RA28WP 2018 JBE Hybrid Growth Social-Business Tensions.pdf (670.24 kB)
How hybrids manage growth and social–business tensions in global supply chains: the case of impact sourcing
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posted on 2023-06-09, 19:03 authored by Chacko G Kannothra, Stephan ManningStephan Manning, Nardia HaighThis study contributes to the growing interest in how hybrid organizations manage paradoxical social–business tensions. Our empirical case is ‘‘impact sourcing’’— hybrids in global supply chains that hire staff from disadvantaged communities to provide services to business clients. We identify two major growth orientations— ‘‘community-focused’’ and ‘‘client-focused’’ growth—their inherent tensions and ways that hybrids manage them. The former favors slow growth and manages tensions through highly integrated client and community relations; the latter promotes faster growth and manages client and community relations separately. Both growth orientations address social–business tensions in particular ways, but also create latent constraints that manifest when entrepreneurial aspirations conflict with the current growth path. In presenting and discussing our findings, we introduce preempting management practices of tensions, and the importance of geographic embeddedness and distance to the paradox literature.
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- Published
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- Accepted version
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Journal of Business EthicsISSN
0167-4544Publisher
Springer VerlagExternal DOI
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2Volume
148Page range
271-290Department affiliated with
- Strategy and Marketing Publications
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- Yes
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- Yes
Legacy Posted Date
2019-09-27First Open Access (FOA) Date
2019-09-27First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date
2019-09-27Usage metrics
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