Social Enterprises Within the Public Sector’s Purview: A Taxonomy-Based Study on South Korea

This study applies a hierarchical clustering approach to identify social enterprise models that have appeared in a setting of public sector-led incubation. Within such a context, a high degree of conformity ought to be apparent due to the coercive isomorphic pressures associated with public sector p...

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Published in:VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations Vol. 35; no. 3; pp. 570 - 582
Main Authors: Claassen, Casper Hendrik, Mair, Johanna, Bidet, Eric
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer US 01.06.2024
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Springer Nature B.V
Springer Verlag
Subjects:
[SHS.GESTION]Humanities and Social Sciences/Business administration
[SHS]Humanities and Social Sciences
Business administration
Classification
Clustering
Coercion
Conformity
Government
Humanities and Social Sciences
Hybrid organization
Institutional pluralism
Intervention
Labor market
Multiculturalism & pluralism
Organizational diversity
Organizational research
Outsourcing
Patronage
Political Science
Population growth
Public sector
Research Paper
Social enterprise
Social enterprises
Social entrepreneurship
Social Policy
Social Sciences
South Korea
South Korea
Organizational diversity
Social enterprise
Government
Hybrid organization
Institutional pluralism
Social enterprises
South Korea
ISSN:1573-7888, 0957-8765, 1573-7888
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Summary:This study applies a hierarchical clustering approach to identify social enterprise models that have appeared in a setting of public sector-led incubation. Within such a context, a high degree of conformity ought to be apparent due to the coercive isomorphic pressures associated with public sector patronage. We nominate South Korea for our analysis, given that the rising number of social enterprises in the country is closely related to a regulatory intervention. Based on an analysis of 468 social enterprises, we find, contrary to expectations, that distinct clusters of government-certified social enterprises have emerged, namely social utility niche, job outsourcing, market opportunity, and integrated balanced models. We typologize these models according to their strategic orientation, mission focus, and institutional alignment. In doing so, we contribute to social enterprise research by illustrating how organizational pluralism may manifest when the growth of a population of social enterprises is directly linked to public sector intervention and regulation.
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ISSN:1573-7888
0957-8765
1573-7888
DOI:10.1007/s11266-023-00622-7