three or five years.
To get a better understanding of our reflexion, this thesis is built in three parts. First, in the entire population, we look at individuals who want to change their work-life and leave their job to find another one which better matches their values. Then, we focus our analysis on people who move towards entrepreneurship. Finally, we only take into account individuals who have become social entrepreneurs.
This study is carried through a qualitative method based on “life story theory” and on the professional careers of eight social entrepreneurs.
Four conclusions are exposed in this work: motivations are considered as causes or consequences, motivations are based on personal or social interest, motivations are influenced by external factors which ease the creation and motivations need maturity to be effective.
This master thesis does not bring up new theories but make a summary of existing theories on the subject of social entrepreneurs’ motivations and makes a comparison between these theories and the results analysed in the practical part.
Social entrepreneurship is the new trend of the last years and our work wants to bring to the fore this concept and maybe give the motivation to other people to join the procedure.

motivations --- entrepreneurship --- social entrepreneurs --- Sciences économiques & de gestion > Economie sociale

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Le sentiment d'urgence climatique est présent au sein des organismes internationaux qui ont créé les objectifs de développement durable et ont prié les pays de mettre en place l'éducation pour le développement durable. De nombreuses réflexions ont été publiées sur les types de didactiques adaptées à une "éducation à" mais aujourd'hui l'éducation au développement durable reste officiellement une thématique secondaire au sein de l'enseignement secondaire belge. Toutefois des acteurs de terrain au niveau des écoles et des associations font preuve de créativité pour donner vie à la transition durable dans les établissements. Sans créativité, l'équation semble en effet impossible : une thématique urgente, mais basée sur un oxymore, qui demande des approches didactiques novatrices et complexes pour l'institution scolaire actuelle engluée dans un cloisonnement didactique.

education au développement durable --- transition durable secondaire --- agenda 21 --- didactique education au developpement durable --- ecole durable --- Sciences économiques & de gestion > Multidisciplinaire, généralités & autres

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Promotional video for Mooc 'Cooperative Enterprises : Alternative Forms of Organising for Sustainability' with interviews and footage from different Cooperative Enterprises around the world.