Gittins, P and Morland, L (2021) Is ‘Growing Better’ ripe for development? Creating an urban farm for social impact. The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, 22 (4). pp. 266-274. ISSN 1465-7503
Abstract
‘Growing Better’ is a micro-social enterprise Community Interest Company (CIC), based in the Leeds City Region (UK), which provides a supportive working environment for people with mental health issues at an urban farming facility. This case study explores the business model and informs the challenge of growing a social enterprise with limited human and technical resources. Findings suggest that the potential for growth lies with the social entrepreneur’s ability to harness external stakeholder support; however, any development of the venture should also inform the effective utilisation of resources through operations management. Practically the case explores how aspirations for social and environmental impact drives the need to acquire and manage resources effectively and efficiently.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s) 2021. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits any use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage). |
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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: | 29 Mar 2023 10:00 |
Last Modified: | 29 Mar 2023 10:00 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/14657503211000576 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:197791 |