Homeboy Industries: An Incubator of Hope and Businesses—A Note to Instructors

David Y. Choi and Fred Kiesner

Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 2007, vol. 31, issue 5, 787-790

Abstract: This case presents the story of Homeboy Industries, which was founded by Father Greg Boyle, S.J. to offer employment opportunities to former gang members in East Los Angeles. Homeboy Industries has successfully launched several businesses to hire and train “homies†who otherwise may not have found jobs. Michael Baca, the new operations director, is faced with the decision of whether to pursue expansion of the promising merchandising division. Complicating the decision is the need to balance both the social and business objectives of Homeboy Industries while dealing with the organization's extreme shortage of managerial and financial resources. This depiction of an unusual entrepreneurial environment also illustrates several organizational challenges and philosophical dilemmas that are common among social ventures.

Date: 2007
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DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6520.2007.00200.x

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