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Meaningful difficulties in the mapping of social enterprises

Meaningful difficulties in the mapping of social enterprises Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to highlight conceptual and technical difficulties in mapping “social enterprise” and “social purpose business” organizations. Design/methodology/approach – This paper reflects on the design and administration of a social enterprise population survey in Ontario, Canada. Findings – Numerous approaches used to frame social enterprise organizations were seriously flawed and fundamentally problematic, and criteria to distinguish social enterprise from other organizations were seemingly arbitrary, unstable, or unworkable. Originality/value – This paper both contributes to those attempting to empirically research social enterprise organizations, and to the broader discussion concerning whether social enterprise is usefully approached as a distinctive organizational form. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Social Enterprise Journal Emerald Publishing

Meaningful difficulties in the mapping of social enterprises

Social Enterprise Journal , Volume 6 (3): 8 – Nov 16, 2010

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Publisher
Emerald Publishing
Copyright
Copyright © 2010 Emerald Group Publishing Limited. All rights reserved.
ISSN
1750-8614
DOI
10.1108/17508611011088797
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Abstract

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to highlight conceptual and technical difficulties in mapping “social enterprise” and “social purpose business” organizations. Design/methodology/approach – This paper reflects on the design and administration of a social enterprise population survey in Ontario, Canada. Findings – Numerous approaches used to frame social enterprise organizations were seriously flawed and fundamentally problematic, and criteria to distinguish social enterprise from other organizations were seemingly arbitrary, unstable, or unworkable. Originality/value – This paper both contributes to those attempting to empirically research social enterprise organizations, and to the broader discussion concerning whether social enterprise is usefully approached as a distinctive organizational form.

Journal

Social Enterprise JournalEmerald Publishing

Published: Nov 16, 2010

Keywords: Organizational structure; Surveys; Population; Non‐profit organizations; Canada

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