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Settling Hybrid Identity through Impact Assessment? The Case of B Corps

Settling Hybrid Identity through Impact Assessment? The Case of B Corps Abstract This paper investigates the capacity of impact assessment processes to settle the category of hybrid entrepreneurial organisations. This potential lies in two main endeavours: the integrated and holistic assessment of the economic and socio-environmental fields, and the provision of robust and comparable results balanced with a tailored representation of an organisation’s specifics. We provide an empirical test on B Corps analysing the B Impact Assessment (BIA). Results reveal that the BIA has capacity for holistic accountability and provides comparable results through sectors, geographic areas, and legal forms. We raise concerns about its ability to accurately represent context-based specific identities. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Social Entrepreneurship Taylor & Francis

Settling Hybrid Identity through Impact Assessment? The Case of B Corps

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Settling Hybrid Identity through Impact Assessment? The Case of B Corps

Bengo, Irene; Nakamura Chapuis, Carolina; Gerli, Francesco; Souza Piao, Roberta
Journal of Social Entrepreneurship , Volume OnlineFirst: 22 – Sep 8, 2022

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Abstract This paper investigates the capacity of impact assessment processes to settle the category of hybrid entrepreneurial organisations. This potential lies in two main endeavours: the integrated and holistic assessment of the economic and socio-environmental fields, and the provision of robust and comparable results balanced with a tailored representation of an organisation’s specifics. We provide an empirical test on B Corps analysing the B Impact Assessment (BIA). Results reveal that the BIA has capacity for holistic accountability and provides comparable results through sectors, geographic areas, and legal forms. We raise concerns about its ability to accurately represent context-based specific identities.

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Taylor & Francis
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1942-0684
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1942-0676
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10.1080/19420676.2022.2120531
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Abstract

Abstract This paper investigates the capacity of impact assessment processes to settle the category of hybrid entrepreneurial organisations. This potential lies in two main endeavours: the integrated and holistic assessment of the economic and socio-environmental fields, and the provision of robust and comparable results balanced with a tailored representation of an organisation’s specifics. We provide an empirical test on B Corps analysing the B Impact Assessment (BIA). Results reveal that the BIA has capacity for holistic accountability and provides comparable results through sectors, geographic areas, and legal forms. We raise concerns about its ability to accurately represent context-based specific identities.

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Journal of Social Entrepreneurship – Taylor & Francis

Published: Sep 8, 2022

Keywords: hybrid organisations; impact assessment; organisational category; benefit corporations; B Corps

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