Purpose: In the last decades, practitioners, including governments, have been interested in social enterprises (SEs) as a new sector, called the “fourth sector,” because of their social goals through commercial activities. Although many countries are supporting SEs because of their high...

This study examines the role of social connections and network centrality in attracting funders to crowdfunding campaigns. We classify social connections as either external (e.g., Facebook) or internal (e.g., investing in online platforms through resource exchange). Drawing from the 108,463...

Some companies engage in mass fundraising in addition to their core business. Via a corporate social responsibility (CSR) channel this may increase sales. However, ask avoidance, if present, could imply that fundraising activities may harm a company's core business. We examine how asking for...

Small nonprofit organizations (SNPOs) are a large part of the growing nonprofit sector. These nonprofit organizations (NPOs) generally receive $100,000-$250,000 in annual revenue. These entities operate similarly to for-profit businesses, with a mission, values, and dependable employees. One...

The last two decades represented the scarce discussion of the organizational social capital (SC) and its impact upon the social enterprises’ sustainable performance in the developing economies like Pakistan. The main objective of this research is to analyze the impact of social capital on...