The research frontier on internationalization of social enterprises

Social enterprises (SEs) are hybrid organizations that simultaneously pursue financial and social goals, while addressing institutional voids. Despite the extensive cross-border activities of SEs, the state of research addressing such flows of funds, technology and personnel is undeveloped. In this...

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Published inJournal of world business : JWB Vol. 55; no. 5; p. 101091
Main Authors Alon, Ilan, Mersland, Roy, Musteen, Martina, Randøy, Trond
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Inc 01.08.2020
Subjects
Internationalization
Social enterprises
Social entrepreneurship
Social enterprises
Social entrepreneurship
Internationalization
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Summary:Social enterprises (SEs) are hybrid organizations that simultaneously pursue financial and social goals, while addressing institutional voids. Despite the extensive cross-border activities of SEs, the state of research addressing such flows of funds, technology and personnel is undeveloped. In this introductory article, we discuss the unique aspects of SEs and explore how the international business literature can inform our understanding of their internationalization. We outline promising areas for future research related to the drivers of and the processes underlying SE internationalization as well as its consequences. With this as a background, we introduce the five articles in this Special Issue.
ISSN:1090-9516
DOI:10.1016/j.jwb.2020.101091