Social Enterprise Journal: Volume 18 Issue 3

Potential outcomes of work integration social enterprises for people who are homeless, at risk of homelessness, or transitioning out of homelessness

Sarah Barton, Hayley Porter, Susanne Murphy, Rosemary Lysaght

Social enterprise has the potential to serve as a mechanism of social and economic opportunity for persons experiencing homelessness. This paper aims to identify potential…

Social entrepreneurship education providers – Slovak case

Simona Polonyová, Eva Pongrácz

The purpose of this paper is to introduce the current state of education in the field of social enterprise in Slovakia and its support, share the experience of social…

Exploring micro-foundations of dynamic capabilities for social enterprises

Rohit Bhardwaj, Saurabh Srivastava, Rashi Taggar, Sunali Bindra

Social enterprises (SEs) operate with a primary goal of meeting a social purpose while creating economic wealth for the fulfillment of their primary mission. These organizations…

Condemned to precarity? Criminalised youths, social enterprise and the sub-precariat

Sarah Soppitt, Rebecca Oswald, Samantha Walker

The paper aims to consider whether social enterprise, who are growing in number and seemingly a politically popular alternative to mainstream employment are a potential conduit…

Winter always comes: social enterprise in times of crisis

Rasheda Weaver, Chyanne Lanae Blakey

This study aims to outline the importance of distinguishing between different types of societal crises and the role that plays in how social enterprises may respond to crises at…

Getting the story right: how second-hand stores use storytelling to gain legitimacy with multiple audiences

Dana Schadenberg, Emma Folmer

This paper aims to analyse how sustainable second-hand stores (SSHSs) use storytelling as a legitimization strategy. Second-hand stores have traditionally relied on a charity…

Mission alignment in the hybrid organization: the role of indirect support activities and an activity ecosystem

Nancy Kurland

The purpose of this paper is to highlight the role a full range of activities can play to combat mission drift in a social enterprise. In doing so, it expands understanding of…