THE INTERNATIONAL GROWTH OF A SOCIAL BUSINESS: A CASE STUDY
In developing countries, initiatives have often been undertaken in order to fight social and environmental problems. Since the 1990s, an increase can be seen in corporate social responsibility actions, as well as increasingly strong activities by civil society organizations. Tweenty years ago, compa...
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| author | Anita Maria de Moura Graziella Comini Armindo dos Santos de Sousa Teodósio |
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| description | In developing countries, initiatives have often been undertaken in order to fight social and environmental problems. Since the 1990s, an increase can be seen in corporate social responsibility actions, as well as increasingly strong activities by civil society organizations. Tweenty years ago, companies and civil society organizations stood wide apart from each other, with often conflicting agendas and resistance to mutual collaboration. This reality has changed significantly. Besides the phenomenon of cross-sector partnerships, we can also observe the expansion of a particular organization type, i.e., the social business, which combines two objectives that were previously seen as incompatible: financial sustainability and the generation of social value. This article aims to discuss the factors that influence the results of a social business operating in three countries: Botswana, Brazil and Jordan. The results allow understanding the challenges involved in constructing social businesses in developing countries as well as a better understanding of the very nature of those businesses, considering the social realities where they operate. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5a4ef8d7f95f46c092e1ef361cb19b852023-09-03T02:11:23ZengFundação Getulio Vargas, Escola de Administração de Empresas de São PauloRAE: Revista de Administração de Empresas0034-75902178-938X2015-06-01554444460THE INTERNATIONAL GROWTH OF A SOCIAL BUSINESS: A CASE STUDYAnita Maria de Moura0Graziella Comini1Armindo dos Santos de Sousa Teodósio2Master’s in Business Administration from Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Economia, Administração e Contabilidade – São Paulo – SP, BrazilProfessor at Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Economia, Administração e Contabilidade – São Paulo – SP, BrazilProfessor at Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais, Programa de Pós-Graduação Stricto Senso em Administração – Belo Horizonte – MG, BrazilIn developing countries, initiatives have often been undertaken in order to fight social and environmental problems. Since the 1990s, an increase can be seen in corporate social responsibility actions, as well as increasingly strong activities by civil society organizations. Tweenty years ago, companies and civil society organizations stood wide apart from each other, with often conflicting agendas and resistance to mutual collaboration. This reality has changed significantly. Besides the phenomenon of cross-sector partnerships, we can also observe the expansion of a particular organization type, i.e., the social business, which combines two objectives that were previously seen as incompatible: financial sustainability and the generation of social value. This article aims to discuss the factors that influence the results of a social business operating in three countries: Botswana, Brazil and Jordan. The results allow understanding the challenges involved in constructing social businesses in developing countries as well as a better understanding of the very nature of those businesses, considering the social realities where they operate.http://rae.fgv.br/sites/rae.fgv.br/files/the_international_growth_of_a_social_business_a_case_study_0.pdfSocial businesspeople with disabilitiessocial entreprenershiphydrid organizationssocial shared value |
| spellingShingle | Anita Maria de Moura Graziella Comini Armindo dos Santos de Sousa Teodósio THE INTERNATIONAL GROWTH OF A SOCIAL BUSINESS: A CASE STUDY RAE: Revista de Administração de Empresas Social business people with disabilities social entreprenership hydrid organizations social shared value |
| title | THE INTERNATIONAL GROWTH OF A SOCIAL BUSINESS: A CASE STUDY |
| title_full | THE INTERNATIONAL GROWTH OF A SOCIAL BUSINESS: A CASE STUDY |
| title_fullStr | THE INTERNATIONAL GROWTH OF A SOCIAL BUSINESS: A CASE STUDY |
| title_full_unstemmed | THE INTERNATIONAL GROWTH OF A SOCIAL BUSINESS: A CASE STUDY |
| title_short | THE INTERNATIONAL GROWTH OF A SOCIAL BUSINESS: A CASE STUDY |
| title_sort | international growth of a social business a case study |
| topic | Social business people with disabilities social entreprenership hydrid organizations social shared value |
| url | http://rae.fgv.br/sites/rae.fgv.br/files/the_international_growth_of_a_social_business_a_case_study_0.pdf |
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