Hybrid Organization Archives - B Academics The Global B Corp Academic Community Thu, 04 Dec 2025 17:45:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://bacademics.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/cropped-favicon-32x32.png Hybrid Organization Archives - B Academics 32 32 Benefit Corporations: The Moral Legitimacy That RequiresMore Rules https://bacademics.org/resources/article/benefit-corporations-the-moral-legitimacy-that-requiresmore-rules/ Sun, 05 Oct 2025 17:36:20 +0000 https://bacademics.org/?post_type=resources&p=7100 This research investigates the motivations behind the conversion of Italian for-profit companies into Benefit Corporations (BCs) and explores the challenges of managing the resulting hybrid corporate structure. An analysis of […]

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]]> For-Purpose Enterprise and Hybrid Organizational Forms: Implications for Governance and Strategy. https://bacademics.org/resources/article/for-purpose-enterprise-and-hybrid-organizational-forms-implications-for-governance-and-strategy/ Sat, 01 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://bacademics.org/resources/%resource_category%/for-purpose-enterprise-and-hybrid-organizational-forms-implications-for-governance-and-strategy/ A company’s social purpose is now crucial in organizational design and decision-making. For-purpose enterprises are profit-driven organizations that prioritize a social mission. Companies aiming for both social and competitive goals […]

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]]> Do Benefit Corporations Represent a Policy Threat to Nonprofits? https://bacademics.org/resources/article/do-benefit-corporations-represent-a-policy-threat-to-nonprofits/ Sat, 19 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://bacademics.org/resources/%resource_category%/do-benefit-corporations-represent-a-policy-threat-to-nonprofits/ In both the United States and, increasingly, on an international scale, significant endeavors have been undertaken in recent years to introduce new legal entities, such as the benefit corporation, at […]

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]]> B Corp Entrepreneurs: Analysing the Motivations and Values behind Running a Social Business https://bacademics.org/resources/article/b-corp-entrepreneurs-analysing-the-motivations-and-values-behind-running-a-social-business/ Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://bacademics.org/resources/%resource_category%/b-corp-entrepreneurs-analysing-the-motivations-and-values-behind-running-a-social-business/ Places special emphasis on the largest B Corp community in Latin America and the key role it plays in the Latin American B market. Explores the motivations of socially-driven entrepreneurs, […]

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]]> Standing Out and Fitting In: Charting the Emergence of Certified B Corporations By Industry and Region https://bacademics.org/resources/article/standing-out-and-fitting-in-charting-the-emergence-of-certified-b-corporations-by-industry-and-region/ Tue, 14 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0000 https://bacademics.org/resources/%resource_category%/standing-out-and-fitting-in-charting-the-emergence-of-certified-b-corporations-by-industry-and-region/ To effectively fulfill both their economic and social missions, hybrid ventures face the crucial yet challenging task of balancing two objectives: demonstrating legitimacy (fitting in) while also projecting distinctiveness (standing […]

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]]> Social Business Hybrids: Demand Externalities, Competitive Advantage, and Growth Through Diversification https://bacademics.org/resources/article/social-business-hybrids-demand-externalities-competitive-advantage-and-growth-through-diversification/ Tue, 27 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0000 https://bacademics.org/resources/%resource_category%/social-business-hybrids-demand-externalities-competitive-advantage-and-growth-through-diversification/ In recent times, researchers in the field of organizational studies have delved into the internal dynamics and opportunities confronting companies that blend business and social objectives, often referred to as […]

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]]> Should We Require Every New Venture to Be a Hybrid Organization? https://bacademics.org/resources/article/should-we-require-every-new-venture-to-be-a-hybrid-organization/ Tue, 14 Jul 2015 00:00:00 +0000 https://bacademics.org/resources/%resource_category%/should-we-require-every-new-venture-to-be-a-hybrid-organization/ Critics of entrepreneurial capitalism contend that entrepreneurship can lead to personal, familial, communal, and societal disarray as entrepreneurs prioritize financial gains over social and environmental well-being. Conversely, hybrid entities like […]

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]]> Benefit Corporation Legislation and the Emergence of a Social Hybrid Category https://bacademics.org/resources/article/benefit-corporation-legislation-and-the-emergence-of-a-social-hybrid-category/ Fri, 01 May 2015 00:00:00 +0000 https://bacademics.org/resources/%resource_category%/benefit-corporation-legislation-and-the-emergence-of-a-social-hybrid-category/ Past studies have underscored the challenges faced by social hybrid organizations as they straddle different categories. This article delves into the evolution of legal frameworks to support a novel category […]

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]]> Glossary for Good – 16 Models + Approaches for Organizations Doing Good https://bacademics.org/resources/english/glossary-for-good-16-models-approaches-for-organizations-doing-good/ Tue, 10 Mar 2015 16:12:00 +0000 https://bacademics.org/?post_type=resources&p=3654 Ever since the emergence of the concept of corporate social responsibility in the 1960s, the notion that businesses ought to extend their focus beyond financial metrics and evaluate their societal […]

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]]> Analyzing Effects and Implications of Regulating Charitable Hybrid Forms as Charitable Trusts: Round Peg and a Square Hole? https://bacademics.org/resources/article/analyzing-effects-and-implications-of-regulating-charitable-hybrid-forms-as-charitable-trusts-round-peg-and-a-square-hole/ Sun, 02 Feb 2014 00:00:00 +0000 https://bacademics.org/resources/%resource_category%/analyzing-effects-and-implications-of-regulating-charitable-hybrid-forms-as-charitable-trusts-round-peg-and-a-square-hole/ One of the primary driving forces behind the creation, expansion, and adoption of innovative hybrid business structures stems from the desire among entrepreneurs, investors, funders, and policymakers to allocate financial […]

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