The balancing act of social enterprise: An IT emergence perspective

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Highlights：

• Study of IT emergence in the rich context of a social enterprise (SE).

• Uses theory of sociomateriality to understand the complex phenomena of emergence.

• Revelatory case study of an SE working with rural artisans in India.

• IT emerges as the fulcrum to support the SE in balancing its dual goals.

摘要

•Study of IT emergence in the rich context of a social enterprise (SE).•Uses theory of sociomateriality to understand the complex phenomena of emergence.•Revelatory case study of an SE working with rural artisans in India.•IT emerges as the fulcrum to support the SE in balancing its dual goals.

论文关键词：Social enterprise,Double bottom line principle,Goal balancing,Sociomateriality,IT emergence,Shared value,India

论文评审过程：Received 18 August 2019, Revised 22 December 2020, Accepted 22 December 2020, Available online 13 January 2021, Version of Record 13 January 2021.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2020.102302