The legitimation of social enterprises is contingent upon the institutional context and
targeted stakeholders; however, this claim has not been explored systematically …

Purpose Community-based social enterprises (CBSEs), a spatially defined subset of social
enterprise, are independent, not-for-profit organisations managed by community members …

Sustainable enterprises face a risk for which the pressure over financial sustainability
“crowds out” their impact mission. Corporate governance mechanisms can play an important …

The management of marketing and communication strategies involves a complex mix of
different requirements, particularly for social enterprises, which try to fulfill both social and …

Purpose Drawing on an accountability framework developed for social enterprise
organizations (SEOs), this paper examines the annual report disclosure practices of SEOs in …

The hybrid nature of social enterprises gives them a high potential for developing social
innovations, but at the same time leads to tensions within these organizations. The barriers …

The objective of this study is to analyze the international scientific production on social
business and its stakeholders. For that, a bibliometric analysis of the publications indexed in …

Purpose The benefits and challenges of impact measurement for social purpose
organizations are well known. Measuring impact can equip managers with information to …

The hybridization movement reflects the shift and convergence of market-focused
corporations on the one hand and social oriented organizations on the other towards more …

This paper is derived from a study of the mission statements of a sample of 100 United
Kingdom social enterprises. The purpose of the research was to reveal what insight such …