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Miriam Wolf
Other affiliations: Hertie School of Governance
Bio: Miriam Wolf is an academic researcher from Zurich University of Applied Sciences/ZHAW. The author has contributed to research in topics: Corporate governance & Social relation. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 6 publications receiving 128 citations. Previous affiliations of Miriam Wolf include Hertie School of Governance.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors examine how social inequality manifests in small-scale societies, and present research on organizational efforts to tackle multidimensional, complex, and interlinked societal challenges, such as poverty and inequality.
Abstract: This study advances research on organizational efforts to tackle multidimensional, complex, and interlinked societal challenges. We examine how social inequality manifests in small-scale societies,...
150 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors show that negative societal consequences of COVID-19 can be buffered by shifts in entrepreneurs' strategic orientation through improvised venturing, rapid pivoting and pro-social product extension.
34 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors propose a proactive approach to governance in social enterprises, which is focused on purpose, commitment and coordinating around small wins to mitigate mission drift in a proactive rather than reactive manner.
Abstract: Integrated hybrid organizations, for instance social enterprises that pursue both social and economic goals through a single activity, are seen by many as promising vehicles to create social value while remaining economically sustainable. At the same time, they are said to run the risk of mission drift—losing sight of their social mission while navigating market and political pressures. While organizational governance mechanisms that ensure the overall direction, control and accountability of the organization are considered key to avoiding mission drift, scholars have argued that traditional governance mechanisms may not work in the context of social enterprises. Drawing on the legacy of old institutional theory, this article proposes a proactive approach to governance in social enterprises. We complement and go beyond control and compliance approaches and introduce a governance approach focused on purpose, commitment and coordinating around small wins. We propose that these three interlocking governance mechanisms allow social enterprises to mitigate the risk of mission drift in a proactive rather than reactive manner.
32 citations
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TL;DR: In this article, an investigation of singel factory seen in the light of Max Weber's theory of bureacracy is described, and a partial report, to be followed by another, is given.
Abstract: This is a study in industrial sociology; it a partial report, to be followed by another, of an investigation of singel factory seen in the light of Max Weber's theory of bureacracy.
1,656 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a special research forum on "Grand Challenges" which are formulations of global problems that can be plausibly addressed through coordinated and collaborative effort through management research.
Abstract: “Grand challenges” are formulations of global problems that can be plausibly addressed through coordinated and collaborative effort. In this Special Research Forum, we showcase management research ...
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors uncover institutional voids as the source of market exclusion and identify two sets of activities: redefining market architecture and legitimizing new actors as critical for building "inclusive" markets.
Abstract: Much effort goes into building markets as a tool for economic and social development, often overlooking that in too many places social exclusion and poverty prevent many, especially women, from participating in and accessing markets. Building on data from rural Bangladesh and analyzing the work of a prominent intermediary organization, we uncover institutional voids as the source of market exclusion and identify two sets of activities – redefining market architecture and legitimating new actors – as critical for building ‘inclusive' markets. We expose voids as ‘analytical spaces' and illustrate how they result from conflict and contradiction among institutional ‘bits and pieces' from local political, community, and religious spheres. Our findings put forward a perspective on market building that highlights the ‘on the ground' dynamics and attends to the ‘institutions at play', to their consequences, and to a more diverse set of ‘inhabitants' of institutions.
739 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, a review examines 77 leading academic journals over the period 1990 to 2017 and identifies over 200 articles on entrepreneurship and poverty alleviation, focusing on three different underlying perspectives: alleviation through entrepreneurship as remediation (actions that address immediate resource concerns), reform (actions leading to substantive institutional changes), and revolution (actions changing the underlying capitalist-based assumptions of business).
287 citations