The Role of Social Enterprise and Hybrid Organizations

Eldar, Ofer

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“…≥ā, the worker's utility increases byā − a(i). 16 But if a(i) + d(i) <ā, the worker's utility increases only by d(i) <ā − a(i). Using equations (2) and (9), the probability that a(i) + d(i) <ā, is the same as the probability that a < E(a) + 1 2γ for a for-profit firm and a < E(a) + v 2γ for a non-profit.…”

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“…In recent years, many forms of hybrid organizations that combine profit and social missions have emerged to address a variety of social problems. In particular, social enterprises, such as microfinance institutions and fair trade social enterprises, are increasingly influential in addressing a variety of development missions, such as facilitating access to capital, improving employment opportunities and productivity and enhancing consumer welfare (see Dees, 2008;Eldar, 2017). These organizations signal a shift from the traditional model of pursuing development through donative funding to more entrepreneurial organizations that transact directly with their beneficiaries.…”

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“…The experience of many donative organizations, particularly NGOs and development agencies, in their quest to alleviate poverty and pursue development missions suggests that the effectiveness of their programs is often limited (Easterly, 2009;McKenzie & Woodruff, 2013). This problem is particularly acute in the context of complex missions, such as increasing access to capital or improving employment opportunities (Eldar, 2017).…”

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“…For example, for-profit corporations, such as Google, have large segments that engage in philanthropy. Despite enthusiasm for corporate philanthropy, it has, like donative organizations, a relatively poor record in pursuing complex social goals (Eldar, 2017). In this respect, I make a distinction between for-profit social enterprises that transact with their beneficiaries, and those that simply transfer subsidies to third parties through corporate charity or corporate social responsibility initiatives.…”

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“…8 This led to a renewed scholarly interest on the role of hybrid entities in society. 9 More generally, recent reforms reignited the debate on whether corporate management should maximize shareholder profits or adopt a stakeholder-oriented perspective. 10 While hybrid entities' popularity among businesses and lawmakers is perhaps still limited, disclosure-based approaches have obtained broader support at the international level.…”

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Empowering Corporate Constituencies in the European Union: The Limits and Challenges of Non-Financial Disclosure

