Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to understand how important networks are for the emergence and growth of social enterprises as well as how social enterprises use their networks throughout the life course of their organisation. A comparative approach is used by contrasting social enterprises with traditional commercial enterprises along the dimensions of obtaining resources and legitimacy through their networks.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 470-490 |
Number of pages | 21 |
Journal | Social Enterprise Journal |
Volume | 14 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 10-Nov-2018 |
Keywords
- Networks
- Social enterprise
- Enterprise life course
- FIRM NETWORKS
- ENTREPRENEURIAL PROCESSES
- LEGITIMACY
- INSTITUTIONS
- EMERGENCE
- EVOLUTION
- STRENGTH
- GROWTH