Social enterprises are promoted as a method of welfare reform, to transition people out of disadvantage by addressing poverty, unfulfilled capabilities and social exclusion. This study explores how three Work Integration Social Enterprises (WISEs) in Australia help to realise wellbeing for their employees by mapping their micro-geographical experience of wellbeing. By mapping the sites within a social enterprise where wellbeing is realised, we provide a practical, empirical and replicable methodology that is useful for gaining insights into where and how wellbeing realisation occurs. This situates wellbeing as an upstream place-based resource likely to influence downstream health outcomes.

Item Type:	Refereed Article
Keywords:	wellbeing, social enterprise, micro-geography, relational space, work
Research Division:	Human Society
Research Group:	Sociology
Research Field:	Sociological methodology and research methods
Objective Division:	Health
Objective Group:	Public health (excl. specific population health)
Objective Field:	Health status (incl. wellbeing)
UTAS Author:	Kilpatrick, S (Professor Sue Kilpatrick)
ID Code:	139364
Year Published:	2020
Funding Support:	Australian Research Council (DP170100388)
Web of Science® Times Cited:	14
Deposited By:	Education
Deposited On:	2020-06-11
Last Modified:	2022-08-29
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