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A comparative overview of social enterprise ‘ecosystems’ in Scotland and England: an evolutionary perspective

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Hazenberg R, Bajwa-Patel M, Roy MJ, Mazzei M & Baglioni S (2016) A comparative overview of social enterprise ‘ecosystems’ in Scotland and England: an evolutionary perspective. International Review of Sociology, 26 (2), pp. 205--222. https://doi.org/10.1080/03906701.2016.1181395

Abstract
Social enterprise has been identified as a culturally and socially constructed phenomenon; over recent years there has been increasing focus on how social enterprise ‘ecosystems’ differ across countries. There has been less focus on the differences in social enterprise ecosystems within countries, where regional differences in the cultural, political and social environment can lead to variations in the environment for support. Recent devolution within the United Kingdom has led to all four countries developing fairly diverse political and policy environments. This paper explores these differences through the lens of evolutionary theory which posits that within an ecosystem all organisms are a product of the evolution of that ecosystem and that socio-political and regulatory differences can lead to the rapid divergence of social enterprise ecosystems.

Journal
International Review of Sociology: Volume 26, Issue 2

StatusPublished
Publication date31/12/2016
Publication date online12/07/2016
Date accepted by journal20/01/2016
PublisherRoutledge
ISSN0390-6701
eISSN1469-9273

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Professor Michael Roy

Professor Michael Roy

Prof Social Innovation & Sustainable Org, Management, Work and Organisation