...Misun Lee; Ralph S. Brower; Daniel L. Fay Purpose This paper analyzes how a national social enterprise policy encourages the social missions of social enterprises and uncovers the relationships between social enterprise governance and labor equity, an area that has been rarely studied in nonprofit...

...Valentina Patetta; Marta Enciso-Santocildes Purpose The aim of this paper is to provide insights and knowledge about the motivations and implications for social enterprises' participation in SIBs, particularly in terms of collaboration and partnership with the public sector, as well...

...Casper Hendrik Claassen; Eric Bidet; Junki Kim; Yeanhee Choi Purpose Public sector institutional entrepreneurship efforts may contribute to addressing social challenges by creating an enabling regulatory environment that promotes social enterprise formation and fosters complementarity between...

...Sofi Perikangas; Harri Kostilainen; Sakari Kainulainen Purpose The purpose of this article is to show (1) how social innovations are created through co-production in social enterprises in Finland and (2) how enabling ecosystems for the creation of social innovations can be enhanced...

...Walter Mswaka; Olu Aluko Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the growth of social enterprise in the UK in the context of the renewed interest in the creative use of organisations with a social mission to complement public service delivery. Given the impact of globalisation...

...Pam Seanor; Michael Bull; Susan Baines; Martin Purcell Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to offer new reflection upon the contested interaction of social enterprises with the public sector. It does this by fore fronting the notions of boundaries, boundary work and boundary objects...

... have seen a shift towards more services being provided by private for- and nonprofit actors. This shift means that roles are reconsidered, renegotiated and reconstructed. In this debate social entrepreneurship, social enterprises and innovation are emphasized. The aim of this paper is to problematize...

...Myfanwy Trueman; Nelarine Cornelius; Tom Franks; John Lawler; Nelarine Cornelius; James Wallace Purpose In this article, the aim is to explore the rise of the role of the social enterprise as a “force for good” in the context of social and economic regeneration. Building on the growing importance...