Social entrepreneurship (SE) has gained prominence in recent years, becoming a primary field of study and providing rich research opportunities that are both challenging and intriguing. This paper seeks to fill the knowledge gap in this field by improving the understanding of business models of SE and, more specifically, investigating how social entrepreneurs design their business models in order to create both social and economic value. Using the abductive approach method, the paper explores a single case study that enquires about the business model of the social enterprise named "La Paranza Cooperative", located in southern Italy and operating in the cultural heritage industry. Our main theoretical contribution lies in illustrating and formalising the ambidexterity perspective through which social enterprises simultaneously pursue goals that are apparently contradictory, such as economic and social ones. Furthermore, on the practical side, we assess the win-win managerial mechanisms that benefit social enterprises through their external environment as a bundle of distinctive resources while contributing to its requalification. Finally, our explorative study opens-up for deeper and more detailed future research on the business model of SE.
Assessing the Social Entrepreneurship Business Model: An Exploratory Case Study in the Italian Cultural Heritage Sector / Cucari, N.; D'Angelo, E.; Esposito, E.; Ciasullo, M. V.. - In: ENTREPRENEURSHIP RESEARCH JOURNAL. - ISSN 2157-5665. - 10:4(2020).
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Titolo: | Assessing the Social Entrepreneurship Business Model: An Exploratory Case Study in the Italian Cultural Heritage Sector | |
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Data di pubblicazione: | 2020 | |
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Citazione: | Assessing the Social Entrepreneurship Business Model: An Exploratory Case Study in the Italian Cultural Heritage Sector / Cucari, N.; D'Angelo, E.; Esposito, E.; Ciasullo, M. V.. - In: ENTREPRENEURSHIP RESEARCH JOURNAL. - ISSN 2157-5665. - 10:4(2020). | |
Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/11573/1462869 | |
Appartiene alla tipologia: | 01a Articolo in rivista |