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Governance and Social Enterprise

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Synonyms

Social cooperatives; Social entrepreneurs; Social entrepreneurship; Social ventures

Definition

The governance of social enterprise includes systems and processes ensuring the overall direction, supervision, and accountability of an organization.

Introduction

In organization and management studies, the term “governance” refers to the processes, rules, and structures used to govern an organization and ensure its accountability. It includes mechanisms for balancing the interests, or answering the needs, of a range of stakeholders including shareholders, employees, clients, suppliers, donors, communities, and governments. Governance structures are used to govern all types of organizations, including social enterprises.

However, due to the hybrid nature of social enterprises, in which both a social mission (similar to non-profit organizations) and a financial mission (similar to for profit organizations) co-exist, an ad hoc governance structure applies, which reflects their...

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  1. Yunus Centre for Social Business and Health, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, UK

    Simone Baglioni & Francesca Calò

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Baglioni, S., Calò, F. (2018). Governance and Social Enterprise. In: Farazmand, A. (eds) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_3313-1

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