What is it about?
A critical review of findings from workshops with social entrepreneurs, public sector workers, charity managers and cooperative developers based on an activity to evaluate the impact of the SEM on the social construction of social enterprise.
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Why is it important?
The paper findings show that the Social Enterprise Mark is aligned with neither historical nor contemporary constructions of social enterprise / social economy and is becoming divisive in the field of practice rather that a standard supported by its core community. The conclusions include policy recommendations.
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This page is a summary of: The Social Enterprise Mark: a critical review of its conceptual dimensions, Social Enterprise Journal, November 2012, Emerald,
DOI: 10.1108/17508611211280746.
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SHURA version (research archive)
This is the version submitted to the journal, available from the Sheffield Hallam University Research Archive (SHURA).
The Social Enterprise Mark (ISBE Presentation)
Presentation to the 34th ISBE Conference 2011 where this paper won the 'Best Research and Knowledge Transfer Paper in Conference' Award.
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