Reference points for business model innovation in social purpose organizations: A stakeholder perspective

Editorial and research agenda: JBR special issue on business model innovation in social purpose organizations

“…In their study of successful BMI by an SPO, Reficco, Layrisse, and Barrios (2020) propose that a challenging environment, or events within it, are a primary antecedent of BMI among SPOs, while both Siebold, this issue , Weerawardena et al, this issue also argue that environmental turbulence plays a significant role. Further, in their study of U.S. non-profit arts organizations, McDonald, Masselli, and Chanda (2020) find that environmental turbulence poses existential threats to SPOs, and drives BMI.…”

“…Further, Reficco et al (2020) propose that entrepreneurial insights and ideas drive BMI. Finally, and traversing the exogenous—endogenous divide, Siebold (2020) proposes that BMI is also stimulated by recognizing the needs of key stakeholders, then generating solutions that match the SPO. All told, the articles in this special issue contribute to our understanding of the many and varied antecedents of BMI.…”

“…Articles in this special issue examine value proposition BMI that includes developing new products and services ( De Silva et al, this issue , Fehrer and Wieland, this issue , Gasparin et al, this issue ), developing new marketing relationships ( De Silva et al, 2020 ), and drawing on the resources of others to enhance value propositions ( Kullak et al, 2020 ). Papers of this special issue investigate value creation BMI that includes new production processes ( De Silva et al, 2020 ), and working with suppliers, partners, networks, and ecosystems ( Best et al, this issue , De Silva et al, this issue , Fehrer and Wieland, this issue , Gasparin et al, this issue , Klein et al, this issue , McDonald et al, this issue , Siebold, this issue ). Value capture BMI detailed in the special issue includes that seeking to boost existing or develop new revenue streams ( Alshawaaf and Lee, this issue , Best et al, this issue , De Silva et al, this issue ), while architecture BMI is captured by Alshawaaf and Lee (2020) , who examine how digitizing their business models revitalized the Tate Modern in the UK and the Pompidou Centre in France.…”

“…The first of the strong substance-related themes in this special issue is a focus on how BMI promotes SPOs’ work with other actors to facilitate their dual social-economic goals. While working with others can present challenges and complexities, as Best et al (this issue) find in their study of UK-based SPOs providing services to people with disabilities, many articles find that SPOs seek to work, or are working, within broader systems to advance themselves by building networks ( Kullak et al, this issue , McDonald et al, this issue ), co-creating business models with stakeholders ( Gasparin et al, 2020 ), and working with like-minded partners ( De Silva et al, this issue , Klein et al, this issue ) and mutually-supportive stakeholders ( Siebold, 2020 ). Collaboration is also a popular focus of BMI aiming to balance tensions ( Fehrer and Wieland, this issue , Klein et al, this issue ) and serve the mission ( Kullak et al, 2020 ).…”

Las relaciones interespecíficas de las universidades con sus grupos de interés: metáfora biológica

“…El incremento de la instituciones de educación superior, la normatividad vigente en materia de calidad, la globalización de la economía (Cutovoi, 2018) y la decisión voluntaria de las universidades por la obtención de acreditación de alta calidad, les hace imperativo conocer sus grupos de interés (Duque-Oliva, 2009), las interacciones y sus relaciones, bien sean beneficiosas, inocuas o perjudiciales y de esta manera responder a sus expectativas considerando "aspectos éticos que les permitan cumplir sus obligaciones, sin poner en riesgo los intereses de los públicos que afectan o son afectados por ellas" (Osorio et al, 2018). Siebold (2020), muestra cómo organizaciones con un propósito social integrado pueden innovar sus modelos de negocio mediante el estudio de los grupos de interés como puntos de referencia para teorizar la innovación del modelo de negocio.…”