How work integration social enterprises help to realise capability: a comparison of three Australian settings

Jane Farmer*, Tracy De Cotta, Sue Kilpatrick, Jo Barraket, Michael Roy, Sarah-Anne Munoz

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Abstract

Work Integration Social Enterprises (WISEs) are a response to reconfiguring social support for disadvantaged people. Here, theory and methodology from social geography were applied, to consider capability realized in/by three Australian regional city WISEs. Data were gathered using observation and interviews with supervisors and employees. Coding identified capability, then analyzed by physicality, people, narratives and practices to explore how WISEs ‘assemble’ capability. Comparing across cases highlighted elements that contribute to capability realization. Evidence generated reveals features of work and organization design that might be deployed to enhance capability realization. Social geographical approaches provide insights into how social enterprises generate value.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)87-109
Number of pages23
JournalJournal of Social Entrepreneurship
Volume12
Issue number1
Early online date18 Oct 2019
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021

Keywords

  • social enterprise
  • assemblage
  • capability
  • rural
  • work

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Development
  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Business and International Management

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