Tacking stock of the trajectories of South Korea’s government-certified social enterprises: perspectives on a fluid semi-public sector model

Casper Hendrik Claassen (), Eric Bidet (), Junki Kim and Yeanhee Choi
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Casper Hendrik Claassen: Yonsei University
Eric Bidet: ARGUMans - Laboratoire de recherche en gestion Le Mans Université - UM - Le Mans Université
Junki Kim: SNU - Seoul National University [Seoul]
Yeanhee Choi: SNU - Seoul National University [Seoul]

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Abstract: Purpose: This study aims to assess the alignment of South Korea's government-certified social enterprises (GCSEs) with prevailing social enterprise (SE) models, notably the entrepreneurial nonprofit, social cooperative and social business models delineated in the "Emergence of Social Enterprises in Europe" (Defourny and Nyssens, 2012, 2017a, 2017b) and the "principle of interest" frameworks (Defourny et al., 2021). Thereby, it seeks to situate these enterprises within recognized frameworks and elucidate their hybrid identities. Design/methodology/approach: Analyzing panel data from 2016 to 2020 for 259 GCSEs, this study uses tslearn for k-means clustering with dynamic time warping to assess their developmental trajectories and alignment with established SE models, which echoes the approach of Defourny et al. (2021). We probe the "fluid" identities of semi-public sector SEs, integrating Gordon's (2013) notion that they tend to blend various SE traditions as opposed to existing in isolation. Findings: Results indicate that GCSEs do align with prevalent SE frameworks. Furthermore, they represent a spectrum of SE models, suggesting the versatility of the public sector in fostering diverse types of SEs. Originality/value: The concept of a semi-public sector SE model has been relatively uncharted, even though it holds significance for research on SE typologies and public sector entrepreneurship literature. This study bridges this gap by presenting empirical evidence of semi-public SEs and delineating the potential paths these enterprises might take as they amalgamate various SE traditions.

Keywords: social enterprise; public sector entrepreneurship; organizational hybridity; south korea (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024-02-08
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Published in Social Enterprise Journal, 2024, 20 (3), ⟨10.1108/SEJ-08-2023-0102⟩

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DOI: 10.1108/SEJ-08-2023-0102

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