Defining the Social Enterprise: A Tangled Web
Defining the Social Enterprise: A Tangled Web
Author(s): Katherine Isabel RostronSubject(s): Business Economy / Management, Methodology and research technology, Social development, Management and complex organizations, Sociology of Culture, Sociology of the arts, business, education, Social Norms / Social Control, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: New Millennium Discoveries Ltd
Keywords: Social Enterprise; Definition; Contextual Meaning;
Summary/Abstract: This paper aims to inform those reviewing the literature defining the social enterprise. The researcher made observations as part of a wider review of the Social Enterprise literature. The review was undertaken by searching with a range of key words, targeting relevant journals to identify relevant papers and used citations and references to search for further relevant material. The discussion has a UK perspective and consults but does not comprehensively incorporate the international literature. The findings include the discovery that while a definition may remain elusive the process of searching provides opportunities to deepen understanding of the topic. The author recommends further research to explore the perspectives of users, employees and managers of social enterprises to add to the discussion that already exists amongst the academics and policy makers.
Journal: International Journal of Management and Applied Research
- Issue Year: 2/2015
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 85-99
- Page Count: 15
- Language: English