Unpacking microlevel social-purpose organisation in a less affluent economy: The cases of type 2 social business

Tanvir Ahmed, Clare D'Souza, Rafiuddin Ahmed, Marthin Nanere and Amir Khashru

Journal of Business Research, 2021, vol. 125, issue C, 621-629

Abstract: The objectives of the study are to analyze micro Type II Social Business SPOs’ pre-venture and post-venture experiences, and to demonstrate how they contribute to capturing value while simultaneously pursue two goals, i.e. to uplift the underprivileged and, at the same time, grow into self-sustaining businesses. The research also examines value creation through the focus of their goals on beneficiaries/investors and customers through high and low engagement. The study engages a four-year-long ethnographic approach and conducts in-depth interviews with 28 micro Type II Social Business SPOs in Bangladesh. By exploring the pre-venture stage, the findings illustrate how their drive, obstacles, skill development and gaining of self-dependence motivate social entrepreneurs to leverage their SPO ventures within this context. The post-venture stage identifies four types of business models (non-traditional non-profit, holistic social business, subsistence, and traditional small business), and addresses how Type II Social Business SPOs shape business model value creation.

Keywords: Social purpose organizations (SPOs); Type II Social Business; Social business entrepreneurs; Antecedents to value (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2020.02.001

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