Managing the external financing constraints of social enterprises: A systematic review of a diversified research landscape

L Schätzlein, D Schlütter, R Hahn - International Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Social enterprises, located between non‐profit organisations and for‐profit firms, often
struggle to acquire external funding. An increasing amount of research on the external …

Social entrepreneurship and social innovation: Looking inside the box and moving out of it

F Adro, C Fernandes - Innovation: The European Journal of Social …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The impact of the global recession has served to increase the pressure on the management
of nonprofit organizations (NPO). Executive leadership is an essential component of the …

How social ventures grow: Understanding the role of philanthropic grants in scaling social entrepreneurship

SA Lall, J Park - Business & Society, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Although early-stage finance is critical to the growth of most ventures, it is even more
important for social ventures as they face the challenges of balancing their social and …

[HTML][HTML] Organizing for transformative innovation policies: The role of social enterprises. Theoretical insights and evidence from Italy

M Calderini, M Fia, F Gerli - Research Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
Transformative innovation policies can provide systemic solutions to socio-environmental
challenges because of their “experimental”,“reflexive” and “inclusive” character. We contend …

Nonprofit capacity and social performance: Mapping the field and future directions

N Nordin, A Khatibi, SMF Azam - Management Review Quarterly, 2024 - Springer
Nonprofit organizations are critical actors in the Sustainable Development Goals as they
provide a wide range of social services to the community and contribute to creating a …

Reconciling the social sector with external accountability requirements: Lessons from stewardship theory

J Rouault, E Albertini - Journal of Business Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Not-for-profit organisations are increasingly being held to account for their social
performance. Due to their resource dependency, they generally rely on external financial …

Nonprofit organizations and the evaluation of social impact: A research program to advance theory and practice

LM Benjamin, A Ebrahim… - Nonprofit and Voluntary …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
This article proposes a research program with two goals:(a) to support nonprofit leaders to
productively engage evaluation and (b) to advance a meso-level theory of nonprofit …

Do impact investors live up to their promise? A systematic literature review on (im) proving investments' impacts

A Roor, K Maas - Business Strategy and the Environment, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Impact investing holds the promise to make the world a better place. However, when
investors measure their impact only to prove it—without improving—it cannot be expected …

From legitimacy to learning: How impact measurement perceptions and practices evolve in social enterprise–social finance organization relationships

SA Lall - VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and …, 2019 - Springer
While the links between the fields of social enterprise and social finance appear apparent,
academic research on the relationship lags behind practice. This study examines how social …

Ambidextrous sustainability, organisational structure and performance in hybrid organisations

J Maine, E Florin Samuelsson, T Uman - Accounting, Auditing & …, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose Drawing on paradox theory, this study explores how ambidextrous sustainability
relates to organisational performance in hybrid organisations represented by Swedish …