Littlewood, D and Holt, D orcid.org/0000-0002-2945-5207 (2018) Social enterprise resilience in sub-Saharan Africa. Business Strategy and Development, 1 (1). pp. 53-63. ISSN 2572-3170
Abstract
This paper examines resilience in development‐oriented social enterprises in sub‐Saharan Africa drawing upon in‐depth case study research. It explores the nature of the strategic challenges faced by social enterprises in sub‐Saharan African contexts and which necessitate organisational resilience. Key resources and capabilities possessed by resilient social enterprises are identified. Finally, strategies adopted by resilient social enterprises are explored. This research not only contributes to literature on resilience in social enterprises but also works on wider organisational resilience, particularly in complex and unpredictable environments. Furthermore, it contributes to hitherto limited work on social enterprises in sub‐Saharan Africa. Finally, this paper has implications for practicing managers in social enterprises who are looking to build organisational resilience.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | (c) 2018, The Authors. Business Strategy and Development published by ERP Environment and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/], which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | capabilities, development, resilience, social enterprise, stakeholders, strategy, sub‐Saharan Africa |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Business (Leeds) > Management Division (LUBS) (Leeds) > Management Division Enterprise & Entrepreneurship (LUBS) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 22 Aug 2019 15:26 |
Last Modified: | 22 Aug 2019 15:26 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Identification Number: | 10.1002/bsd2.11 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:149888 |
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