Factors that influence the sustainability of social enterprises as hybrid organisation

dc.contributor.advisorAdonisi, Mandla
dc.contributor.emailichelp@gibs.co.zaen_ZA
dc.contributor.postgraduateSigasa, Melusi
dc.date.accessioned2015-04-22T09:21:24Z
dc.date.available2015-04-22T09:21:24Z
dc.date.created2015-03-24
dc.date.issued2014en_ZA
dc.descriptionDissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2014.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe phenomenon of social enterprises is growing in South Africa; as a result there is a need to study management of these organisations in an effort to enhance their sustainability. The concept of social enterprise is still undefined in South Africa, and this lack of clarity is resulting in the inappropriate use and classification of non-profit organisations as social enterprises amid the growing trend of converting traditional non-government organisations into self-sustainable entities. The purpose of this study is to identify and explore factors which may improve the management and the sustainability of social enterprises as hybrid organisations. A quantitative research study was conducted to assess the relationship between these factors. Founders and managers of social enterprises participated in the study by completing an online survey. This study indentified that the following factors have an influence on the sustainability of social enterprises: (i) access to funding; (ii) pursuit of dual missions; and (iii) competitiveness. The results of this study showed that the factors are correlated and thus have an impact on the sustainability of social enterprises as hybrid organisations. To this effect a model was developed to guide managers of hybrid social enterprises on sustainable management of their organisations.en_ZA
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dc.description.departmentGordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS)en
dc.description.librarianlmgibs2015en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationSigasa, M. (2014).Factors that influence the sustainability of social enterprises as hybrid organisations(MBA mini-dissertation).Gordon Institute of Business Science, University of Pretoria. Retrieved from http://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/1818en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/44457
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherUniversity of Pretoriaen_ZA
dc.rights© 2014 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria.en_ZA
dc.subjectUCTD
dc.subjectSustainabilityen_ZA
dc.subjectSocial entrepreneurshipen_ZA
dc.subjectQuantitative researchen_ZA
dc.titleFactors that influence the sustainability of social enterprises as hybrid organisationen_ZA
dc.typeMini Dissertationen_ZA

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