Drowning in the Seas of Social Enterprise: A Model of Competing Legitimacies

Howorth, Carole; MacDonald, Matthew Elliott

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“…The increased professionalization of resources is a factor that ought to lead to an improvement in the way that SEs are viewed. The literature recounts the perception of SEs as lacking authenticity (Weidner, et al, 2019;Ruebottom, 2013;Murphy, et al, 2018;Howorth & MacDonald, 2015) but we posit that as SEnts make greater use of their expert network resources (Allen, 2020) within their ecosystem, so this will improve their legitimacy, and this, in turn, will further expand the network of expert resurces that they are able to draw upon. Our work also suggests that this 'cycle of expert growth' can be greatly enhanced through schemes such as SE Places which serve to greatly improve the legitimacy of SEs (Samuel, 2018).…”

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The Ecosystem of UK Social Entrepreneurship: A Meta-Analysis of Contemporary Studies

White¹,

Allen²,

Samuel³

et al. 2022

Disadvantaged Entrepreneurship and the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

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This chapter explores social enterprises as an alternative addition to traditional entrepreneurial ecosystems. It reviews the substantial social enterprise literature in order to identify the myriad of competing tensions that constrain the development and success of social entrepreneurial ecosystems in areas of significant poverty and economic deprivation. Following this, the findings of several contemporary and novel studies are discussed. These collectively evidence the ways in which social enterprises are overcoming the seemingly immutable constraints that they operate under. In particular, the Social Enterprise Places initiative has been highly effective in supporting the development of flourishing social entrepreneurial ecosystems in many locations in the UK. However, the growth of social enterprises, both in number and economic importance, presents further challenges that social enterprise owners and managers will have to contend with. Consequently, these organizations and their allied ecosystems require continued structural, financial and skills support.

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The Ecosystem of UK Social Entrepreneurship: A Meta-Analysis of Contemporary Studies

White¹,

Allen²,

Samuel³

et al. 2022

Disadvantaged Entrepreneurship and the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

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“…Doherty, Haugh and Lyon (2014) synthesis of the literature indicates that this arises from financial pressures that can lead to compromise of SEs' social objectives (Grieco, Michelini and Lasevoli 2015;Litrico and Besharov 2019;Stevens et al 2015;Zainon et al 2014). Such mission drift is viewed as a substantial threat to SEs' legitimacy at a consumer, industrial and societal level (Howorth and Macdonald 2015;Murphy et al 2019;Weidner, Weber and Gobel 2019). Thus, the primary challenge that SEs face is that of reconciling their dual-mission of seeking to generate social value through commercial means (Bull 2008;Dees and Anderson 2006;Hai and Daft 2016;Smith et al 2012;Tracey and Phillips 2007) and the seemingly impossible task of maximizing both financial and social performance (Alegre 2015;Battilana and Lee 2014;Ebrahim, Battailana and Mair 2014;Sanders and McClellan 2014;Seanor et al 2014).…”

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Social Enterprise Places: A Place-Based Initiative Facilitating Syntactic, Semantic and Pragmatic Constructions of Legitimacy

Samuel

White

Peattie

et al. 2021

Journal of Macromarketing

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Social Enterprises are becoming a significant force of social as well as economic good despite facing many difficulties that are brought about by their unique characteristics. Chief among these is the question of their perceived legitimacy that impinges upon their ability to gain funding, acquire contracts and appear as capable organisations to potential partnering institutions. This study explores the means by which Social Enterprises are legitimized through participation in the Social Enterprise Place (SEP) programme in the UK. By examining the Boundary Objects (BO) that span the intersections of the incumbent social groups it identifies three pillars upon which SEPs have facilitated SE legitimacy. These pillars comprise (i) the place-based language (syntactic BO), that enables the identification of (ii) common social goals (semantic BOs), and thereby enables the (iii) mobilization of resources toward their resolution (pragmatic BOs). This research provides insight into the facilitation of legitimacy for Social Enterprises that are engaged in a place-based initiative. By responding to Peterson’s (2016) call for macromarketers to take more note of meso level marketing dynamics in different industries the paper highlights the potential for place to facilitate the legitimacy of SEs. In addition, it reveals a further macromarketing dimension to Boundary Object plasticity whereby they may evolve through syntactic, semantic and pragmatic forms over time.

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“…Understanding family businesses is not straightforward because it requires analysis of the complex interaction of family and firm, a context where, at its most basic, families emphasise relationships and businesses emphasise return on investment. Family businesses legitimately combine the social values of families with the performance values of business (Howorth, 2008). In this era when the corporate world is increasingly under scrutiny for its responsibilities and responsiveness, family businesses are particularly interesting for the insights they can provide into managing competing objectives effectively.…”

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Understanding Family Business Evidence, Assumptions and Questions: Introduction to the Elgar Encyclopedia of Family Business

Howorth,

Allan Discua

2024

Elgar Encyclopedia of Family Business

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Drowning in the Seas of Social Enterprise: A Model of Competing Legitimacies

Cited by 3 publications

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The Ecosystem of UK Social Entrepreneurship: A Meta-Analysis of Contemporary Studies

The Ecosystem of UK Social Entrepreneurship: A Meta-Analysis of Contemporary Studies

Social Enterprise Places: A Place-Based Initiative Facilitating Syntactic, Semantic and Pragmatic Constructions of Legitimacy

Understanding Family Business Evidence, Assumptions and Questions: Introduction to the Elgar Encyclopedia of Family Business

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