The diverse world of social enterprise

Bob Doherty; John  Thompson

The diverse world of social enterprise

The York Management School

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Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to highlight the diverse world of social enterprise. This paper profiles 11 different social enterprises from around the world. These range from a profit-achieving business in a very competitive industry, but one with strong social principles, through a profitable workers’ co-operative to ones needing to find financial sustainability if they are to continue their social aspirations. The paper discusses a number of key issues in defining an organisation as a social enterprise and highlights the central issue of measuring
success and impact.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	361
Number of pages	375
Journal	Social Enterprise Journal
Volume	33
Issue number	5/6
Publication status	Published - 2006

Keywords

entrepreneurialism, Business Enterprise, Social Problems and Corporate Social Responsibility

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