
Exploring participatory management in social enterprise practice : evidence from Chile
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- Cristian A. Munoz, Ana Maria Davila, Simon Mosey (UGent) and Mario Radrigan
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- Although evidence shows that it is challenging to implement, many authors state that participatory management is a distinctive attribute of social enterprises. This paper presents case study research exploring how participatory management is manifest in Chile, a country where a paternalistic and autocratic management style prevails thereby constraining the adoption of more collaborative approaches. We found that a majority of the twenty social enterprises considered, despite having very different sizes, governance structure and activity sectors, involved employees and stakeholders in shared decision-making processes. Participatory management was exhibited in distinctive and diverse ways ranging from common agreement on strategic decisions through to the presentation of new proposals by members. We conclude that social enterprises in Chile differ from conventional enterprises not only in their focus on trying to solve social problems, but also in the fact that they may provide a vehicle to promote more innovative and participatory approaches to decision making.
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- ENTREPRENEURIAL PROCESSES, JOB-SATISFACTION, GOVERNANCE, EUROPE, LESSONS, Social enterprise, Social economy, Participatory management, Decision, making, Chile
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Please use this url to cite or link to this publication: http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-8731613
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- Munoz, Cristian A., et al. “Exploring Participatory Management in Social Enterprise Practice : Evidence from Chile.” VOLUNTAS, vol. 32, no. 5, 2021, pp. 1096–112, doi:10.1007/s11266-021-00367-1.
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- Munoz, C. A., Davila, A. M., Mosey, S., & Radrigan, M. (2021). Exploring participatory management in social enterprise practice : evidence from Chile. VOLUNTAS, 32(5), 1096–1112. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11266-021-00367-1
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- Munoz, Cristian A., Ana Maria Davila, Simon Mosey, and Mario Radrigan. 2021. “Exploring Participatory Management in Social Enterprise Practice : Evidence from Chile.” VOLUNTAS 32 (5): 1096–1112. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11266-021-00367-1.
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- Munoz, Cristian A., Ana Maria Davila, Simon Mosey, and Mario Radrigan. 2021. “Exploring Participatory Management in Social Enterprise Practice : Evidence from Chile.” VOLUNTAS 32 (5): 1096–1112. doi:10.1007/s11266-021-00367-1.
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- 1.Munoz CA, Davila AM, Mosey S, Radrigan M. Exploring participatory management in social enterprise practice : evidence from Chile. VOLUNTAS. 2021;32(5):1096–112.
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- [1]C. A. Munoz, A. M. Davila, S. Mosey, and M. Radrigan, “Exploring participatory management in social enterprise practice : evidence from Chile,” VOLUNTAS, vol. 32, no. 5, pp. 1096–1112, 2021.
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