Beyond green niches? Growth strategies of environmentally-motivated social enterprises

Vickers, Ian ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5863-969X and Lyon, Fergus ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6275-4102 (2014) Beyond green niches? Growth strategies of environmentally-motivated social enterprises. International Small Business Journal, 32 (4) . pp. 449-470. ISSN 0266-2426 [Article] (doi:10.1177/0266242612457700)

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Abstract

The article examines the strategies by which environmentally-motivated social enterprises seek to scale up their positive impacts, drawing on a theoretical understanding of the role of entrepreneurial agency in transitions to a more sustainable economy and society. Case study evidence is used to explore different forms of enterprise growth, contributions to economic, environmental and social value, and the capabilities involved in their realisation. A typology of three distinct approaches or modes is introduced to help explain orientations and strategies that reflect both conventional conceptions of growth and alternative ways of growing social and environmental value. The role of values, capabilities and relational learning in shaping strategies and addressing the tensions and challenges encountered within each category is highlighted.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	First Published Online - Dec 4, 2012, Issue published: June 1, 2014
Research Areas:	A. > Business School
Item ID:	10402
Useful Links:	Organisation Middlesex University Expert Profile Middlesex University Expert Profile
Depositing User:	Pamela Macaulay
Date Deposited:	10 Apr 2013 12:13
Last Modified:	29 Nov 2022 23:31
URI:	https://eprints.mdx.ac.uk/id/eprint/10402

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