Mission or margin? Using dynamic capabilities to manage tensions in social purpose organisations’ business model innovation

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Abstract

This study examines how tensions arising from business model innovation (BMI) are managed within a social purpose organisation (SPO) network. We utilise a case study to illustrate how tensions within a network with a dual (social and economic) mission focus, present themselves at three key stages of BMI (initiation, exploration, and exploitation). Moreover, we use illustrative examples to show how network tensions are managed through dynamic capabilities (sensing, seizing, and transformational). The findings show that while engaging in BMI can improve the competitiveness of SPOs, the tensions emerging from a dual mission focus in a multi-stakeholder network are complex, which need to be addressed by careful and nuanced planning in practice. Furthermore, different dynamic capabilities may mediate the effect of tensions and thus help SPO networks to be more effective at different stages of BMI and accomplish a dual mission.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)643-657
Number of pages15
JournalJournal of Business Research
Volume125
Issue numberMarch 2021
Early online date19 Feb 2020
DOIs
Publication statusPublished (in print/issue) - Mar 2021

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© 2020 Elsevier Inc.

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Keywords

  • Social Purpose Organizations
  • Business Model Innovation
  • Tensions
  • Dynamic capabilities
  • Networks
  • Value creation

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