Pathways to scaling up in emerging economies: A configurational analysis of organizational capabilities in social enterprises

IF 9.8 1区管理学 Q1 BUSINESS

Journal of Business Research Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI:10.1016/j.jbusres.2024.115091

Yue Xiao

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Abstract

Organizational capability is a key factor influencing the effectiveness of scaling social impact within social enterprises, yet the combined effects of specific capabilities have been largely overlooked by existing studies. Utilizing the SCALERS model, this research examines how different configurations of organizational capabilities contribute to high-performance scaling up in entrepreneurially vibrant regions of emerging economies. Based on a configurational analysis of 46 purposively selected Chinese social enterprises, this study identifies five effective pathways catering to social enterprises with varying replicable programs, connection capacities, and self-development capabilities. These pathways remain robust when government attention and public attention are considered situational contingencies. Additionally, this study reveals a high level of consistency across pathways in achieving overall social impact and its specific quantitative and qualitative dimensions. This study bridges the gap in examining the synergistic potential of organizational capabilities and provides a more fine-grained investigation of scaling up.

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新兴经济体扩大规模的途径：社会企业组织能力的配置分析

组织能力是影响社会企业社会影响规模效应的关键因素，但现有研究在很大程度上忽视了特定能力的综合效应。利用SCALERS模型，本研究考察了不同的组织能力配置如何促进新兴经济体创业活力地区的高效规模扩张。基于对46家中国社会企业的结构分析，本研究确定了5条有效路径，以适应具有不同可复制方案、连接能力和自我发展能力的社会企业。当政府的关注和公众的关注被认为是情境偶然性时，这些途径仍然是强大的。此外，本研究揭示了在实现整体社会影响及其具体的定量和定性维度方面的高度一致性。本研究弥补了在检验组织能力的协同潜力方面的差距，并提供了对规模扩大的更细致的调查。

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Journal of Business Research BUSINESS-

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20.30

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10.60%

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956

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