Preferred Name
Kofi S. Adimado
Creative Commons License
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Date of Graduation
Summer 2015
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
School of Strategic Leadership Studies
Advisor(s)
Karen A. Ford
Margaret F. Sloan
Abstract
Social enterprises in the United States is experiencing a healthy growth evident in the growing literature. However, there have been debates as to whether these organizational types are nonprofits, private, quasi-public or hybrid organizations. Thus no new policies have been created to accommodate the business activities of social enterprises. This study attempts to provide a context for the debate by arguing that if indeed social enterprises are distinct organizational types then SBDCs who are the first point of call for most small and medium scale businesses would be better placed to help provide empirical evidence for this ensuing debate.
Recommended Citation
Adimado, Kofi S., "Exploring nonprofits in the social economy: The social enterprise phenomena" (2015). Dissertations, 2014-2019. 30.
https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/diss201019/30
