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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 613-639 |
| Number of pages | 27 |
| Journal | Journal of business ethics |
| Volume | 177 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Early online date | 7 Feb 2021 |
| Publication status | Published - May 2022 |
Abstract
Cross-sector social collaborations are increasingly recognised as valuable inter-organizational arrangements that seek to combine the commercial capabilities of private sector companies with the deep knowledge of social and environmental issues enrooted in social sector organizations. In this paper we empirically examine the configurations of conditions that lead to lasting cross-sector social collaboration. Situating our enquiry in Schütz’s theory of life-worlds and the reciprocity literature, we employ fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) to analyse data gathered from 60 partners in 30 cross-sector social collaborations. We find two distinct types of configurational pathways leading to lasting cross-sector social collaboration which we label reciprocal economic exchange based on direct reciprocity, and reciprocal social exchange based on generalised reciprocity. The pathways vary in terms of the delivery of expected and unexpected resources and benefits. We introduce the concept of double relationality to explain the interdependence of structure and action in lasting cross sector social collaboration.
Keywords
- Cross-sector social collaboration, Life-world, QCA, Reciprocity, Social enterprise
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Business, Management and Accounting(all)
- Business and International Management
- Business, Management and Accounting(all)
- General Business,Management and Accounting
- Arts and Humanities(all)
- Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance(all)
- Economics and Econometrics
- Social Sciences(all)
- Law
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In: Journal of business ethics, Vol. 177, No. 3, 05.2022, p. 613-639.
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T1 - Pathways to Lasting Cross-Sector Social Collaboration
T2 - A Configurational Study
AU - Weber, Christiana
AU - Haugh, Helen
AU - Göbel, Markus
AU - Leonardy, Hannes
N1 - Open Access funding enabled and organized by Projekt DEAL.
PY - 2022/5
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KW - Cross-sector social collaboration
KW - Life-world
KW - QCA
KW - Reciprocity
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