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2018 | 1(26) | 95-104

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Social enterprise scaling up strategy – franchise development

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PL
Artykuł ma charakter studium nad istotą franczyzy społecznej jako modelu biznesu i formy przedsiębiorczości oraz analizy, w jaki sposób wykorzystywać sprawdzony model biznesu do zaspokojenia potrzeb społecznych. Wykorzystano metodę opisową oraz analizę studiów przypadku. W artykule dokonano analizy franczyzy społecznej przez eksplorację studiów przypadków przedsiębiorstw społecznych. Wyniki analizy potwierdzają, że franczyza może być implementowana z sukcesem w różnych wymiarach przedsiębiorczości społecznej. Wywnioskowano, iż model franczyzy może zostać użyty jako narzędzie do budowy społeczności społecznie zrównoważonych i umożliwiać rozwiązywanie problemów wykluczenia społecznego. Ponadto w artykule przedstawiono podstawowe założenia i wiedzę mogącą służyć dalszym pogłębionym badaniom w odniesieniu do zaprezentowanej tematyki.
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This paper is an exploratory study on the essence of social franchise as a business model and form of entrepreneurship and study how to use the proven business model to satisfy social needs. The paper is descriptive in nature and case study research approach has been used. The paper examines social franchising by analysing and exploring case studies of social enterprises. The study’s findings prove that franchise may be successfully applied in different dimensions of social entrepreneurship. It is concluded that the franchise model can be used as a tool to build socially sustainable societies and help to resolve the problem of social exclusion. Moreover, the study provides basic characteristics and knowledge for future in-depth research with regards to this topic.

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95-104

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2018

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  • Institute of Management, Warsaw School of Management

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Biblioteka Nauki
2179634

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bwmeta1.element.ojs-doi-10_7172_1733-9758_2018_26_9
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