Questioning the novelty of an increasingly implemented organizational form 'community-based enterprise (CBE)', this paper aims to compare CBE with two existing forms, namely cooperative and social enterprise, which at a first glance are quite similar to CBE. This paper discusses, analyzes, and compares the three forms using an organizational perspective, including organizational goal and architecture. The three intersects to one another. Social enterprise focuses on social goals and has a relatively broad scope of governance arrangement. Meanwhile, CBE has similar vibes with community cooperative, i.e. concentrating on citizen participation and aiming to provide benefits not only for members but also for local people in a broader sense. However, CBE has more flexible governance arrangement. If the legal form of CBE is not further developed or not offering financial advantage, then it can be a good opportunity for cooperative to expand its wings over the markets usually covered by CBE. The results of this paper advance the CBE's conceptual work and uncover opportunity for strategic implementation of the three forms.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.
hi@scite.ai
10624 S. Eastern Ave., Ste. A-614
Henderson, NV 89052, USA
Copyright © 2024 scite LLC. All rights reserved.
Made with 💙 for researchers
Part of the Research Solutions Family.