Purpose Context matters in social entrepreneurship, and it matters a lot. Social
entrepreneurs are deeply entrenched in the context where they operate: they respond to its …

Inclusive businesses (IBs) resonate with policymakers seeking to leverage private capital in
support of poverty alleviation and sustainable development. In the agri‐food sector, which …

This study investigates how social franchises extend health care in rural areas, thus
addressing vast and persistent disparities in health care access. We conducted an inductive …

This paper proposes and tests a new conceptual framing for franchisee performance that
draws on institutional complexity to explore the interaction of corporate, market, and …

Purpose The complexity of contemporary societal challenges in emerging countries
reanimates the necessity of collective action to resolve them. What is required is system …

Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore the process of scaling second-hand fashion
and how different strategic paths develop over time. This is theoretically grounded in two …

This study explores how a state-based franchisee association of a multinational quick-
service restaurant franchisor introduced three world-first innovations through the activation …

Ghana is regarded as one of the main nations driving social enterprise development in all of
Africa, despite the lack of a policy for the social enterprise sub-sector. Regardless of these …

This research addresses the misalignment gap in social enterprise knowledge across
different socio-economic regions, emphasizing the need for localized studies. Focusing on …

ABSTRACT Social Enterprises (SEs) are increasingly becoming viable solutions for tackling
the world's most pressing social problems. However, their sustainability is hindered by …