Harmonizing Tension of Hybrid Organizations
Social enterprises must navigate the contradictory pulls of social and for-profit goals without tipping too far to one side.
Research - Articles
Highlights from scholarly journals (more)
Bidding for Development Aid
For-profits and nonprofits play different roles in bidding for international development contracts.
Bottom-Up Corporate Social Responsibility
Employee-driven corporate social initiatives promise greater success than standard programs.
Collaborating Is Hard Work
Cross-sector collaborations can break down when the interests, expectations, and power dynamics of the participants conflict.
Nonprofit Crime Reduction
Community organizations devoted to reducing crime have shown results.
Teaching to the Life Test
The ability of teachers to improve students’ non-cognitive abilities may have greater importance than test scores.
Workplace Volunteering Culture
Companies that create a climate of volunteering can see benefits even among non-volunteers.
Gender and Social Ventures
Presence of female business leaders in community can bolster launching female-led social enterprises.
The Right Soil for Innovation
The idea for a New York City botanical garden needed a suitable milieu to flourish.
A Limited Right of Association
Not every group could gain corporate rights in de Tocqueville’s America.