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Sustainable business models for social enterprises in developing countries: a conceptual framework

Authors: Ridge McGibbon Armstrong, Sara S. Saartjie Grobbelaar

Published in: Management Review Quarterly | Issue 2/2023

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Social enterprises (SEs) have a high degree of complexity, as they are hybrid organisations that serve two missions: a social mission and a commercial mission. These missions are not always aligned, and tension can form between them as the commercial and social value creating activities compete for the limited resources available in the organisation. How can social enterprises sustainably create social and financial value while managing the tension that these hybrid organizations experience? The aim of this article is to create a conceptual framework (CF) which captures the concepts found in literature that are relevant to this question. The theoretical implication of this paper is the formulation of a comprehensive conceptual framework that consolidates the SE (O350) literature across business model innovation (M130), sustainability (O350), and hybridity (O350).

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Title: Sustainable business models for social enterprises in developing countries: a conceptual framework
Authors: Ridge McGibbon Armstrong
Sara S. Saartjie Grobbelaar
Publication date: 26-04-2022
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Published in: Management Review Quarterly / Issue 2/2023
Print ISSN: 2198-1620
Electronic ISSN: 2198-1639
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11301-022-00260-1

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