This study aims to empirically verify whether the entrepreneurial strategic orientation of social enterprises has any effect on organizational effectiveness with the mediation of dynamic capabilities. In the consideration of social enterprises' features, strategic orientation consisted of social...

On the basis of the lack of measurement tools and the research gap regarding social entrepreneurship, three studies were conducted to develop a new measure of social enterprise (SE) performance that is empirically valid and easy to administer. The purpose of this measure was to examine the...

This study explores the complementary role of acquisition/assimilation and transformation/exploitation in the absorptive capacity in the perspective of knowledge absorptive capacity. For this, depending on human capital and resource-based view, this study pays attention to the interaction effect...

This study applies human capital theory to link social entrepreneurs' characteristics and the performance of social ventures. Especially, considering the dualistic nature of social ventures, we investigate two specific human capital of entrepreneurs, such as prior social experience and prior...

Culture is a key driving force in enhancing organizational performance. The results of recent studies indicate the importance of managers having the capacity to understand organizational culture and link it to organizational performance improvement. This study aims to examine the relationship...

Social Entrepreneurship Organizations (SEOs) aim to solve social, environmental or societal problems even as they strive to work profitably. The achievement of the social mission also requires economic viability and differentiation from the competition. Acting in contested markets, SEOs must,...