What is the business of business?
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Nilsson, A; Robinson, DT
Published in: Innovation Policy and the Economy
January 1, 2018
This paper develops a simple framework for understanding the emergence of new organizational forms, such as socially responsible firms and social entrepreneurs, that embody the private sector’s efforts to resolve problems that typically have been within the purview of government and traditional public charities. We consider organizations that can generate both financial and social returns. Differences in the technologies between the for-profit sector and the social sector give rise to comparative advantages and play a key part in the analysis. This allows us to analyze the conditions under which hybrid organizations emerge in place of traditional charities and profit-maximizers.
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Innovation Policy and the Economy
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1537-2618
ISSN
1531-3468
Publication Date
January 1, 2018
Volume
18
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79 / 106
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Nilsson, A., & Robinson, D. T. (2018). What is the business of business? Innovation Policy and the Economy, 18, 79–106. https://doi.org/10.1086/694408
Nilsson, A., and D. T. Robinson. “What is the business of business?” Innovation Policy and the Economy 18 (January 1, 2018): 79–106. https://doi.org/10.1086/694408.
Nilsson A, Robinson DT. What is the business of business? Innovation Policy and the Economy. 2018 Jan 1;18:79–106.
Nilsson, A., and D. T. Robinson. “What is the business of business?” Innovation Policy and the Economy, vol. 18, Jan. 2018, pp. 79–106. Scopus, doi:10.1086/694408.
Nilsson A, Robinson DT. What is the business of business? Innovation Policy and the Economy. 2018 Jan 1;18:79–106.
Published In
Innovation Policy and the Economy
DOI
EISSN
1537-2618
ISSN
1531-3468
Publication Date
January 1, 2018
Volume
18
Start / End Page
79 / 106