Towards a ‘long view’: historical perspectives on the scaling and replication of social ventures
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Blundel, R. and Lyon, F. 2015. Towards a ‘long view’: historical perspectives on the scaling and replication of social ventures. Journal of Social Entrepreneurship. 6 (1), pp. 80-102. https://doi.org/10.1080/19420676.2014.954258
Type | Article |
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Title | Towards a ‘long view’: historical perspectives on the scaling and replication of social ventures |
Authors | Blundel, R. and Lyon, F. |
Abstract | Social ventures are now widely regarded as playing an essential role in addressing persistent and pervasive societal challenges. This insight has prompted an active search for readily-scaleable and replicable business models. However, relatively little consideration has been given to the longer-term growth and performance of these hybrid organizational forms. This paper examines how historically-informed research might enhance our understanding of growth processes. It considers the conceptualization of organizational growth in social ventures and the relevance of prevailing constructs. The explanatory potential of ‘long view’ approaches examined by applying three constructs, opportunity recognition, entrepreneurial adjustment, and institutional structure, in a comparative historical analysis of two British social ventures. |
Keywords | Social ventures; growth process; scaling; replication; historical methods |
Research Group | Centre for Enterprise, Environment and Development Research (CEEDR) |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis (Routledge) |
Journal | Journal of Social Entrepreneurship |
ISSN | 1942-0676 |
Electronic | 1942-0684 |
Publication dates | |
Online | 30 Sep 2014 |
02 Jan 2015 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 23 Feb 2016 |
Accepted | 05 Jan 2014 |
Output status | Published |
Accepted author manuscript | |
Copyright Statement | This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Social Entrepreneurship on 30/09/2014, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/19420676.2014.954258 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/19420676.2014.954258 |
Web of Science identifier | WOS:000214396100005 |
Language | English |
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