Defined as a business with specific social objectives aiming to serve a primary purpose. Social enterprises seek to maximize social and environmental benefits, rather than maximize profits. Their profits are principally used to fund social programs. They can be profit- and non-profit oriented.
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Social Enterprises: The Challenge of Internationalization
Catarina Dias (University of Aveiro, Portugal), Inês Pereira (University of Aveiro, Portugal), Mariana Antunes (University of Aveiro, Portugal), Margarida Resende (University of Aveiro, Portugal), and António Carrizo Moreira (University of Aveiro, Portugal)
Copyright: © 2022
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DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-9083-6.ch019
Abstract
Based on the literature on social enterprises (SEs), this chapter aims to portray the internationalization of social enterprises by analyzing existing knowledge on the subject. To do so, a literature review addressed the steps and procedures required in the process: the drivers, main models and theories, scaling strategies, market selection decisions, among others. It was possible to conclude that SEs' internationalization is multifaceted, still at a growing stage, and needs to be addressed from several social perspectives.