The Political Side of Social Enterprises: A Phenomenon‐Based Study of Sociocultural and Policy Advocacy

IF 7 1区 管理学 Q1 BUSINESS
Johanna Mair, Nikolas Rathert
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This study explores the often‐overlooked political dimension of social enterprises, particularly their advocacy activities aimed at influencing public policy, legislation, norms, attitudes, and behaviour. While traditional management research has focused on commercial activity and the beneficiary‐oriented aspects of social enterprises, this paper considers their upstream political activity. Using a phenomenon‐based approach, we analyse original survey data from 718 social enterprises across seven countries and six problem domains to identify factors associated with their engagement in advocacy. Our findings reveal that public spending and competition in social enterprises’ problem domains, as well as their governance choices – legal form, sources of income, and collaborations – are significantly associated with advocacy activities. We propose a new theoretical framework to understand these dynamics, positioning social enterprises as key players in markets for public purpose. This research underscores the importance of recognizing the political activities of social enterprises and offers new insights for studying hybrid organizing and organizations that address complex societal challenges. By highlighting the integral role of advocacy, our study contributes to a more comprehensive understanding of how social enterprises drive social change, not only through direct service provision but also by shaping the broader sociopolitical environment.
社会企业的政治层面:基于社会文化和政策倡导现象的研究
本研究探讨了社会企业经常被忽视的政治层面,特别是其旨在影响公共政策、立法、规范、态度和行为的宣传活动。传统的管理研究侧重于社会企业的商业活动和以受益者为导向的方面,而本文则考虑了它们的上游政治活动。我们采用基于现象的方法,分析了来自 7 个国家和 6 个问题领域的 718 家社会企业的原始调查数据,以确定与这些企业参与倡导活动相关的因素。我们的研究结果表明,社会企业问题领域的公共支出和竞争,以及它们的治理选择--法律形式、收入来源和合作--都与宣传活动有显著关联。我们提出了一个新的理论框架来理解这些动态变化,将社会企业定位为公共目的市场的关键参与者。这项研究强调了认识社会企业政治活动的重要性,并为研究混合组织和应对复杂社会挑战的组织提供了新的见解。通过强调宣传的不可或缺的作用,我们的研究有助于更全面地理解社会企业如何推动社会变革,不仅通过直接提供服务,而且通过塑造更广泛的社会政治环境。
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CiteScore
16.40
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发文量
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期刊介绍: The Journal of Management Studies is a prestigious publication that specializes in multidisciplinary research in the field of business and management. With a rich history of excellence, we are dedicated to publishing innovative articles that contribute to the advancement of management and organization studies. Our journal welcomes empirical and conceptual contributions that are relevant to various areas including organization theory, organizational behavior, human resource management, strategy, international business, entrepreneurship, innovation, and critical management studies. We embrace diversity and are open to a wide range of methodological approaches and philosophical perspectives.
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