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The Rise of the Social Business in Emerging Economies: A New Paradigm of Development

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  • Shahriar Akter
  • Nabila Jamal
  • Md Mahfuz Ashraf
  • Grace McCarthy
  • PS Varsha

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Social business has emerged as a sustainable and innovative means to solve emerging social problems. Although it is gaining momentum, there is a paucity of studies on the drivers of social business models and its key success factors. Drawing on a systematic literature review and an in-depth analysis of 31 social businesses in Bangladesh, the study presents eight key drivers and four success factors for a sustainable social business model. The findings show eight key drivers for social business models including customer centricity, quality, social needs, latent demands, incidental gains, innovation through partnerships, inspirations from initiatives and collaborative eco-systems. The findings also report four critical success factors including social goals, collaboration, simplicity and start from home. Overall, this study discusses the scope of developing and sustaining social business models for empowerment, quality of life and economic growth in emerging economies.

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  • Shahriar Akter & Nabila Jamal & Md Mahfuz Ashraf & Grace McCarthy & PS Varsha, 2020. "The Rise of the Social Business in Emerging Economies: A New Paradigm of Development," Journal of Social Entrepreneurship, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 11(3), pages 282-299, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jsocen:v:11:y:2020:i:3:p:282-299
    DOI: 10.1080/19420676.2019.1640772
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    5. Wang Jiatong & Cai Li & Majid Murad & Fakhar Shahzad & Sheikh Farhan Ashraf, 2021. "Impact of Social Entrepreneurial Factors on Sustainable Enterprise Development: Mediating Role of Social Network and Moderating Effect of Government Regulations," SAGE Open, , vol. 11(3), pages 21582440211, July.

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