...Liliana Ávila; Luís Miguel D.F. Ferreira; Marlene Amorim Purpose Social enterprises live in the limbo between social and market objectives, posing many operations management challenges. This study extends the discussion of operational priorities, which has focused on purely for-profit...

...Boris Urban; Reggie Naidoo Purpose Activities in the manufacturing sector are often considered the bedrock of an economy and a key driver of growth and development. Within the South African manufacturing sector, operations skills are reported to be deficient and are often cited as a main cause...