Businesses with a Difference

Balancing the Social and the Economic

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology, Business & Finance, Economics
Cover of the book Businesses with a Difference by Laurie Mook, Jack Quarter, Sherida Ryan, University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
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Author: Laurie Mook, Jack Quarter, Sherida Ryan ISBN: 9781442694460
Publisher: University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division Publication: May 25, 2012
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Laurie Mook, Jack Quarter, Sherida Ryan
ISBN: 9781442694460
Publisher: University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
Publication: May 25, 2012
Imprint:
Language: English

Market-based social economy firms such as social enterprises, social purpose businesses, co-operatives, credit unions, and community economic development corporations aim to meet distinct social needs while making money. Do these types of businesses have the potential for growth in the modern economy? Are they destined to function only in areas where conventional firms cannot achieve a sufficient rate of return? Or will the role of social economy organizations change as businesses begin placing more emphasis on corporate social responsibility?

Building on the popular 2010 collection Researching the Social Economy, Businesses with a Difference explores the challenges and opportunities faced by firms that seek a genuine balance between their social and economic objectives. Through international case studies, including comparative analyses, this innovative collection highlights the unique issues that must be addressed when associations are accountable not to investors and shareholders, but instead to ordinary people.

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Market-based social economy firms such as social enterprises, social purpose businesses, co-operatives, credit unions, and community economic development corporations aim to meet distinct social needs while making money. Do these types of businesses have the potential for growth in the modern economy? Are they destined to function only in areas where conventional firms cannot achieve a sufficient rate of return? Or will the role of social economy organizations change as businesses begin placing more emphasis on corporate social responsibility?

Building on the popular 2010 collection Researching the Social Economy, Businesses with a Difference explores the challenges and opportunities faced by firms that seek a genuine balance between their social and economic objectives. Through international case studies, including comparative analyses, this innovative collection highlights the unique issues that must be addressed when associations are accountable not to investors and shareholders, but instead to ordinary people.

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