Description

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This book explores how social enterprises and impact investors use inter-organizational partnerships to pursue contemporary socio-economic interests in emerging countries. It looks at the ways in which enterprises and investors collaborate to create hybrid organizations by matching social and commercial focus: a solid business orientation and social mission combined to create social value, sustainable impact and profit. Using Nigeria as a case study, the authors provide evidence of the success of these collaborations through partner alignment of compatible management, mission, goals, reputation and investment. This book provides novel insights for researchers, scholars, academics and policy makers into what types of complimentary resources define the exchange value between hybrid organizations. It also provides practical knowledge for practitioners who wish to collaborate with emerging countries and guidance for investors in creating a portfolio to attract the right enterprises.

About the Author

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Jeremiah Arigu Emmanuel is a Teaching Associate at Monash University Business School (Clayton, VIC, Australia) and a certified, experienced professional in human resource management, learning and development with the Nigerian Federal Civil Service. Ramanie Samaratunge is an Associate Professor in Management at the Monash University Business School (Clayton, VIC, Australia). She has published a number of books, book chapters and journal articles in leading international management journals. She has been instrumental in establishing and leading Monash University programs in partnership with the Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration with funding from the (Commonwealth) Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Australia. Her research interests include international public policy and management, cross-cultural management, corporate social responsibility (CSR), and entrepreneurship and immigration in Australia. Daniel Prajogo isa Professor in Management at the Monash University Business School (Clayton, VIC, Australia). His research interests focus mainly on quality, operations, supply chain and innovation management and he has over 100 publications. In his research, he has built collaborations with various government and industry bodies.