Picciau¹,

Rimini²

2019

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Kopsavilkums Līdz ar lielo transnacionālo korporāciju paplašināšanos, kā arī vides problēmu un klimata pārmaiņu saasināšanos valstu un starptautiskie likumdevēji arvien intensīvāk meklē iespējas korporatīvās sociālās atbildības veicināšanai. Lielās korporācijas faktiski atrodas privileģētā stāvoklī, kas ļauj ietekmēt gan pozitīvas, gan negatīvas pārmaiņas, ņemot vērā šo korporāciju darbības mērogu un teritoriālo paplašināšanos. Darbojoties dažādās valstīs, tās vienlaikus var savtīgi izmantot tajās pastāvošu atvieglotu normatīvo regulējumu, lai palielinātu savu peļņu vai arī, gluži pretēji, ar savu darbību uzlabotu darba apstākļus ievērojamam cilvēku skaitam un nodrošinātu vides aizsardzību pat tad, ja šajās jomās vietējā regulējuma nav vai tas nav pietiekams. Galvenais uzdevums ir atrast visefektīvāko risinājumu, kā virzīt lielo korporāciju spēcīgo ietekmi, lai tā veicinātu pozitīvas sociālās un vides izmaiņas. Likumdevēji visā pasaulē arvien vairāk pievēršas nefinanšu informācijas atklāšanas regulējumam kā iespējamajam risinājumam. Eiropas Savienības direktīva 2014/95/ES pieprasa atsevišķiem lieliem uzņēmumiem vadības ziņojumā vai atsevišķā paziņojumā iekļaut informāciju par dažādiem nefinanšu jautājumiem, sākot ar vides, sociālajiem un darba ņēmēju aspektiem un beidzot ar cilvēktiesību ievērošanu, pretkorupcijas un kukuļošanas novēršanas pasākumiem. Dalībvalstis tiek aicinātas ieviest konkrētāku regulējumu, lai veicinātu pārskatu sniegšanu par ilgtspēju šajās jomās. Lai gan iecere ir lieliska, pastāv pamats šaubīties, vai tas ir vairāk nekā tikai provizorisks pirmais solis. Atšķirībā no finanšu informācijas atklāšanas nefinanšu informācijas atklāšanas noteikumi, standarti un metrika joprojām ir samērā nepietiekami izstrādāti, tāpat kā izpratne par to, kuri vides, sociālie un pārvaldības jautājumi faktiski ietekmē finanšu rādītājus. Vissvarīgākais ir tas, ka pašreizējā sistēma nav pielāgota iespējamo ieinteresēto pušu dažādībai un neviendabīgumam. Kaut arī finanšu informācijas atklāšana galvenokārt vērsta uz pašreizējiem un potenciālajiem investoriem, nefinanšu informācijas atklāšanai ir lielākas iespējas sasniegt mērķi, kad tā veiksmīgi sasniedz visas ieinteresētās puses-uzņēmumu darbiniekus, klientus, piegādātājus, vietējās kopienas un plašu sabiedrības loku, kā arī varas iestādes. Tāpēc nefinansiālās informācijas pielāgošana * Although the article is the result of the discussion among the authors, the introduction and paragraphs 2 and 3 shall be attributed to Chiara Picciau, whilst paragraph 1 and the conclusions shall be attributed to Emanuele Rimini. Sekcija. Privāttiesību attīstības tendences, izaicinājumi un pilnveidošana nākotnē Section. Trends, Challenges and Future Developments in Private Law iecerēto saņēmēju vajadzībām ir pirmais un, iespējams, vissteidzamākais solis, lai izveidotu efektīvāku normatīvo instrumentu un atvieglotu šīs prasības ieviešanu privātā un valsts līmenī. atslēgvārdi: nefinanšu informācijas atklāšana, korporatīvā sociālā atbildība, Direktīva 2014/95/ES, pārskati par ilgtspēju sum...

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The nexus between non‐governmental organisations involved in conservation and profit‐seeking state‐owned enterprises: A potential alternative credibility enhancing mechanism for biodiversity disclosures?

Ackers,

Adebayo

2024

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Responding to calls to incorporate biodiversity matters into accounting research, we attempt to provide a balance by moving away from the conventional focus on the reporting of biodiversity impacts and activities by public and private sector organisations, by focusing on how non‐governmental organisations active in the conservation space (CNGOs), interact with the public sector. In particular, we confine our study to explaining how South African state‐owned enterprises (SOEs) and CNGOs active in South Africa, report on their collaboration engagements. To explain the engagements between SOEs and CNGOs, we use their publicly available reports (annual/integrated) to explore the extent which these entities interact and collaborate. However, although several CNGOs operate in South Africa, we documented little evidence of formalised engagements between these SOEs and CNGOs, with Eskom being the notable exception. Notwithstanding the observed scant formalised reporting on engagements, we suggest that the reporting of CNGOs engagements could be harnessed to indirectly serve as alternative credibility enhancing mechanisms. In this way, it could contribute by attesting to the veracity of organisational biodiversity disclosures, and may provide a basis to hold these organisations to account for their contribution to environmental conservation, or degradation. In this context, we conclude by calling for a research agenda to investigate the relationship between CNGOs and their funding organisations, irrespective of whether they operate in the public or private sectors, as well as the potential of CNGOs to serve as advocacy and activism agents, thereby improving organisational biodiversity accountability.

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The Role of Social Enterprise and Hybrid Organizations

Cited by 20 publications

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The Organization of Social Enterprise

The Organization of Social Enterprise

Empowering Corporate Constituencies in the European Union: The Limits and Challenges of Non-Financial Disclosure

The nexus between non‐governmental organisations involved in conservation and profit‐seeking state‐owned enterprises: A potential alternative credibility enhancing mechanism for biodiversity disclosures?

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