Assessing the Social Entrepreneurship Business Model: An Exploratory Case Study in the Italian Cultural Heritage Sector
| Autor: | Maria Vincenza Ciasullo, Eugenio D’Angelo, Nicola Cucari, Eduardo Esposito |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Value (ethics)
Entrepreneurship value-capture Knowledge management ambidexterity perspective Strategy and Management Social entrepreneurship Business model Management of Technology and Innovation 0502 economics and business Business and International Management Ambidexterity business model cultural heritage Social enterprise Value-capture Value-creation business.industry Field (Bourdieu) 05 social sciences ambidexterity perspective business model cultural heritage social enterprise value-capture value-creation social enterprise value-creation Value capture Cultural heritage 050211 marketing business 050203 business & management |
| Zdroj: | Entrepreneurship Research Journal. 10 |
| ISSN: | 2157-5665 2194-6175 |
| DOI: | 10.1515/erj-2019-0316 |
| Popis: | Social entrepreneurship (SE) has gained prominence in recent years, becoming a primary field of study and providing rich research opportunities that are both challenging and intriguing. This paper seeks to fill the knowledge gap in this field by improving the understanding of business models of SE and, more specifically, investigating how social entrepreneurs design their business models in order to create both social and economic value. Using the abductive approach method, the paper explores a single case study that enquires about the business model of the social enterprise named “La Paranza Cooperative”, located in southern Italy and operating in the cultural heritage industry. Our main theoretical contribution lies in illustrating and formalising the ambidexterity perspective through which social enterprises simultaneously pursue goals that are apparently contradictory, such as economic and social ones. Furthermore, on the practical side, we assess the win–win managerial mechanisms that benefit social enterprises through their external environment as a bundle of distinctive resources while contributing to its requalification. Finally, our explorative study opens-up for deeper and more detailed future research on the business model of SE. |
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