| Name | Development of a Social Enterprise Typology in a Canadian Context |
| Author(s) | Brouard, François, Tessa Hebb and Judith Madill |
| Editor | |
| Year | 2008 |
| Publication Type | Unpublished Work |
| Web Location | http://www.businessethicscanada.ca/kr/One.aspx?objectId=15079986&contextId=677979&lastCat=10527576 |
| Keywords | business ethics, social policy, social enterprise, Canada |
| Areas of Interest | Economic - Social; SRI/Responsible Investment |
| Citation | Brouard, Francois, Tessa Hebb and Judith Madill. 2008. Development of a Social Enterprise Typology in a Canadian Context. Working paper. Ottawa: Carleton Centre for Community Innovation. Available at http://www.carleton.ca/3ci/3ci_files/Documents/SETypologyPaper.pdf. Accessed on January 07, 2012. |
| Summary | In an attempt to pursue the development of theory in the field of social entrepreneurship, the purpose of this paper is to present the development and assessment of a typology of Canadian social enterprises. |
| Abstract / Description | In an attempt to pursue the development of theory in the field of social entrepreneurship, the purpose of this paper is to present the development and assessment of a typology of Canadian social enterprises. The three major dimensions of the typology are: (a) extent of financial self sufficiency, (b) extent of innovation, and (c) extent of social transformation. Social enterprises were deemed to be either high or low in their degree of each dimension. The paper finds support for the typology and these dimensions from both the literature as well as from empirical research undertaken and described in the paper. |
| Publisher/Organization | Carleton Centre for Community Innovation |
| Cluster Library | Socially Responsible Investment |