Determinants Affecting Sustainability of Social Enterprises

Choi, Young-chool; Lee, Sang Yup

doi:10.18397/kcgr.2015.19.1.157

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“…This is not necessarily problematic in the organizational life cycle perspective, since all organizations naturally experience some sort of fluctuation. However, for many academics and practitioners, organizational sustainability has been of great interest in order to learn how we can prevent organizations from declining or failing (Choi & Lee, 2015).…”

Section: Sustainability Issues Of Social Economy Organizationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Sharir and Lerner (2006) emphasize social networks, commitment to organizational mission, business innovation, and managerial experiences of entrepreneurs. Choi and Lee (2015) stress new business models in facilitating financial performance and the role of managers, and stakeholder networks of social enterprises.…”

Section: Sustainability Conditions For Seos: Analytical Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, relatively few cases of self-sufficiency have been reported. Problems such as the lack of appropriate business models and insufficient organizational capacity create great challenges for SEOs in the country (Choi & Lee, 2015;Park & Um, 2010), although they try to diversify funding streams to make their organizations self-sustaining.…”

Section: Research Context and Cases Selected For Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

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Sustainability of social economy organizations (SEOs): An analysis of the conditions for surviving and thriving

Kim

Cho

Allen

2020

The Social Science Journal

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Social economy organizations (SEOs), designed to do good for society, have been attracting significant attention as an alternative to purely profit-driven businesses. However, the sustainability of these hybrid organizations has been questioned due to the challenges in meeting the dual bottom-lines of financial performance and social purpose. This article takes a causal-process tracing (CPT) case study approach and analyzes eight SEOs to investigate the common characteristics of sustainable SEOs. The results of the analysis show that effective leadership is a sufficient (but not necessary) condition for the survival of SEOs, while leadership is a necessary (but not sufficient) condition for SEOs' thriving. Business competitiveness is found to be necessary for SEOs' long-term success and performance over time. Collaborative networking is a contributory condition for SEOs thriving but not a necessary condition for their survival.

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Section: Sustainability Issues Of Social Economy Organizationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Sustainability Conditions For Seos: Analytical Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Research Context and Cases Selected For Analysismentioning

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