Abstract
Prior research exploring European social enterprise ecosystems identified four main ecosystem types: Statist-macro; Statist-micro; Private-macro; and Private-micro. This paper seeks to explore the English ecosystem’s development into an increasingly Private-macro type, focused on decreasing pluralism and increasing marketisation. The paper applies Weberian views of power, to argue that dominant stakeholders utilise their networks to create a dominant discourse that extends the Private-macro ecosystem type in England. The research utilises data gathered from 23 participants (stakeholders from the social enterprise ecosystem) in the form of semi-structured interviews and focus groups. The results demonstrate the ongoing neoliberal marketisation of the English ecosystem.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 116-132 |
Number of pages | 17 |
Journal | Management International |
Volume | 25 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 10 Nov 2021 |
Keywords
- social entrepreneurship
- ecosystems
- networks
- social innovation
- power