Powell, M.G., Gillett, A. and Doherty, B. (2019) Sustainability in social enterprise: hybrid organizing in public services. Public Management Review, 21 (2). pp. 159-186. ISSN 1471-9037
Abstract
It is commonly assumed that social enterprises (SEs) are able to meet social outcomes and also be financially viable; however, little research supports this claim. Using hybrid organizing as a lens to analyse case study interview data from ten SEs delivering adult day-care services, we identify three factors which affect an SE’s ability to simultaneously achieve social outcomes and financial sustainability and thus create value-spillovers for society. These are diverse income streams to strengthen financial viability and reduce reliance on service-level agreements and grants; delivering social quality (quality of social impact) as well as service quality, and a hybrid workforce.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2018 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Public Management Review. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Social enterprise; hybrid organizing; public service delivery; sustainability |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Management School (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 08 Feb 2018 14:02 |
Last Modified: | 19 Apr 2021 10:39 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/14719037.2018.1438504 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:127235 |