2013
DOI: 10.1177/0269094213496753
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Social enterprises as local development actors

Abstract: The social enterprise sector is attracting policy and academic interest internationally for its promise to meet development challenges across social and economic domains. This article discusses findings from applied research in Tasmania, Australia, that aimed to understand whether social enterprises were present, what distinguished them as a sector, and the kinds of development roles they sought to play. Findings revealed that numerous Tasmanian organisations identified as social enterprises yet these organisa… Show more

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“…Mswaka and Aluko (2014) argue, however, that the adoption of a commercial orientation does not imply maximization of profit, but instead maximization of value delivery. For social enterprises generally, the term 'profit' is an anathema and this is not surprising given their ideological origins in the rejection of capitalism and personal gain (Eversole et al, 2013).…”
Section: Discussion and Analysismentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Mswaka and Aluko (2014) argue, however, that the adoption of a commercial orientation does not imply maximization of profit, but instead maximization of value delivery. For social enterprises generally, the term 'profit' is an anathema and this is not surprising given their ideological origins in the rejection of capitalism and personal gain (Eversole et al, 2013).…”
Section: Discussion and Analysismentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Social enterprises have been portrayed as an emerging 'fourth sector' of the economy [22] with a focus on generating social, 2 http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Online-ProductResearch/Findings.aspx?view=all environmental and economic benefits through enterprising activity [42]. They aim at addressing social issues while assuring their survival and viability through market based approaches [27].…”
Section: Social Enterprises and Crowd-fundingmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Though research interest in the legal structures of social enterprises has increased over the past decade, there is still a dearth of knowledge and intellectual scrutiny of this key component of organisational design (Cornforth, 1998; Doherty et al, 2009;Eversole, 2013). Current work in this area tend to focus mainly on the motivations behind the selection of specific legal structures and not how type of legal structure influences enterprises' outcomes (Alter 2003).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%