Purpose – This paper seeks to pinpoint the role played by social enterprises in the growth and mainstreaming of fair trade. Design/methodology/approach – The review encompasses seminal papers on the growth and mainstreaming of fair trade. Findings – A crucial role is played by social...

Despite widespread acknowledgement that social entrepreneurship and social enterprise remain highly contextual –and, therefore, contestable– notions which can be interpreted in various ways depending on the ideology and the goals of the institutions championing them (Dart 2004; Dey & Steyaert 2010;...

Purpose - This article explores the role of organizational legitimacy in understanding the emergence and development of ‘cross-sector collaboration’ between social enterprises and corporations. Design/methodology/approach - An in-depth case study of a long-standing but fragile partnership...